30-Second Nutrition: The 50 most significant food-related facts, each explained in half a minute

by Julie Lovegrove

If you only have 30 seconds, there is time – using this book – to bone  up on how to eat well. We’re served a daily diet of food facts, fads and often far-fetched claims for what we put on our plates, which makes it difficult to distinguish healthy from harmful. With obesity, heart disease, diabetes and other life-threatening conditions rapidly  rising, it pays to understand that we are very much what we eat and that good food – in the right proportions and portion sizes – is essential for our health and well-being. Strip away the flab with this accessible, jargon-free, guide to good nutrition served up in manageable bites. From fasting to fats, enzymes to E-numbers, if you have an appetite for expert advice on real food, this is the perfect book to dip into.

Genres: Science, Health, Nutrition, Nonfiction

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2019

Reviews

[Yujeong Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was beneficial for me as I only knew far below the basics of consuming vegetables and having a balanced diet. The book was succinct in highlighting the core family of each not just benefits but health repercussions of lacking different enzymes in the body. I learned that vitamin C deficiency plays a role in “scurvy,” creating bruises and bleeding as well as fatigue. Overall, I became more conscientious about my nutrition and am willing to be more intentional when I go grocery shopping.

I found the controversies compelling such as the usage of microwave to conserve nutrients with limited water, however preserving nutrients in cabbage, kale, and broccoli were to stir-fry instead of boiling, steaming, or microwaving.

I highly recommend as this book was not just entertaining to read but easy to follow for someone that is not a professional at this field, and having grown as a typical student with taking core science classes, I learned more about nutrition than from biology classes.

[MK · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a 30-second read about the five major nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals) that are fundamental to human life.

And this book has many photos and illustrations, and provides easy-to-understand explanations of where it is effective on the human body.

The nutrients needed by each age group are different, and it provides detailed explanations of dietary methods suitable for each age group, as well as diet methods that should be avoided.

I tried to eat as healthy a diet as possible to make my body happy.
It was very helpful.

[Donia Jaffal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is beneficial for rapid reading with wonderful illustrations.
The content wasn't new for me since I am food scientist but for someone who doesn't know anything about nutrition and wants to gossip some info, this book is useful.

[Goran Đurić · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, readable and unbiased. Admits at times that research regarding certain topics is inconclusive.

[Stakousin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and informative book.
Must read for any nutrition basics.

[Rupert Wolfe-Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worthy but lacking verve

[Kelly Jimenez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty unremarkable and nothing new here to read that you don’t already know.

[Val · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for anyone just starting on a health and nutrition journey

[Eva Lennon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked It a lot

[Vicki · Rating 2 out of 5]

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