Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-08-15

Chris Williamson & Daniel Lieberman: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #1137

Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - Daniel Lieberman - #1137

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Daniel Lieberman is a Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology, paleoanthropologist, and author. What is the best diet for peak human health?

Chris Williamson recommended Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Salt Sugar Fat

   Michael Moss · at 1:35:34

   Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss is an investigative account exposing how major food corporations intentionally engineer processed foods using specific bliss points to maximize consumer cravings.

   Recommended

   “So there's a a book by by a guy named Michael Moss called Salt, Sugar, Fat, which is really worth reading, where he's an investigative journalist. Um, and he studied and, you know, collected information on how the big food companies, you know, through serious testing.”

   Chris Williamson Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - D… 2026-08-15 ▶ Play 1:35:32

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