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This follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Food Babe Way exposes the lies we've been told about our food--and takes readers on a journey to find healthy options.

There's so much confusion about what to eat. Are you jumping from diet to diet and nothing seems to work? Are you sick of seeing contradictory health advice from experts? Just like the tobacco industry lied to us about the dangers of cigarettes, the same untruths, cover-ups, and deceptive practices are occurring in the food industry. Vani Hari, aka The Food Babe, blows the lid off the lies we've been fed about the food we eat--lies about its nutrient value, effects on our health, label information, and even the very science we base our food choices on. You'll discover:

  •  How nutrition research is manipulated by food company funded experts

  •  How to spot fake news generated by Big Food

  •  The tricks food companies use to make their food addictive

  •  Why labels like "all natural" and "non-GMO" aren't what they seem and how to identify the healthiest food

  •  Food marketing hoaxes that persuade us into buying junk food disguised as health food

Vani guides you through a 48-hour Toxin Takedown to rid your pantry, and your body, of harmful chemicals--a quick and easy plan that anyone can do. A blueprint for living your life without preservatives, artificial sweeteners, additives, food dyes, or fillers, eating foods that truly nourish you and support your health, Feeding You Lies is the first step on a new path of truth in eating--and a journey to your best health ever.

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These flavors and dyes have zero nutritional value and are solely used by the industry to mimic the look and taste of real food with fake chemicals.
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IT'S NOT LIKE ANY DIET OR HEALTH BOOK YOU'VE EVER READ

From the very start, Vani Hari’s mission has been simple: to tell people the truth about the food they’re eating. But it’s not enough to just tell people about the ingredients that were making them sick – if she was going to help fix the system, Vani also needed to expose the lies that kept the status quo in place. She needed to give people the ability to see through these lies so they can make informed choices about the food they are eating and feeding to their families.

Feeding You Lies gives you actionable steps that protect you from cheap, processed, unhealthy foods and the health problems and suffering they cause. It provides you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and will help you overcome the obstacles standing in the way of you taking greater responsibility for your health.

This book is inspired by people like you, people who are trying to take the best care of themselves and become informed about the food we eat.

Take control of your life - and change it for the better.

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“There are 3,000 food additives in our food supply, many of which have not been tested for safety, and the average American consumes three to five pounds of these chemicals a year. In Feeding You Lies, Vani Hari pulls back the veil of deception by the food industry, scientists, and the media designed to manipulate us and ignore the unnecessary harms in our food supply. The deep investigation of the actions of the media, food companies, and science to suppress the truth will shock you, make you stop and consider what you put in your mouth, as well as empower you with the tools and strategies to protect yourself from bad foods and lies. If you eat, read this book.”
— Mark Hyman, M.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? and director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine

“A tangled web of deception is unraveled in this provocative page-turner! My eyes are now wide open thanks to Vani’s tireless investigative work to expose the truth about the food we eat.”
— Lewis Howes, New York Times best-selling author of The School of Greatness

“With all the wrongdoings exposed in this book, it’s no wonder that so many are confused about what to eat! You’ll never walk into a grocery store with the same outlook after learning the revealing information presented in this thoughtful read.”
— Frank Lipman, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of The New Health Rules and How to Be Well

“Our food is making many of us fat, sick, and miserable; but it’s making certain companies billions of dollars. To us, the fact that disease rates are skyrocketing is a matter of life or death; but to them, it’s just a PR problem. This magnificent book by the courageous and brilliant food activist Vani Hari shows you how to see through the lies, how to know the truth about what you are eating, and how to feed yourself and your family foods that will truly nourish your body, your mind, and your spirit.”
— John Robbins, co-founder and president of Food Revolution Network and best-selling author of Diet for a New America

“The tobacco industry survived for decades by marketing ‘doubt as our product.’ Big Food is following in their footsteps. I am grateful to Vani Hari for exposing the abuse of trust and the descending health of the public at the hands of Big Food. Her simple Three Question Detox is a platform to upgrade the health of your family. Everyone should read this book.”
— Joel Kahn, M.D., FACC, clinical professor of medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and author of The Plant-Based Solution

About the Author

Vani Hari is a revolutionary food activist, a New York Times best-selling author, and was named one of the "Most Influential People On The Internet" by Time Magazine. Hari started FoodBabe.com to spread information about what is really in the American food supply. She teaches people how to make the right purchasing decisions at the grocery store, how to live an organic lifestyle, and how to travel healthfully around the world. The success of her writing and investigative work can be seen in the way food companies react to her uncanny ability to find and expose the truth.

Hari has influenced how major food giants like Kraft, General Mills, Subway, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks create their products, steering them toward more healthful policies. Hari's activism has brought in worldwide attention as she has been profiled in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and more. Hari has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and CNN. She lives in North Carolina and also is the founder of Truvani, a start-up offering real food without added chemicals, products without toxins and labels without lies.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hay House Inc.; 1st edition (February 19, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401954545
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401954543
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.31 x 1.06 x 9.31 inches

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Vani Hari started FoodBabe.com in April 2011 to spread information about what is really in the American food supply. She teaches people how to make the right purchasing decisions at the grocery store, how to live an organic lifestyle, and how to travel healthfully around the world. The success in her writing and investigative work can be seen in the way food companies react to her uncanny ability to find and expose the truth.

Impassioned by knowing how food affects health, Vani loves sharing her message on the blogosphere to 3 million unique readers across the globe. Vani convinced the biggest fast food chain in the world, Subway, to remove a controversial ingredient after receiving 50,000 signatures in 24 hours on her petition to the chain. After receiving tremendous attention on her posts about Chick-Fil-A, she was invited by the company’s leadership to meet at its headquarters to consult on specific improvements to ingredients used by the national chain, which they later implemented. 7 months after Vani petitioned Kraft to remove harmful petroleum-based artificial food dyes from Mac & Cheese, Kraft responded by removing the dye from all products aimed at children.

Other major food companies that have responded to her writings include Panera Bread, Whole Foods, Lean Cuisine, McDonalds, General Mills, Taco Bell, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Chipotle, Yoforia, and Moe’s South West Grill.

Vani’s activism brought national attention at the Democratic National Convention when she used her status as an elected delegate to protest in front of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on the issue of GMO labeling. Vani has been profiled in the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, The Doctors Show, NBC News, Fox News and is a regular cooking contributor on NBC’s Charlotte Today and food expert on CNN.

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Jes_074

Lots of good information

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024

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I learned a lot from this book concerning food labeling practices. I read ‘Grow a new body by Alberto Villoldo’ and was planning on starting the diet within a week. This book really helped me understand how to read and why to read food/drink nutrition labels. I learned a lot of the food in my house was packed with ingredients I don’t want to consume. Combining these two books will help me as I move forward with going organic I feel will be beneficial.

I agree we are being fed lies by the industry because I’ve followed all the guidelines and I’ve still gained weight and been unhealthy. Following what people are saying about going organic I’ve shed weight and feel better. No more sleeping throughout the day which was caused by sugar overload. Now I know more names for sugar. I will be on the lookout for it in the products I buy. I look forward to the day when food manufacturers are forced to disclose what they put in our food.

As you read this book keep an open mind and remember our media lies to us and tells us how only they can be trusted. Ever look up to see who is funding their ads?

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Lindy V. Wood

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Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024

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So much information! Very enlightening. Get this book and learn to protect yourself and others from our food industry

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019

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This is a great book that informs people about the deception that is taking place in our food industry, agriculture industry, medical/science industry and within our government about the chemicals, additives and preservatives that is in our food here in the United States. If there is one thing you can believe, they all do it to increase their profit margins and they do not genuinely care about the health of the people they sell their products to.

Although, I didn’t need to read this book to know this was happening to us consumers, I’ve known about this for a few couple years now. It’s not hard to put two and two together to see the correlation between the increase in pesticides and the chemicals used in our foods as why our country has a sever overweight and obesity problem or why we see an insane increase in people getting cancer and other illnesses that were not that common just 30+ years ago. These cancers and illnesses didn’t just form out of nowhere for no reason. There is one consistent scenario we can trace this epidemic back to, and that’s the crap that is being put in our food.

As for myself, I changed my food intake about 2 years ago and now eat Paleo. It’s a way of life of eating foods that are as organic as possible. As Vani states in this book, eating meat that is cage free, pasteurized grass eating, bug-eating animals that are free to roam their natural environments, not animals from cages, stalls, pens, and certainly not animals that have been eating GMO grains and injected with growth hormones and antibiotics. Also, eating vegetables and fruits that are organic, not sprayed with pesticides. Lucky for me and my wife, we live in the midwest and we have access to local farmers that raise animals and grow crops on land and soil that has been tested as pesticide-free. Animals that are free to graze naturally on grass and bugs. We have that relationship with local farmers who are doing the right thing and there is demand for it here. What products we can’t buy from our local farmers we buy in local grocery stores, but we specifically look for “USDA Organic” labeled products and as a 2nd option non-GMO certified. But even then we still look closely at labels.

This book certainly sheds light on the deceptive practices by everyone I mentioned in my first paragraph above. I believe it 100%, because we’ve all seen how corrupt Corporate America and our government is in this country. I’d even go so far as to say the food industry makes us sick so the medical industry can pop us full of pills on the back end to make us better. They’ve got us coming and going and they’re all making billions from it.

We need more people like Vani who put themselves out there trying to make a difference and to inform us of this deception, so at the very least, we can make better-informed decisions of the food we put in our grocery carts. There is a legit reason why Monsanto and these chemicals are banned in other countries. We as American’s need to stand up against this and the best way we can do it is with our wallets. There is a growing amount of organics products in grocery stores these days, and it’s a result of more people realizing the truth and taking a stand against it. Read this book! It’s your turn to stand!

I promise my review here is legit and I’m nothing more than an ordinary person who believes and stands behind this movement to get this crap out of our food and be healier as a nation.

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Allegra

Everyone Should Read This Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019

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I am a health coach and I will be recommending this book (along with Vani’s first book) to all of my clients. I have been researching food and food politics for the past 10 years so none of this is new to me, but the book is very well written and supported by research. I now feel 100% comfortable recommending it. Basically, most of the information released to the public about the food we eat has been corrupted by commercial interests. Scientists are PAID to LIE to you about what’s in your food and how it effects your health! Vani provides details and evidence that this is going on. Oh, and it’s not enough to say “then just eat healthy food,” because people are confused as to what is healthy and what is not healthy due to the lies that the food industry keeps telling us. My advice to people is to “just eat REAL food” but let’s be real- life is too busy to make everything from scratch. So it’s important to know what to look for when reading labels. Vani does a great job of highlighting some of the main additives to avoid. She even provides a simple plan to help rid your pantry (and body!) of harmful chemicals. I also love that she calls out certain companies for their “clever” marketing. I won’t name them here, but there are brands that most people think are super healthy- but even they are misleading consumers under the guise of “natural flavors.” Overall I think this is a very good book! Read this book and start taking control of your health!! Thank you Vani for everything you have done to educate people about the poison in our food.

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R. Potter

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019

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Lots of good information in this book. There are many who believe that much of the food we eat is unhealthy and I doubt that many people will be surprised at the lengths big companies will go to sell their products. Vani does a good job presenting this information. If you are not interested in the ingredients in the foods you eat, this book will not interest you. If you have concerns, you will enjoy the read and probably learn a thing or two along the way.

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Alina

Sehr informativ

Reviewed in Germany on July 16, 2021

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Ist zwar nur auf Amerika gerichtet, aber sollte man mal vor haben dort hin zu reisen, weiß man Bescheid, auf was man alles achten sollte, um dort wirklich 100% gesund essen zu können.

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Collette Yvonne

Never Too Late to Change

Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2019

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I wish wish wish that this book came out 30 years ago before my digestion got utterly ruined by eating a host of processed foods that I actually thought were perfectly safe and even healthy. I thought my diet was healthy because of slick marketing. The truth was buried under a barrage of claims like "heart healthy" and "healthy choice" etc. Now I realize I have unwittingly (and too trustingly) consumed a ton of toxic food dyes, glyphosate residues, dangerous trans fats, risky preservatives, and questionable additives over the years. The cumulative toxic load has resulted in multiple health problems for me and my family.

Now I eat cleanly to avoid further damage and to rebuild my digestive tract. Vani Hari's book is a blueprint for me to make sure I am doing it right, at last. I learned so much from Hari when I thought I knew a lot already. Turns out the food industry is a tricky beast and they simply aren't putting our health first. Turns out that sales numbers and bottom lines are the most important thing to corporations and, to them, we are simply sheepish consumers who can be led down the garden path.

Who knew that natural flavours are anything but natural in the way you might think? I sure didn't. The listing of food additives and preservatives at the end of this book is a resource I will turn to again and again to keep me mindful to stay well away from all the pretty packages full of ick. Now I eat a mostly-organic mostly-vegan diet that I cook for myself and my family -- and my cravings for sugary junk food have disappeared at last! I love eating this way, my meals are delicious and satisfying and surprisingly easy to prepare. I enjoy reading labels now! It's like a game called Can't Fool Me Now! (I put a lot of food items back on the shelf.)

Thanks to Vani Hari I no longer leave my health in the hands of so-called "experts", government agencies and corporations that have failed to put my best interests at heart. I investigate everything I consume and decide for myself now. (It's too bad so much vigilance is necessary but good health is number one on my list of priorities; I have found it gets easier over time, and fairly quickly too, once new eating habits are established) I highly recommend this book to all who seek the truth and the path to better health.

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F Molle

Very Interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2019

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Every year I like to read a book that tells the truth of the food industry and this book definitely did that.

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Rhonda

Everyone should read this!

Reviewed in Australia on March 16, 2023

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This is a must read book for anyone who is interested in looking after their health! I wish I had been privy to this information long aga
It would’ve saved me a lot of pain and problems

jyoti v.

A must read!

Reviewed in Singapore on December 11, 2020

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Brilliantly written! I highly recommend it. I have all her books and have enjoyed them thoroughly. Full of useful info, well explained, and backed by studies.

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