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Metabolical

The Truth About Processed Food and How It Poisons People and the Planet

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Metabolical

By: Dr Robert Lustig
Narrated by: Charles Constant
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It's not what you eat that's damaging your health; it's how that food is 'made'. The truth behind ultra-processed food that the food industry doesn't want you to know.

Did you know that 62 per cent of the food in our supermarkets is not only processed but 'ultra-processed' (ingredients from other foods are combined to make something 'new', often in colours that do not exist in nature) and that data shows that by eating this kind of food over time we are literally slowly poisoning ourselves?

In the hard-hitting, groundbreaking tradition of his NY Times best seller Fat Chance, which revealed the dangers of sugar, Dr Robert Lustig persuasively presents a stark exposé of how our addiction to processed foods (aided and abetted by the food industry, big ag, big pharma, institutional medicine and the government) is behind the lethal increase in major non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, cancer and dementia. We have come to accept that these chronic diseases are simply part of the 'natural ageing process', but Dr Lustig makes the case that this is simply not true.

The solution on both a personal and societal level is a return to unprocessed food, and Dr Lustig offers a doable plan for us to heal and restore our own health and well-being with real food, and in the process boosting our immunity to viruses like COVID-19.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
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Excellent wake-up call!

Loved the book content and the narration. Timely wake-up call to what goes on with food companies and pharmaceutical companies to keep selling us their products. We know it deep down I guess but this is packed with facts and figures providing us the information to argue the case with our friends and family. Get them all onto the real food bandwagon and get your health and vitality back fast. Lost 5 pounds during the 2 weeks I listened to this without exercising, just avoiding junk!

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Metabolical shows why you need to care about food

This book makes all other dietary books supplemental.
It should be taught in all schools.
You owe it to yourself and your family to read it.

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Tremendous help for a carer of dementia, diabetic & chronic kidney disease patient

Dr Robert Lustig’s no holds research presents pertinent and helpful foundations for me as a carer of my mother’s long list of health issues — most of which, are reversible. Highly recommended!

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Too much politics, otherwise scientific

Good idea behind the book.
Concerned about folks' health.
Looks into causes, finds diet and misinformation n corporate greed to blame, along with entrenched bad science, scientists and phony professionals.
Finds much politics.
While all no doubt true, it's a bit doomy n gloomy and gets depressing.
He hopes the book'll make it digferent, it may.
Good man, good science, good intentions.
Too much irony/drama in narrator, grates at times.
Will yhis book change out a completely broken system?
Nope but folk becoming aware will.

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Wake-up call

This book has information everyone needs to know and act on to enable better life and health choices.

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Fascinating

Honest and educational as always. This is a great listen for anyone who really cares about the food we eat, health and the environment. Very worth the time and effort, building substantially on a body of knowledge very few are brave enough to explain in the face of big food and big pharma!

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Eye-opening

I am a big fan of Robert Lustig and this book takes the next step to explain big sugar, big processed food and the heavy price we are paying. It is like sitting in the room with Dr Lustig and listening to him speaking.

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Every Human Needs To Listen To This!

A fantastic/scary insight into how food has changed and how human bodies are protesting I'm ways that only now are becoming obvious. I also love Dr Quin Medicine Woman

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Really good book

This is a must read for anyone who cares about their families, themselves and the future of humanity. Written on sound science and experience.

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Brilliant book. Eye opener.

Loved this book, gets a bit science based a few times so didn’t get some terms but the overall information is scary about the food cover ups and lack of education in the world. Sugar is literally white poison.

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