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Ideas from books about food and health, with context about evidence and their limits.

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Whiteboard summary of Casey Means’s Good Energy, illustrating the book’s ideas about cellular energy, metabolism and daily habits.

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Good Energy Book Summary: What to Keep, What to Question

Good Energy by Casey Means with Calley Means: the metabolic-health idea, the 93% statistic, glucose monitors, and everyday habits, with evidence in context.

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Whiteboard illustration summarizing Michael Moss's Hooked, with panels on food design, reward cues, possible consequences, and practical food-environment choices.

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Hooked by Michael Moss: How Food Giants Shape What We Eat

Michael Moss's Hooked shows how food companies shape cravings and repeated eating, with research on ultra-processed diets, addictive behavior, and industry influence.

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Whiteboard summary of The Every-Other-Day Diet by Krista Varady with Bill Gottlieb: alternating Down Days and Up Days, practical habits, potential benefits, challenges and suitability.

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Scientists Tested the Every-Other-Day Diet for a Year. Here’s What Happened

A plain-English summary of The Every-Other-Day Diet by Krista Varady with Bill Gottlieb: the book’s rules, later trials and practical trade-offs.

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