National & Regional Cuisines

Is a so-called 'balanced diet' based on food groups making you fat and sick? In this groundbreaking book, Amanda Willemyns, PhD, smashes the food groups myth and asks us to rethink healthy eating. She tells how the concept of food groups evolved as a product of historical and socio-political forces in the 20th century, and was reinforced by psychological factors such as groupthink. A compelling case is argued that the current view of a balanced diet is a key factor in some of the biggest chall