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First bite

Bee Wilson

2015319 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2015
first published
  • 2015Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group · 319 pages · ENGISBN 9780465064984
  • 2016Basic Books · ENGISBN 9780465094127
  • 2018Blackstone on Brilliance AudioISBN 9781721327676
  • 2016Fourth Estate · 432 pagesISBN 9780007549726

"In First Bite, acclaimed food historian Bee Wilson delves deep into the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. We do not come into the world with an innate sense of taste or nutrition as omnivores, we have to learn how and what to eat, how sweet is too sweet and what food will give us the most energy for the coming day. Drawing on the psychology of eating, she shows that it is possible, despite our dysfunctional food industry and habits, to feed ourselves better. The key, she reveals, is to learn to take pleasure in eating healthily"--

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