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Supplements: Do they really make us healthier or are we being fooled?
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A Bitter Pill

The Uneasy Truth About Supplements (And What Actually Works)

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    320 pages

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    4 May 2027

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Summary

Investigative journalist Sarah Boseley takes an in-depth look at the food supplement industry to find out what’s out there, why we are taking them, what works and, ultimately, will they help us to lead better, healthier lives.

Food supplements have become a fundamental part of our daily lives. They are add-ons to our diet, lightly regulated as foods, not drugs, and as easy and ubiquitous as a latte or a packet of crisps. All the marketing tells us we can be fitter, healthier, stronger…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035438860
ISBN-10:1035438860
Author:Sarah Boseley
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Home
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:4 May 2027
Dimensions:153mm x 234mm
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A Bitter Pill by Sarah Boseley - ISBN: 9781035438860
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About The Author

Sarah Boseley

Sarah Boseley was the health editor of The Guardian newspaper for two decades, writing about health and medical issues with both a UK and a global perspective. She also created her own global health blog for The Guardian. She has won ten awards for her work, including the One World Media award (twice), the BMJ Group journalism award and the Lorenzo Natali prize from the European Commission. She studied English at Oxford University and fell in love with journalism after editing Isis, the student magazine. After training on the prestigious Mirror Group Scheme and some time freelancing in London, she was taken on by The Guardian, where she worked as a general reporter, education correspondent and a writer on the Europe section before specialising in health since 1998. Sarah is the author of the book The Shape We’re In: How Junk Food and Diets Are Shortening Our Lives. She has two adult daughters and lives in London.

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