How many Calories should we eat? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798645556716)

Embark on a journey in the history of Nutrition and find out how the Calorie became so popular and why is supposed to be capitalized when referring to the energetic value of foods and drinks...
Why water is THE ONLY substance that has 0 Calories...
Learn how the scientists came up with the energetic value of protein, carbs and fat...
Which carbs are "good" and which ones are "bad"...
How many types of sugar are there, and what's the reason for the modern epidemic of obesity and diabetes...
Discover the shocking truth about the Nutrition Facts label - one of the biggest cover-ups of the U.S. Government...
Learn what the values presented on the label mean and how we ended up with 2,000 Calories/day as a general nutrition advice...
Understand the meaning of the most popular claims found on food labels...
Why all the other scientists - except nutritionists and dieticians - adopted the joule as the unit for work, heat, and energy (avoiding the calorie as far as possible)...
Is there such a thing as a perfect diet?...
How much energy you need and how your body is using its energy...
... and many, many other exciting things about diets, nutrition, and the complexity of the human body!