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Diet and Fitness Explained
- Narrated by: Nick Jermyn
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
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- Anita W.
- 12-01-20
fantastic
As always William Porter gets to the fact to enable you to get a greater understanding into your habits and behaviour and therefore the ability to make positive changes in your life.
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- Roo
- 27-06-19
Very clear and cuts through the normal chaff associated with diet and fitness.
Essential reading to understand diet & fitness in absolute clarity. A fantastic companion piece to Alcohol Explained.
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- Matt Jones
- 04-02-21
Factually incorrect in many aspects
The book is well read and clear.
Unfortunately, the author is incorrect in several aspects of his explanations of biochemistry, particularly the descriptions of digestion, blood sugar management and how they’re affected by the consumption of different food groups.
I had high hopes for this book, but feel very disappointed with the lack of accurate information.
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- michelle long
- 12-01-21
Direct and concise
Love all of this gentleman’s books
Have found them immensely helpful. Cannot recommended enough.
For people who don’t like waffle
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- Lauren Blunt
- 04-12-20
Necessary reading
I’m a good weight and fairly fit but this book still taught me a lot. It was a really interesting read and I’ll definitely be making some changes to my eating habits.
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- JD2201
- 22-11-20
a helpful tool in achieving a better lifestyle
helpful advice based on scientific evidence. midway got a little dull (this is bound to happen when a book is totally factual) but still worth a listen.
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- Mrs Balla
- 28-10-20
Very Informative and Straight to the Point
I like William's simple and straight to the point explanations. Excellent informative book and very much helps in the quest to lose weight when there is so much conflicting information. Thanks so much
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- Ian Russell
- 16-10-20
Excellent resource
As somebody who has struggled with their diet and weight for over 40 years I found this book most helpful. The narration is clear and the messages are simple but also powerful. The timing of me reading the book helped as I chose to look at my alcohol consumption recently as well and I have found my diet is also much improved, as though my taste buds have some how changed!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-20
Fantastic
A great listen, easy to understand, but in depth enough to give you a really good foundation for change. I have this and Alcohol Explained, both great sources of knowledge and inspiration. Looking forward to my journey.
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- Truffles
- 12-07-20
Everyone needs a William Porter.
I love this guy, he’s full of brilliant advice and makes you THINK about what you’re putting into your mouth, be it drink or food.
If you enjoyed this ‘Alcohol Explained’ is an excellent listen too.
Thank you Mr Porter your audio books have been a light in the dark days of lockdown and have definitely helped me stay positive 👍
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- Ian K. White
- 11-10-19
Excellent direct writiting
I love his direct style of writing. I listened to diet and exercise explained because his first book alcohol explained. His direct clear organized approach to whatever subject I now consider a benchmark to measure other books against. I hope he continues writing since his books have been helpful to me and I expect to others. If you are interested in a subject he is writing about you will finish his books with a clear understanding of the relevant details.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-02-21
Very Good, already applying info
Very good information and easy to apply ideas. This book will make you healthier as the ideas are simple but still motivating. Great presentation of basic truths of the topic. I wish there were more books that are this motivating tjat speak this plainly on diet nutrition and excercise.
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- Kelly
- 01-01-21
Just as perfect as Alcohol Explained
Succinct, educational, non-biased and easy to incorporate into your life immediately. This is a must have. I'll be listening to this every once in a while for a lifetime. Thank you, William Porter, for another amazing book.
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- Kim
- 09-12-20
Very interesting and informational
Very good read! Learned a lot and will likely listen to this book again as there is a lot of good information that will take time to sink in. I would recommend this book to anyone curious about diet and fitness. This has already and will continue to change my eating and exercise habits.
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- Carol Radliff
- 31-10-20
Amazing book and author
Awesome book! Will recommend. Condensed beneficial info for becoming healthier. realistic and factual info.