Advanced nutrition vs Let's cook it right.: Which Should You Read?
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Advanced nutrition
“For centuries, man has sought the fountain of youth.”
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Like its predecessors, the new and updated edition of Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Metabolism is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students studying…
Let's cook it right.
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Adelle Davis, described on the back cover as “America’s most noted nutritionist,” was a controversial author of the last century whose books on health, diet and nutrition sold millions of copies. With Let’s Cook It…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Let's cook it right. has the widest readership — 106 ratings behind its score.
- Advanced nutrition reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 13 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Advanced nutrition | Let's cook it right. | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (106) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Advanced nutrition | Let's cook it right. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 106 |
| Editions | 22 | 21 |
| Citations | 13 | 3 |
| Pages | 608 | 597 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Advanced nutrition or Let's cook it right.?
Advanced nutrition has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Advanced nutrition 3.9/5, Let's cook it right. 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Advanced nutrition or Let's cook it right.?
Let's cook it right. is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Let's cook it right. (597 pages, ≈ 11 h 03 m); Advanced nutrition (608 pages, ≈ 11 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Advanced nutrition or Let's cook it right.?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Advanced nutrition: Moderate; Let's cook it right.: Challenging.