The Full-Body Fat Fix: The Science-Based 7-Day Plan To Cool Inflammation, Heal Your Gut, and Build a Healthier, Leaner You!

In his newest book, Perrine (The Whole Body Reset), cocreator of the “Eat This, Not That!” series, blames inflammation for making people feel bloated, sick, fatigued, and more. He asserts that if readers work on reversing their body’s inflammation, they will gain benefits such as reduced obesity risk (even while eating more), better sleep, and improved concentration. Perrine uses current science-based gut-healing approaches to support his argument. The best parts of the book are Perrine’s actionable tips for building plant-forward meals at fast-food restaurants. He discusses nutritional fundamentals too (including the very basics, like eating fewer processed foods), but readers drawn to this book will most likely find that few points here are truly new. The book often moves from its stated principles to a mindset of restriction—limiting whole grains to one serving per day, for example—without tailoring the plan to people of all sizes or taking into account their levels of activity and movement each week. If readers can wade through the book’s jargon, there is helpful information about how food impacts sleep, digestion, and muscle development.