'Cut through the food confusion with this brilliant book by one of the world's top nutrition scientists.' - Tim Spector





When did what we eat get so complicated?

Diet is one of the most powerful tools we have for preventing disease, yet the advice we're given is often overwhelming and contradictory. Christopher Gardner, Director of Nutrition Studies at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, has spent over twenty years researching what a good diet really looks like. In Food Sense, he shows you:

· What the science agrees on: The foundations that scientists, doctors and dietitians overwhelmingly share.

· Ending the food fights: A fresh take on nutrition's most heated debates. From fad diets to protein, ultra-processed foods, seed oils, cholesterol, plant-based milks, meats, sugar and the microbiome.

· Practical, simple takeaways: The kitchen basics, go-to staples and favourite recipes that make it all stick.

Instead of constantly worrying whether you're eating the 'right' things, Food Sense gives you the tools to separate fact from fiction, so you can eat with flexibility, pleasure and room for the food and culture you love



Christopher Gardner, PhD, is the director of nutrition studies and professor of medicine at Stanford University conducting more than twenty large scale randomized clinical trials (RCTs) with over two thousand participants. RCTs are the most challenging and expensive and trustworthy research designed to cut through confusion and find clarity in some of the most controversial food topics today. Dr. Gardner's leadership in nutrition extends beyond clinical research as chair of the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee. He received his PhD in nutrition at UC Berkeley and his BS in philosophy at Colgate University.



'Cut through the food confusion with this brilliant book by one of the world's top nutrition scientists.'



'Food Sense is a deeply trustworthy, and authoritative book that will change not only what we eat, but how we think about food. Armed with decades of pioneering research, renowned scientist Christopher Gardner cuts through modern confusion with rare clarity and warmth, providing one of the most important works on nutrition in our time.'



Nutrition has never been louder or more confusing. Emerging from the maelstrom is a trusted source - Professor Christopher Gardner, one of the leading nutrition scientists of our time. Food Sense busts myths, settles the score, and delivers the evidence-based facts that will change how you think about food. This is the book we've been waiting for - and I'll be recommending it for years to come.



Confused by the latest dietary guidelines and countless influencers with minimal credentials? Toss them out, turn them off, and buy this book. Gardner shares his extensive experience as a nutrition researcher, educator, and member of national nutrition reviews to share up-to-date evidence that supports flexible approaches to eating that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, and delicious.



Here is Christopher Gardner's remarkably sensible and easy-to-read philosophy of how to eat healthfully and enjoyably, based on his extensive and deep scientific training, experience running clinical trials, and-delightful surprise--cooking skills (the book has recipes!). He uses all this to weigh in on your most perplexing questions about diet and health. Food for thought!



Food Sense is an invitation to explore and ask questions about how and what to eat while being grounded in evidence. Gardner reminds us that scientific study serves to test a hypothesis rather than produce a binary answer that satisfies wellness ideals. He encourages you to contextualize nourishment, while taking agency and allowing space for your understanding of what your body needs to change over time. Because food is much more than nutrition alone.