Health journalist, Julia Belluz, and nutrition and metabolism scientist, Kevin Hall, discuss the myths about nutrition to deliver a comprehensive book on food, diet, metabolism and healthy eating.

This study finds over a third of all countries worldwide cannot meet self-sufficiency for more than two of seven food groups. Only one country can meet all seven groups, Guyana. Low self-sufficiency and overdependence on a few countries for imports threaten their capability to respond to global shocks, particularly for small states.

This book claims to help eaters navigate wide-ranging, confusing and contradictory advice over healthy and sustainable diets. It claims to minimize misuse of goodwill by providing scientifically untrained readers with the tools to make the best choices for themselves and the planet.