Debunking Food Myths: Safe Food Facts for Healthy Eating

Dr. Cooper clearly understand organic chemistry, which is good because that is what his doctorate is in. He also has a really good way of relating scientific concepts to lay persons. He presents adequate scientific detail to prove his points while using language anyone can understand. He backs everything up with references to credible sources.For some reason I do not understand, there are movements out there of people who do not understand science and are choosing to live in the 19th century. Some people choose not to vaccinate their children. Some people choose to avoid GMOs, even going so far as to try to outlaw them via ballot initiatives. Some people assume that Organic produce or things labeled "all-natural" are better than conventional or GMO food.This is all ridiculous. At a molecular level, different ways of growing the same food end up producing the same thing. If you look at Organic, conventional, and GMO corn under the microscope, they are the same. Yet people go on crusades to vilify certain ways of growing and producing food. They are worked up about things that really do not matter.This book does an excellent job at cutting through the hype, myths, and pseudoscience to get to the truth. Dr. Cooper also does a good job discussing the origins of some of the movements, for example talking about the history of Organic farming and why it is the way it is. While not strictly necessary when discussing most of the scientific principles, it does help us to understand the motivations and reasoning behind some of the myths.My only minor gripe is that while Dr. Cooper manages to present the material in an unbiased way, there are a few times where he sounds biased. That would be fine in an editorial, but not in scientific literature. Regardless, there are not a lot of times where he sounds biased and as always he backs everything up with citations.