Went to the bigger bookstore chain in the UK today to look for keto books. However, of the 13 bookshelves about food, diets and health, I found one low carb recipe book, and nothing about keto.
I am looking more for informational and interesting books, like the Big Fat Lie, Obesity ššØšš , etc.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Danielle
Iām reading Eat Rich, Live Long: Use the power of low-carb and keto for weight loss and great health. Itās by Ivor Cummins and Jeffry Gerber, just printed this year. I was hugely impressed with some of Ivor Cumminsā online interviews so figured Iād give it a shot. So far Iām pleased with the book, itās easy to read and covers a lot of topics, altho itās a little more pro-carb than I am and, while the other science is in there, Iād definitely categorize it as a diet book.
I just finished Gary Taubes, Why we get fat. Kindle 11.99 (worth it!). The history of obesity I found interesting. Eye opening!
Iām reading that one too. I like it so far.
Here are a list of the books related to this topic that Iāve purchased since last September. Iāve read many of them, tried to read one or two others, and have yet to read the restā¦
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Jason Fung
I read The Obesity Code one after watching a number of Jasonās videos / interviews. Itās definitely worth reading.
Lots of good nuts and bolts info on fasting in this book. I learned a lot from it, but did not like the format as much - too many sidebars in my opinion. These might be okay in the print version of the book, but really interrupted the flow in the kindle version.
I only made it a short ways into this book - in my opinion, it does not flow at all. I think it should be possible to work in the āMoment of Clarityā quotes into the text so that it flows better. Also, Iām guessing that these keto experts have a lot of other interesting stuff to say on the matter; it might have been better to consolidate their thoughts instead of sprinkling them throughout the book.
A dense book, but I read all of it. Worth reading, IMO.
I read a ways into this one, but have set it aside for now. After reading Stephen Phinneyās other books, Iām convinced that there are advantages to doing strict keto; I may read more of it if I decide to relax my diet a bit.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
Awesome book. I really enjoyed learning about the history of sugar and how it became so pervasive in our diet. I found his arguments about sugar being the root cause of many of our modern ailments to be convincing too.
The Ketogenic Bible: The Authoritative Guide to Ketosis by Jacob Wilson and Ryan Lowery
Interesting info on exogenous ketones, though IMO, they spend too much time and space in their book on this topic. That said, there are some populations who canāt or wonāt modify their diets to achieve ketosis naturally, so exogenous ketones (and the attendant research) make sense for those folks.
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance by Stephen Phinney and Jeff Volek
Excellent book. I plan to re-read this one.
Lore of Nutrition: Challenging conventional dietary beliefs by Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros
I havenāt finished this one yet. It tells the story of Professor Noakesā professional misconduct inquiry in South Africa. Iām not far enough into it yet to know about whether it contains more general information about keto as well. Itās very detailed - someone who wants a blow by blow account of the inquiry, hearings, and Noakesā ultimate vindication will find it interesting. If you just want information about keto, look elsewhere.
(I know a little of his story from a number of videos that Iāve watched; I think this one might be more detailed than I care for. That said, Iāll probably pick it up again and read a bit further into it.)
This is not a keto book. As I recall, the author is an advocate of the Mediterranean diet. She does present some useful info on statins though. I learned a lot from this book even though Iām not following her diet advice.
Fat and Cholesterol Donāt Cause Heart Attacks and Statins Are Not The Solution by Malcom Kendrick, Uffe Ravnskov, Zoe Harcombe, et al
This is a collection of scholarly papers, one per chapter, from a number of authors. I havenāt read all of it yet. I purchased this book after learning that David M Diamond - who has some excellent presentations about statins - had contributed a chapter to this book.
The most compelling chapter that Iāve read thus far is that by Malcom Kendrick, the title of which is āCardiovascular Disease is Primarily Due to Blood Clottingā. Thereās a lot of technical detail in this chapter, but Kendrick does a good job of making it accessible to the lay reader (which I am). Thereās some interesting history in the introductory material as well.
As noted above, I havenāt finished this book yet, but I think that Kendrickās chapter is well worth reading.
Not a keto book. But sort of related since itās often important to supplement salt and other electrolytes when on a ketogenic diet. Thereās some interesting history (about salt) in this book and also presentation of salt research.
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz
Excellent book. Highly recommended along with Taubesā book mentioned above.
I picked this one up after being really impressed with Kendrickās chapter in one of the books mentioned above. It has some good nuts and bolts advice about how one might avoid heart disease. I like Kendrickās writing style.
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
Not strictly a keto book, but if youāre doing keto, youāll probably be on a diet that is mostly compliant with what Davis recommends.
I found his āUndoctoredā approach to be compelling, but I think he spends too many paragraphs (chapters even) hyping the approach - I was convinced of the merit to his approach early in the book. There seemed to be a lot of words devoted to this matter without adding much content. I liked the later chapters where he got down to the nuts and bolts of implementing the approach.
Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health by Ken D Berry MD
Iāve watched a number of Berryās videos on youtube. I found it to be an easy to read, but thought provoking book.
The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally by Jason Fung
I got both the Kindle and Audible narration of this book. Dr Fung does the narration for his own book!
This is an excellent book. While there is some understandable overlap between this book and his other books, there was not as much as I thought there would be.
Dr Fung provides some excellent analogies to make the material more accessible. He extensively discusses the various interventions being used to treat diabetes and their merits (in a few cases) and drawbacks (in most others).
I think this book should be read by everyone who is either diabetic or on track to becoming (even) pre-diabetic.
Despite the Alzheimerās slant, this is definitely a keto book.
I liked it as I knew almost nothing about Alzheimerās prior to reading the book. The material becomes fairly technical in some chapters, but is presented in an easy to understand manner.
There is some really good nuts-and-bolts info for caregivers to improve the quality of life for the Alzheimerās patients under their care. Berger understands that it may be difficult to get these patients fully on a ketogenic diet and provides some advice about how quality of life may still be improved. (Use of coconut oil, MCT oil, and exogenous ketones is discussed.)
Ketogenic Backpacking: How to Pack Lighter and Go Farther by Fueling with Fat by Bryan Ausinheller
I donāt actually do any backpacking, but I do a lot of hiking and was interested in fueling strategies for long hikes. Also, it seemed to me that some of the recipes in this book might be useful for other types of travel too.
The material that came before the recipes was interesting, but was in desperate need of better proofreading. I liked reading his story about hiking the AT with his wife and baby. Especially fascinating are the weight considerations of a fat based diet as opposed to a carb based diet. (I.e. carrying provisions for making fat based meals weighs less than carb based meals.) Thereās also good info on types of foods that survive best without being kept cold.
I havenāt tried his recipes yet, though my wife has purchased some of the ingredients for doing so.
Well written book. I like it so far.
There are some interesting stories about some of Gerberās patients, but these typically are placed at the end of chapters. For me, they provide a welcome interlude between chapters and do not interrupt the flow of the book.
Books that I havenāt started yet:
Keto for Cancer: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy by Miriam Kalamian
Phinney and Volek āArt of Low Carbohydrateā
Nora Gedgaudas āPrimal Body, Primal Mindā or āPrimal Fatā
Jack Kruse āEpi-Paleoā
The Eades āProtein Powerā an older book, but good info.
There are more.
But I donāt really know what you are looking for
1a diet book?
2and explanation of the hows and whys of keto?
3a diet and cookbook?
the ones I listed could be considered mostly #2.
Great suggestions! I have already put at least a dozen in my amazon cart!
Does anyone know any books about keto and hormones? Or keto and women? I definitively think that my hormones are completely whacked without keto and that they stabilises with. This in turn impact my cycle and mood. I suspect that menās hormones are more stable than womenās! 
Iāve got the audio book Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. Itās fascinating! I also have his shorter book āWhy We Get Fatā which is also good. That one I found at the library. 
I enjoyed the Salt Fix and recommend that one as well. And second the Obesity Code as a good read.
Thanks for the detailed reviews and recommendations for books to read!
I saw this book at Barnes and Nobel Eat Bacon Donāt Jog. I like how he explains things it makes so much more sense, he says things that I havenāt heard from any other source. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761180540