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The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well Paperback – November 8, 2022
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For the last fifty years, we have been fighting a losing war on food. We have cut fat, reduced carbs, eliminated sugar, and attempted every conceivable diet only to find that eighty-eight million American adults are prediabetic, more than a hundred million have high blood pressure, and nearly half now qualify as obese. The harder we try to control what we eat, the unhealthier we become. Why?
Mark Schatzker has spent his career traveling the world in search of the answer. Now, in The End of Craving, he poses the profound question: What if the key to nutrition and good health lies not in resisting the primal urge to eat but in understanding its purpose?
Beginning in the mountains of Europe and the fields of the Old South, Schatzker embarks on a quest to uncover the lost art of eating and living well. Along the way, he visits brain scanning laboratories and hog farms, and encounters cultural oddities and scientific paradoxes—northern Italians eat what may be the world’s most delicious cuisine, yet are among the world’s thinnest people; laborers in southern India possess an inborn wisdom to eat their way from sickness to good health. Schatzker reveals how decades of advancements in food technology have turned the brain’s drive to eat against the body, placing us in an unrelenting state of craving. Only by restoring the relationship between nutrition and the pleasure of eating can we hope to lead longer and happier lives.
Combining cutting-edge science and ancient wisdom, The End of Craving is an urgent and radical investigation that “charts a roadmap not just for healthy eating, but for joyous eating, too” (Dan Barber, New York Times bestselling author of The Third Plate).
- Print length272 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
- Publication dateNovember 8, 2022
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.8 x 8.38 inches
- ISBN-101501192485
- ISBN-13978-1501192487
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“With The End of Craving Mr. Schatzker has advanced our understanding of why we have undergone such a rapid transition from fit to fat—and why more carrots are needed and less carrageenan.” —The Wall Street Journal
“[A] zippy and fascinating survey. . . .Schatzker supports his case with copious research from the fields of food science, psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics. (The quirky anecdotes, such as those about Goethe’s travels in Italy, are a nice bonus.) This is a real eye-opener.” —Publisher's Weekly
“Mark Schatzker is a rigorous researcher and a masterful storyteller. Unsparing in his indictment of food scientists and the industry at large for peddling food addictions, he is also hopeful in his vision of a way out of our national eating disorder. At its heart, The End of Craving is a treatise on deliciousness—the pure, sensorial appreciation of good food; in writing it, Schatzker brilliantly charts a roadmap not just for healthy eating, but for joyous eating, too.” —Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and New York Times bestselling author of The Third Plate
“A narrative that seriously questions decades-long cherished and cultivated myths behind hedonic eating and diet. This is a meticulous, very well-researched, and thought-out book that is fun to read and important in rethinking lifestyle advices on eating (or aligning these with science-based facts).” —Marc Tittgemeyer, head of the Translational Neurocircuitry Group at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research
“A provocative, optimistic approach to solving our problem with eating too much. By sticking to cutting-edge science and avoiding the diet wars, Schatzker provides a badly needed alternative to unproductive debates over fat vs. carbs, articulating a new—and delicious!—vision of what it means to eat well.” —Dr. Alan Levinovitz, PhD, professor of religion at James Madison University and author of Natural and The Gluten Lie
“Engaging, lyrical and brilliantly written, Mark Schatzker takes us on a compassionate journey that explains obesity and our unhealthy relationship with food in a way that has not yet been done. Filled with fascinating scientific stories, surprising facts, and profound insights, The End of Craving reveals the true intuitive intelligence of our brain and body, and the power of real food.” —Rachel Herz, author of Why You Eat What You Eat
“You’ll devour Mark Schatzker’s delicious The End of Craving, which provides a potent and nutritious smorgasbord of understanding that what we eat and how we eat it literally shapes our lives.” —William D. Cohan, bestselling author of House of Cards and The Last Tycoons
“The End of Craving is an illuminating look at how changes in our food have left us wanting more yet enjoying less. Grounded in the latest neuroscience research, Mark Schatzker outlines a path to regain control over cravings while re-acquainting ourselves with the pleasures of eating.” —Dr. Russell Poldrack, PhD, professor of neuroscience at Stanford University and author of Hard to Break: Why Our Brains Make Habits Stick
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- Publisher : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (November 8, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1501192485
- ISBN-13 : 978-1501192487
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.38 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #189,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #177 in Food Science (Books)
- #219 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs
- #6,082 in Memoirs (Books)
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The essence is in America we have drenched our food with vitamin and mineral supplements, thinking they are great for us so what could go wrong? A lot, it turns out. I am an obsessive reference checker because there is so much misinformation about diet, but Mark's references check out and he's cautious about his sources and what can be gleaned from them. He's also a great storyteller, so the book is riveting from the first page.
I read a lot of books and this one is definitely in my top 10 this year.
I have changed a few habits since reading, but short of moving to Italy, it is difficult to find products that have not been altered in some way.
Now with some awareness, I can choose more wisely and spread the word.
Side note: I was so curious about the food and attitude toward food, that I searched for hotels on a travel site in and around Bologna.
Could an Italian vacation be in my future?
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