Food, We Need to Talk

This is an unusual—and unusually interesting—exploration of diet, weight, and health that has both a memoir and a practical aspect. It’s a cut-to-the-chase book that makes you realize not that everything you know about dieting and weight loss isn’t true (even though it probably isn’t), but that way too much of your brain, your time, and your pocketbook has been taken up with the endless (and futile) quest.

The authors’ two distinct voices thread and play off each other throughout the …