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Zusatztext Very engaging and entertaining . . . a clear guide to everything we need to know about drinks! from water to milk! tea! alcohol and beyond. Dr Willett dispels common myths and fads and sets the record straight . . .allowing us to make fully informed choices. A fascinating deep dive into the science behind everything we drink. Informationen zum Autor Dr Alexis Willett is a science communicator who aims to make science accessible to all. She has a PhD in biomedical science from the University of Cambridge, where she studied at the Medical Research Council's Human Nutrition Research unit. She's taught human physiology and published on a wide range of health subjects. Alexis spends much of her time turning cutting-edge research and health policy jargon into something meaningful for the public, patients, doctors and policy makers. In her spare time, Alexis drinks a lot of rooibos tea. Her first book, How Much Brain Do We Really Need? , with Jennifer Barnett, was published by Robinson in December 2017. Klappentext Do you really know what you are drinking? Are you sure? We consume many drinks every day and they all have an impact of some kind on our body. Maybe we're just thirsty, maybe we need something to wake us up, maybe we want something to relax us at the end of the day. But have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly is in your chai latte or just what those added electrolytes in your bottled water are supposed to do? From coffee and kombucha to cola and champagne, Drinkology distils the scientific evidence on the world's most popular drinks to see if we can get to the bottom of questions, such as: · Is a regular glass of wine good for our health or not? · Should we worry about energy drinks? · Is fluoride in tap water harmful? · Are fermented drinks and probiotics the answer to a healthy gut? Whether you want to discover the true benefits of wellness drinks, find out if sulphites in wine really cause headaches or are just sick of the pseudoscience behind the marketing of what we consume, this book is for you. It may just change the way you drink. Do you really know what you are drinking? Are you sure? Do you know what impact drinks are having on your body? Drinkology distils the scientific evidence to get the to bottom of the world's most popular beverages, from coffee to nut milks to kombucha to champagne, and may just change the way you drink. Zusammenfassung Do you really know what you are drinking? Are you sure? Do you know what impact drinks are having on your body? Drinkology distils the scientific evidence to get the to bottom of the world's most popular beverages, from coffee to nut milks to kombucha to champagne, and may just change the way you drink....
