{"product_id":"better-not-burn-your-toast-the-science-of-food-and-health-paperback","title":"Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Schwarcz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world of misinformation and noise, Dr. Joe is a reliable source of authentic, evidence-based health science to teach you everything you didn't know you needed to know!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you have an appetite for digestible science, you will find plenty of tasty morsels here.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover why some people see red over red food dyes, why Sherlock Holmes was interested in jellyfish, why King George III was plagued with purple urine, and why phrenology is a pseudoscience. You will learn about the links between the Pope, Lionel Messi, and yerba mate, Harry Potter and the mandrake root, and how Bicycle Day came to commemorate the first use of LSD. Have you ever wondered whether negative ions have positive effects, if memory supplements work, if performance-enhancing supplements really enhance performance, or if taurine in Red Bull is a lot of bull? Look no further. Are you confused about ultra-processed foods, free radicals, calcium propionate in your daily bread, endocrine disruptors, preservatives, rejuvenation, aspartame, Ozempic, Oxycontin, or whether you can eat to beat disease? You've come to the right place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou will also find out why Woody Allen's \"orgasmatron\" in \u003ci\u003eSleeper\u003c\/i\u003e was a parody of an actual device created by Wilhelm Reich, how time-restricted eating works, why kimchi traveled to outer space, and where not to stick a magnesium rod. Then, of course, you will also discover why you should not burn your toast!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Schwarcz\u003c\/b\u003e holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, which aims to separate sense from nonsense. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching chemistry and interpreting science for the public. Dr. Joe has hosted a radio show on science for 43 years, appeared hundreds of times on television, writes The Right Chemistry column for the \u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of 19 bestsellers. He lives in Montreal, QC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335601643885,"sku":"9781770417915","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/1Eaoiup4Bt9781770417915.webp?v=1778900684","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/better-not-burn-your-toast-the-science-of-food-and-health-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}