Stephan spent 11 years in the neuroscience research world studying neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness. His book, The Hungry Brain, was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly and called “essential” by The New York Times Book Review. He is the founder and director of Red Pen Reviews, a nonprofit that publishes free expert reviews of popular nutrition books.

In the Show:

Why Red Pen Reviews?: Uncovering Stephan's mission against health misinformation.
Shocking Health Book Myths: The most egregious misinformation exposed.
Popularity vs. Truth: Is bestselling health advice often wrong?
Spotting Pseudoscience: 4 warning signals of potentially unreliable health advice.
Author Accountability: Should health book writers be responsible for accuracy?
Tackling Misinformation: Effective strategies to correct health literature errors.

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#34 Don't get fooled - the sad truth about nutrition books (Stephan Guyenet)