NewYorkTimesBestsellerWhathappenswhenyoueatanapple?Theanswerisvastlymorecomplexthanyouimagine.Everyapplecontainsthousandsofantioxidantswhosenames,beyondafewlikevitaminC,areunfamiliartous,andeachofthesepowerfulchemicalshasthepotentialtoplayanimportantroleinsupportingourhealth.Theyimpactthousandsuponthousandsofmetabolicreactionsinsidethehumanbody.Butcalculatingthespecificinfluenceofeachofthesechemicalsisn’tnearlysufficienttoexplaintheeffectoftheappleasawhole.Becausealmosteverychemicalcanaffecteveryotherchemical,thereisanalmostinfinitenumberofpossiblebiologicalconsequences.Andthat’sjustfromanapple.Nutritionalscience,longstuckinareductionistmindset,isatthecuspofarevolution.Thetraditional“goldstandard“ofnutritionresearchhasbeentostudyonechemicalatatimeinanattempttodetermineitsparticularimpactonthehumanbody.Thesesortsofstudiesarehelpfultofoodcompaniestryingtoprovethereisachemicalinmilkorpre-packageddinnersthatis“good“forus,buttheyprovidelittleinsightintothecomplexityofwhatactuallyhappensinourbodiesorhowthosechemicalscontributetoourhealth.InTheChinaStudy,T.ColinCampbell(alongsidehisson,ThomasM.Campbell)revolutionizedthewaywethinkaboutourfoodwiththeevidencethatawholefood,plant-baseddietisthehealthiestwaytoeat.Now,inWhole,heexplainsthesciencebehindthatevidence,thewaysourcurrentscientificparadigmignoresthefascinatingcomplexityofthehumanbody,andwhy,ifwehavesuchoverwhelmingevidencethateverythingwethinkweknowaboutnutritioniswrong,oureatinghabitshaven’tchanged.Wholeisaneye-opening,paradigm-changingjourneythroughcutting-edgethinkingonnutrition,ascientifictourdeforcewithpowerfulimplicationsforourhealthandforourworld.
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