Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health by Schwarcz, Joe
Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health by Schwarcz, Joe

Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health

In a world of misinformation and noise, Dr. Joe is a reliable source of authentic, evidence-based health...
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Author: Joe Schwarcz
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Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health by Schwarcz, Joe

Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health

$30.51
Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health by Schwarcz, Joe

Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health

$30.51
Author: Joe Schwarcz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
In a world of misinformation and noise, Dr. Joe is a reliable source of authentic, evidence-based health science to teach you everything you didn't know you needed to know!

If you have an appetite for digestible science, you will find plenty of tasty morsels here.

Discover why some people see red over red food dyes, why Sherlock Holmes was interested in jellyfish, why King George III was plagued with purple urine, and why phrenology is a pseudoscience. You will learn about the links between the Pope, Lionel Messi, and yerba mate, Harry Potter and the mandrake root, and how Bicycle Day came to commemorate the first use of LSD. Have you ever wondered whether negative ions have positive effects, if memory supplements work, if performance-enhancing supplements really enhance performance, or if taurine in Red Bull is a lot of bull? Look no further. Are you confused about ultra-processed foods, free radicals, calcium propionate in your daily bread, endocrine disruptors, preservatives, rejuvenation, aspartame, Ozempic, Oxycontin, or whether you can eat to beat disease? You've come to the right place.

You will also find out why Woody Allen's "orgasmatron" in Sleeper was a parody of an actual device created by Wilhelm Reich, how time-restricted eating works, why kimchi traveled to outer space, and where not to stick a magnesium rod. Then, of course, you will also discover why you should not burn your toast!

Author: Joe Schwarcz
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781770417915

About the Author
Joe Schwarcz holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, which aims to separate sense from nonsense. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching chemistry and interpreting science for the public. Dr. Joe has hosted a radio show on science for 43 years, appeared hundreds of times on television, writes The Right Chemistry column for the Montreal Gazette, and is the author of 19 bestsellers. He lives in Montreal, QC.
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