What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food

This book offers exactly what the title promises. What to eat. When to eat it. Many readers will have some or part of the model "under their belts" already. My family has the "what" part down pretty well. The timing of food intake is an emerging body of science. The "when" part, as the authors acknowledge in sharing their personal experiences, it going to take adjustment. The book offers a plan for gradual changes. What makes this book different? References! The peer-reviewed journal articles are referenced in the book. I want the science to support making radical lifestyle changes. This isn't the opinion two admittedly engaging physicians, this is both new and old knowledge presented in an easy to read and reference format.I'm puzzled by the scattered poor reviews. Readers criticized the book for old information (mostly the "what" part) and ignored the important modifications of new information or criticized the book because it didn't meet their individual expectation of wanting a short term prescription of menus. This is about lifestyle. Please don't let those reviews mislead you. I'm going to recommend this book to my patients.

Eat fewer processed foods, less simple carbohydrates, more seafood, more fresh vegetables, more fruit, and eat more earlier in the day than later. Oh, and remember what you learned in high school biology. That's it - the entire message of this book, repeated in different ways over and over and over and over . . The authors have inflated a good but simple message with cutesy wisecracks and pretentious 'plans' into a 'book'.

Interested in learning about "When to Eat" and how it affects health. Reading through the endorsements, I saw that doctors Sanjay Gupta and Mehmet Oz had written glowing endorsements. This was encouraging because they had both endorsed Dr. Mark Hyman's book "Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?" I had read and learned a lot about nutrition. However, I found that Dr. Roizen's 'what to eat' recommendations in this book are significantly different from Dr. Hyman's. Roizen says avoid or strictly limit red meat, eggs ( no yolks) and coconut oil while Hyman says pretty much the opposite.Two well known and respected doctors endorsing two books with very different approached to nutrition adds to the confusion and charlatanism associated with health/diet plans and makes me wonder if they all just get together and agree to support each other so that their respective books will sell.

This book is more than just another handbook for some trendy fad diet. It summarizes the latest research in an entertaining fashion and easy-to-read format on how to eat better and help people lose weight, without making drastic changes in their lives. It’s a much easier approach to stick with in the long term, so I think that’s why many people will find that this is something that is much more simple to follow for the rest of their lives rather than a drastic change for a few months (and then return back to their old eating habits).I see that one of the criticisms from others is that it’s a rather simple book that might point out obvious things... yet these are things that most people do not practice in their daily lives. So I think that there are lot of people who could benefit from the book. As a physician, I will definitely bring up these important eating recommendations to my patients in my OB/GYN practice.One of the best eating instruction books I have read in a long time. I highly recommend it.

We saw the authors of this book on the Dr. Oz show and were hoping that this would be a book that would provide follow up, easy to follow meal plans. We learned the basic philosophy that the authors subscribe to on Dr. Oz's show, so we were not needing to be schooled in that same information. Unfortunately, the majority of the book is devoted to their philosophy and what to do in exceptional circumstances. We looked through the entire book looking for a simple 30 day meal plan detailing what to eat for each meal with helpful recipes. None of that is provided.Don't waste your money on this confusing, frustrating book!!!

This book is just warmed over 90's advice given by old school doctors who can't get over how real people eat. Huge disappointment. All that's different is don't eat large when the sun is down. I really feel cheated!

I am SO disappointed in this book! It provides little new information, and, to me, is written in a paternalistic style.For example, eggs had been vilified, then brought back as a nutritional powerhouse, including the yolks. Now the authors say to have a most one egg yolk a week, without explaining the reasoning. We are just to accept it on their say so, without explanation, despite other highly respected MD's endorsing the whole egg. The authors seems to under-estimate the intelligence of their readers. I am back to just trying to eat the way that makes most sense to me, which is food the way it comes in nature, as the whole egg, ( not just the white) the whole apple, not applesauce, whole milk, real fruit and vegetable in their whole form, and so on. I am also disappointed at Dr. Oz's promotion as well. A waste of money for me.

Excellent book on the role our circadian rhythm plays in our diet. All the science, evidence, and a meal plan in one book. I always made dinner my biggest meal but I’m changing my habit and feel much better for it.

Alot smaller than thought.. Info inside is nothin new

A juvenile book. It could have been written in four words. "Eat less, exercise more". Save your money.

I didn’t find nd this to be overly helpful.

Good information re food choices

Ok book