Part I: The liars -- The guilty parties: lies and ties -- Spreading food lies -- Part II: The lies -- Us versus the rest of the world -- Weighing calories -- Sugar: the bittersweet facts -- Sipping sabotage -- "Free" food: a high cost to health -- Flavor: it's not natural -- Fortified food fraud -- Weed killer for dinner -- Organic deception -- Three questions that will transform your health -- Bonus section: the 48-hour toxin takedown -- The 48-hour toxin takedown plan -- The 48-hour toxin takedown recipes -- Lifelong detox: where to go from here

There's so much confusion about what to eat. Are you jumping from diet to diet and nothing seems to work? Are you sick of seeing contradictory health advice from experts? Just like the tobacco industry lied to us about the dangers of cigarettes, the same untruths, cover-ups, and deceptive practices are occurring in the food industry. Vani Hari, aka The Food Babe, blows the lid off the lies we've been fed about the food we eat--lies about its nutrient value, effects on our health, label information, and even the very science we base our food choices on. Vani guides you through a 48-hour Toxin Takedown to rid your pantry, and your body, of harmful chemicals--a quick and easy plan that anyone can do. A blueprint for living your life without preservatives, artificial sweeteners, additives, food dyes, or fillers, eating foods that truly nourish you and support your health, Feeding You Lies is the first step on a new path of truth in eating--and a journey to your best health ever

Are you sick of seeing contradictory health advice from experts? Hari exaines the lies about food: its nutrient value, effects on our health, label information, and even the very science we base our food choices on. She provides a 48-hour 'toxin takedown' to rid your pantry, and your body, of harmful chemicals, so you can live your life without preservatives, artificial sweeteners, additives, food dyes, or fillers. Eating foods that truly nourishes you is the first step on a journey to your best health ever. -- adapted from jacket