James Wong is a Kew-trained botanist, science writer and broadcaster based in London. Graduating with a Master of Science degree in Ethnobotany in 2006, he pursued his key research interests of under-utilized crop species and traditional food systems through field work in rural Ecuador, Java and southern China.He is the author of the best-selling books Grow Your Own Drugs, Homegrown Revolution and, for Mitchell Beazley, RHS Grow for Flavour (more than 66,000 copies sold) and How to Eat Better (almost 90,000 copies sold). He has presented BBC2's award-winning series Grow Your Own Drugs and co-presented, with Dr Michael Mosley, The Secrets of Your Food - a major BBC series on the science of food. He has a column in the Observer magazine.With his obsession for food almost eclipsing his love of plants, James's small London garden serves as a testing station for all manner of crops from around the world.
His book is so useful. It systematically sorts the wheat from the
gluten-free chaff in terms of what is scientifically proven to be
nutritionally beneficial amid the confusing fads and
misinformation... As well as reassuring us about carbs, gluten and
sugar, this book has a wealth of simple, applicable science. Plonk
mushrooms on a windowsill for a couple of hours and they'll contain
100 times the vitamin D2 than if they were chopped into a soup
straight from the fridge. Microwave kale and its polyphenol levels
jump by 40 per cent.
*The Times*
Botanist James Wong has compiled the ultimate guide to every type
of fruit and vegetable, from the ones we should always pick off the
shelf to the ones we should avoid putting in our shopping
baskets.
*The Daily Mail*
How to Eat Better reveals how to up the nutritional ante of your
cooking. Inspirational!
*Woman & Home*
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