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Priya Anand

35 books reviewed 12 articles written

Health Editor, Editors Reads

Priya Anand reviews books at the intersection of health, medicine, and the science of the body — from clinical nutrition research to fitness methodology to the cultural and psychological dimensions of how we eat, move, and age. As Health Editor at Editors Reads, she is particularly interested in books that distinguish between what the evidence actually supports and what the wellness industry wants you to believe, and applies the same scepticism to fads as she does to excessive caution.

35 Books Reviewed

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Editor's Pick

The Flavor Bible

by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg

4.8

The comprehensive reference guide to flavor pairings and culinary creativity — which ingredients work together and why, used by professional chefs worldwide.

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Bestseller

Can't Hurt Me

by David Goggins

4.7

The memoir of Navy SEAL and ultramarathon runner David Goggins — from a traumatic childhood and an overweight, unfulfilled existence to becoming one of the world's elite endurance athletes.

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Editor's Pick

Jerusalem

by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi

4.7

London chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi — one Jewish Israeli, one Palestinian Muslim — grew up on opposite sides of Jerusalem and share a profound love for the same city's food. Their cookbook is both a culinary journey and a remarkable act of cultural bridge-building.

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Editor's Pick

Tartine Bread

by Chad Robertson

4.7

The definitive guide to natural leavened country bread from the legendary San Francisco bakery — the book that ignited the sourdough revival and taught a generation to bake with wild yeast.

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Bestseller

Being Mortal

by Atul Gawande

4.6

Surgeon Atul Gawande examines how medicine has failed dying patients by prioritizing survival over quality of life, and what better approaches to aging and end-of-life care look like.

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Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall

4.6

A journalist goes in search of the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyons, legendary for their ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. What he discovers turns everything he thinks he knows about running — and human nature — upside down.

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Bestseller

Plenty More

by Yotam Ottolenghi

4.6

The follow-up to Ottolenghi's game-changing Plenty, featuring more vegetable-focused recipes that combine Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Asian influences with his signature bold flavours.

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Editor's Pick

Plenty

by Yotam Ottolenghi

4.6

Ottolenghi's groundbreaking vegetable cookbook that transformed how the culinary world thinks about vegetables — not as sides or afterthoughts but as the full expression of a meal.

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The Obesity Code

by Jason Fung

4.6

A nephrologist argues that obesity is caused by insulin resistance and chronic insulin elevation — not by calories in/calories out — and that intermittent fasting is the solution.

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Editor's Pick

Heat

by Bill Buford

4.4

New Yorker editor Bill Buford quits his job to apprentice in Mario Batali's chaotic Babbo kitchen, then traces Italian cooking to its source — apprenticing with a Tuscan butcher and a pasta master in Emilia-Romagna.

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Editor's Pick

Lifespan

by David A. Sinclair

4.4

A Harvard geneticist argues that aging is a disease — one that can be treated — and shares the cutting-edge research on sirtuins, NAD+, and the information theory of aging.

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Momofuku

by David Chang

4.4

David Chang's memoir and cookbook tells the story of how a Korean-American chef opened a ramen shop with almost no money and built one of the most influential restaurant empires in American culinary history.

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Showing top 24 of 35 reviewed books.

Articles by Priya Anand

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Where to Start with Casey Means: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Casey Means — how to approach Good Energy, her comprehensive framework connecting metabolic health to chronic disease prevention. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Chris van Tulleken: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Chris van Tulleken — how to approach Ultra-Processed People, his investigation into the science of ultra-processed food and its health effects. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Christopher McDougall: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Christopher McDougall — how to approach Born to Run, his essential book about the Tarahumara runners and human endurance. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with David Chang: A Reading Guide

Where to start with David Chang — how to approach Momofuku, his raw memoir and technically serious cookbook about building one of America's most influential restaurant empires from near-failure. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Ina Garten: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Ina Garten — how to approach The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, her debut that established the philosophy of elegant, reliable home cooking that has defined her career. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Irma S. Rombauer: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Irma S. Rombauer — how to approach The Joy of Cooking, the definitive American cooking reference she self-published in 1931 and which has never gone out of print. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with J. Kenji López-Alt: A Reading Guide

Where to start with J. Kenji López-Alt — how to approach The Food Lab, his landmark culinary science book that explains the science behind everyday cooking through hundreds of rigorously tested recipes. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Jason Fung: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Jason Fung — how to approach The Obesity Code, his challenge to the caloric model of obesity and his case for insulin resistance and intermittent fasting as the real mechanisms. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Jessie Inchauspé: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Jessie Inchauspé — how to approach Glucose Revolution, her accessible, evidence-backed guide to flattening blood sugar spikes through ten practical daily habits without restricting the foods you love. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Julia Child: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Julia Child — how to approach Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the landmark cookbook that taught a generation of Americans classical French technique. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Karen Page: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Karen Page — how to approach The Flavor Bible, the essential culinary reference to ingredient affinities used by professional chefs and serious home cooks worldwide. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Michael Greger: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Michael Greger — how to approach How Not to Die, his comprehensive examination of the nutritional science behind preventing the fifteen leading causes of premature death. A complete reading guide.

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