Examines what actually happens in your body as a result of what you eat, rather than what the diet industry might have you believe happens. This title is suitable for those trying to decide which diet - low-fat or low-carbohydrate - is truly the healthy diet.

Gary Taubes is a journalist and author whose books on controversial science include Nobel Dreams and Bad Science, a New York Times notable book of the year. He is the only journalist to have won the National Association of Science Writer's prestigious Science-in-Society award three times.