Life changing.

Very good nutrition book, based on solid science. It doesn't promote any magical diet, just teaches the basis of making healthy and long term sustainable choices in what you eat and how you live. Although I am actively interested in the subject and read other stuff in the past, I've learned a lot from it.

Informative. I was stuck for months with this one. Americans are wild, and it unfortunately don't address much of the gigantic problem about affordable food for the majority of Americans, but it's pretty informative, and well researched.

Learned a lot from this book. It clarifies some of my beliefs before, like eating lots of meat would cause heart diseases. This book shows scientific research.

I learned one golden rule: eat as many kinds of food as you can.

Also, I learned how much protein should I have.

Looking for science-backed advice on what to really eat? This book cuts through the noise of diet trends and gives you practical, evidence-based recommendations for healthy eating—straight from Harvard Medical School.

What I loved:
✔️ Actionable tips you can apply right away
✔️ Clear explanations grounded in research
✔️ No-nonsense take on fats, carbs, proteins, and more

What didn’t work as well:
— A bit repetitive at times, especially if you're already familiar with the basics.

But overall, this is a must-read for anyone who wants a solid, trustworthy overview of nutrition without gimmicks or fad diets. Whether you’re starting your health journey or want to dig deeper into food science, this book is a reliable guide.

A revolution of nutrition in its day. It overturned decades of nutritional thought and rewrote the food pyramid. Guide to eating healthy. Something everyone should know.

As the book has been out for a number of years, it was interesting to contrast Willett's dietary outlook with that of T. Colin Campbell. Lots of similarities, and my sense is that Willett continues to move closer and closer to whole foods, plant based - but just hasn't quite arrived yet. It was worth the listen just to hear the recipes in the final chapter.

This is an excellent and readable review of the literature on healthy nutrition and quite a bit of helpful advice on how to construct a more healthy diet in line with the latest science. It's also very modest about the certainty with which the science can make various claims, as a review of the literature should, and thus comes across as much more readable and honest.

Another good book about eating healthy. But, it's almost always the same advice--Eat lots of fruits and vegetables (all colors), eat whole grains, cut back on red meats, cut way back on sugar, eat lots of fiber, use only healthy fats. Forget about white flour, white rice and potatoes. Exercise every day is important, and you probably should take a multivitamin.

I appreciate all the details about how much of each vitamin, nutrient, and mineral that we need. This will be a book to refer back to.

No estoy segura que la nueva piramide alimenticia propuesta se haya implementado, de cualquier forma, los datos nutricionales, siempre sirven como referencia.

I picked up this book after seeing its review on https://www.redpenreviews.org/reviews/#

The book provided extensive information on various aspects of nutrition; however, it was overly prescriptive without explaining in detail how it functions within the body.

Additionally, the author seemed slightly biased toward environmentally friendly nutrition options, rather than what is best for the body, which felt like a conflict of interest.

Author's recommendation for alcohol also seems to be outdated with WHO recommending to completely avoid it.
https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/...

Overall, this book might be helpful for someone to know the major research that has gone into nutrition but might not leave you with better understanding of how it fully works within your body.

Good first introduction to nutrition