Distinguish scientific truth from nutritional myths. What should I eat? A simple question that has become extremely complicated today. Should I follow the "Paleo" diet or perhaps the low-carbohydrate diet? What about the low-fat diet? Strict vegetarianism? Consuming gluten-free foods?

In his book "The Nutrition Compass," Bas Kast, a writer and journalist specializing in scientific topics, organizes the chaos surrounding diets and helps us navigate the vast jungle of nutritional information. Beyond modern trends and ideologies, he examines what is truly healthy. What do people who live long lives typically eat? How can one effectively lose weight? Why are even the "official" dietary guidelines misleading?

Kast confronts various nutritional myths and outlines the foundations of a diet that protects us from age-related diseases and extends our lives. The basis of his recommendations is a uniquely comprehensive overview of thousands of nutritional studies from modern medicine, metabolism research, and aging studies.

When science journalist Bas Kast collapsed with chest pains at the age of forty, he faced an existential question: Had he destroyed his health with junk food? He then decided to drastically change his diet to regain his health. But what is truly healthy? This is how he began a multi-year journey of discovery in modern aging and nutrition research.

Bas Kast's book contains the scientifically validated essence of healthy eating. It enables us to fundamentally understand everything related to healthy diets and pinpoint the lies in supposed magical formulas and tricks by self-proclaimed nutrition gurus. With "The Nutrition Compass," no one can deceive us about nutrition anymore!

Bas Kast studied Psychology and Biology in Konstanz, Bochum, and MIT in Boston. He works as a journalist specializing in scientific articles and is an author. His book "The Nutrition Compass" remained on the Der Spiegel bestseller list for 141 weeks and has been translated into twelve languages. In Germany alone, more than nine hundred thousand copies of the book have been sold.