It is a common understanding that the innate human needs for survival and procreation have been combined with two corresponding pleasures: that of food and sex. Both, of course, are interconnected. Both have become the subjects of extensive contemporary research: nutrition and reproduction.

This book that you hold in your hands deals with the first fundamental human need: nutrition. A book that is not a popularized edition of scientific views, but a scientific essay presented with everyday simplicity, a handy tool in the daily quest for what healthy eating means.

The topics it addresses are presented theoretically and practically, so that the non-specialist reader, and not only them, can derive comprehensive information, but also be activated for personal individualized approaches. And this is not always easy.