InthisrevisedandupdatededitionofthebestsellingEat,Drink,andBeHealthy,Dr.WalterWillett,fortwenty-fiveyearschairoftherenownedDepartmentofNutritionattheHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealthandProfessorofMedicineatHarvardMedicalSchool,drawsoncutting-edgeresearchtoexplainwhattheUSDAguidelineshavegottenwrong--andhowyoucaneatright.There’sanever-growingbodyofevidencesupportingtherelativelysimpleprinciplesbehindhealthyeating.Yetthepublicseemstobemoreconfusedthaneveraboutwhattoeat.Thenever-endingpromotionofcelebrityandotherfaddietsgetsinthewayofchoosingadietthatishealthyforbothyouandtheplanetthatweallshare.Soforgetpopulardietsandfoodtrends.BasedoninformationgleanedfromtheacclaimedNurses’HealthStudyandHealthProfessionalsStudy,whichhavetrackedthehealthandeatinghabitsofthousandsofwomenandmenformorethanthirtyyears,aswellasothergroundbreakingnutritionresearch,thisrevisedandupdatededitionofEat,Drink,andBeHealthyprovidessolidrecommendationsforeatinghealthfullyandlivingbetterandlonger.Dr.Willettofferseye-openingnewresearchonchoosingfoodswiththebesttypesofcarbohydrates,fats,andproteins,andtherelativeimportanceofvariousfoodgroupsandsupplements.Heclearlyexplainswhycontrollingweight,afternotsmoking,isthesinglemostimportantfactorforalong,healthylife;whyeatingsometypesoffatisbeneficial,andevennecessary,forgoodhealth;howtochoosewiselybetweendifferenttypescarbohydrates;howtopicktherightprotein“packages“;andwhatfruitsandvegetables--notjuices!--fightdisease.Dr.Willettalsotranslatesthisessentialinformationintosimple,easy-to-followmenuplansandtastyrecipes.Revisedandupdated,thisneweditionofEat,Drink,andBeHealthyisanimportantresourceforeveryfamily.
