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One of the best non fiction books I have ever read. The author covers wide range of subjects and reminds me of Bill Bryson except that he is a better writer, I know that Bill Bryson is a very, very good writer. I came for the analysis of different dieting strategies and stayed for the discussion about how human bodies turn food into calories, the metabolic pathways and a discusion how human metabolisms differ from other mammals and other apes. The other topics include how humans and our nearest relatives burn calories and their relative life scale versus other mammals. He then dives into a discussion of evolution and its probable effect on our metabolism. He ended up discussing the effect of exercise on our metabolism, as well as how true endurance athletes metabolize energy. I know that this sounds like a lot but it was extremely well organized and the topics flowed naturally.