You Are What You Eat

How Food Shapes Your Body, Brain, and Health

von Sophie Domingues-Montanari

596 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What really happens inside your body after you eat?Every meal you consume sets off an extraordinary chain of events. Your blood sugar changes. Hormones respond. Your brain receives signals of hunger and satisfaction. Your gut microbes begin metabolizing what you leave behind. Nutrients interact with your cells, your genes, and the biological rhythms that help regulate your body throughout the day.Food is far more than fuel.In YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, Sophie Domingues-Montanari, PhD, takes you inside the fascinating science of nutrition to reveal how what you eat interacts with your body, brain, microbiome, metabolism, and long-term health.Forget miracle foods, rigid diet rules, detoxes, and nutrition headlines designed to frighten or impress you. This book explores what modern science actually tells us-and where popular claims go far beyond the evidence.Discover: - What actually happens to carbohydrates, fats, and proteins after you eat- Why the same food can affect two people differently- How food interacts with genes and epigenetic processes- What your gut microbiome really does-and why there is no magical "gut reset"- How food influences hunger, cravings, mood, memory, and brain health- Why food structure and processing can matter beyond calories alone- What insulin and blood-sugar "spikes" really mean- How protein, muscle, and nutrition influence healthy aging- Why meal timing and your circadian clock may affect metabolism- Why your gut microbes have daily rhythms too- What personalized nutrition, genetic testing, glucose monitors, and microbiome testing can-and cannot-tell you- How emerging technologies may transform the food of the future- Which nutrition principles actually matter enough to use in everyday lifeAlong the way, the book tackles some of nutrition's most persistent questions: Are carbohydrates really bad? Is inflammation caused by food? Should everyone take probiotics? Is fasting healthier? Are ultra-processed foods all equally harmful? Can your DNA reveal your perfect diet? Does eating late make you gain weight?The answers are more fascinating-and often more nuanced-than the headlines suggest.This is not a book about eating perfectly.It is about understanding your body well enough to stop being manipulated by every new diet, supplement, superfood, wearable, and nutrition trend.Because after all the complicated biology, one principle remains surprisingly simple: What you do repeatedly matters far more than what you do occasionally.If you want to understand the science behind everyday eating-and make healthier choices without turning food into a full-time job-YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT is your guide.

• ISBN: 9798193730422
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2026
• Größe: 198 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp