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17 Best Nutrition Books

Goal: Find the best Nutrition books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best nutrition books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

17 Best Nutrition Books

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1

The China Study

The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

by T. Colin Campbell

2

How Not to Die

Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

by Michael Greger MD

Also recommended by:

Amy Tan

3

Food Rules

An Eater's Manual

by Michael Pollan

4

Why We Get Fat

And What to Do About It

by Gary Taubes

Also recommended by:

Gretchen Rubin, Bill Gurley

5

Food

What the Heck Should I Eat?

by Mark Hyman M.D.

Also recommended by:

Alton Brown

6

Grain Brain

The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

by David Perlmutter

Also recommended by:

Neal Boortz

7

The Omnivore's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

Also recommended by:

Nick Offerman

8

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

by Walter Willett M. D.

9

Healing With Whole Foods

Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition

by Paul Pitchford

10

Intuitive Eating

A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach

by Evelyn Tribole

11

Mindless Eating

Why We Eat More Than We Think

by Brian Wansink Ph.d.

Also recommended by:

Ramit Sethi, Noah Kagan

12

Deep Nutrition

Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

by Catherine Shanahan

Also recommended by:

Preston Pysh

13

In Defense of Food

An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson

14

Salt Sugar Fat

How the Food Giants Hooked Us

by Michael Moss

Also recommended by:

Scott Adams

15

The Blue Zones Solution

Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People

by Dan Buettner

16

Vitamania

How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food

by Catherine Price

17

Wheat Belly

Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

by William Davis

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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