Why We Eat Too Much and Metabolical 2 Book Set

This two-book set pairs Why We Eat (Too Much) by Dr Andrew Jenkinson with Metabolical by Dr Robert Lustig. Written from a medical viewpoint, both titles examine modern eating patterns and the way health and weight are commonly discussed. Drawing on clinical experience and scientific discussion, they consider how widely held assumptions about diet, food and body weight can be misleading.

In Why We Eat (Too Much), Dr Jenkinson brings together case studies from more than two decades as a weight loss surgeon with research into metabolism to explain how appetite works and why dieting can be counter-productive. In Metabolical, Dr Lustig focuses on the rise of ultra-processed food, arguing that long-term consumption is linked to increasing rates of major non-communicable diseases.

Included titles

• Why We Eat (Too Much)
• Metabolical

Key details

• Two-book set
• By Dr Andrew Jenkinson and Dr Robert Lustig
• Why We Eat (Too Much) combines surgical case studies with metabolism research
• Metabolical examines ultra-processed food and its wider health context

Synopses

Why We Eat (Too Much)

Dr Andrew Jenkinson challenges the idea that weight loss is simply a matter of eating less and exercising more, exploring how appetite is regulated. Using case studies from his surgical practice and research into metabolism, he looks at why repeated dieting can become a cycle and why it may not work as expected.

Topics include the ‘set weight point’, the distinction between good and bad fats, the influence of genes on weight, and how hormones can be affected after a diet ends.

Metabolical

Dr Robert Lustig argues that a significant proportion of supermarket food is ultra-processed, describing how ingredients are combined to create new products. He presents the view that eating this type of food over time is harmful.

Positioned in the tradition of his NY Times bestseller FAT CHANCE, the book links addiction to processed foods with rising rates of non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, cancer and dementia, and challenges the idea that these conditions are simply part of natural ageing.