Why We Eat (Too Much)

Why We Eat (Too Much) (2021) illuminates the new science of metabolism. An exploration of how our bodies process the calories we eat into the fuel that keeps our cells running, it demolishes old myths about the value of dieting. When we really understand appetite, it argues, we can finally begin eating healthfully rather than attempting to starve our bodies into submission.

Andrew Jenkinson is a consultant surgeon with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic or “keyhole” surgery. He is based in London, where he practices his trade as a gastrointestinal surgeon at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury.