The Case Against Sugar
A polemic against the sugar industry's role in modern metabolic disease. The book to hand to a family member who needs the punchier version of the science.
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Reading List
The bookshelf I send people to first.
Books I've underlined, dog-eared, and lent out enough times to replace. Read in any order — if you're new, start with the one marked below.
- The Diabetes Code
- The End of Alzheimer's
- The Case Against Sugar
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The Case Against Sugar
A polemic against the sugar industry's role in modern metabolic disease. The book to hand to a family member who needs the punchier version of the science.
Foundational reading. Pair it with my book for the bedside view. — Dr. Boz
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The Diabetes Code
The clearest case for treating type 2 as a reversible disease. Fung and I disagree on a few specifics, but the framework is right.
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The Complete Guide to Fasting
Practical fasting protocols for beginners and clinicians alike. I lend this book out constantly.
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The End of Alzheimer's
If you have a parent in cognitive decline, please read this. Bredesen's protocol overlaps significantly with what we do in Brain Camp.
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Why We Get Sick
The biochemistry of insulin resistance, made readable. Bikman is one of the few researchers I trust on this topic.
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The Big Fat Surprise
The investigative journalism behind why we feared dietary fat — and why that fear was misplaced.
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Lies My Doctor Told Me
Plain-spoken primer for patients who feel their doctor isn't listening. Easy to gift.
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How this list works
Four commitments behind every entry.
The standards a book has to meet to make it onto this shelf — and the reasons we're confident telling patients to read it.
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Read cover to cover
Every book on this list — I've read it through, marked it up, and kept the copy. No skim-and-include.
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No paid placement
No author or publisher has paid to be here. We don't accept that money, even when we're offered it.
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Quarterly updates
List refreshes four times a year. Books that no longer earn a place come off the shelf.
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Honest critique
Where I disagree with an author, I'll say so. Useful disagreement is part of the value of a real reading list.