Do you feel trapped in an endless cycle of dieting and regaining? Exhausted from fighting food noise every day? Frustrated that nothing you’ve tried has led to lasting change? Do you want to learn how to stop overeating for good?
Winner in the National Indie Excellence Awards, 2025
Weaving together evidence from multiple scientific fields, Foods That Lie presents a new understanding of eating behavior, explaining the root cause of the global obesity epidemic and identifying exactly which aspect of the ultra-processed food supply is to blame.
It reveals a breakthrough discovery: misleading flavor molecules create unpredictable reward patterns similar to gambling machines, triggering temporary bodily changes that increase appetite and drive overeating. It concludes with a simple method to break free.
This isn’t another mindful eating or intuitive eating book. It is an information-based treatment centered around acquiring an accurate understanding of the problem.
- Discover how to stop binge eating permanently by recognizing the deceptive tactics that are to blame
- Rapidly reset hunger and satiety signals, normalizing eating patterns
- Experience the joy of nourishing the body with ‘flavor-honest’ foods
- Achieve a healthy weight without feelings of restriction or deprivation
Whether you are struggling with so-called ‘emotional eating,’ ‘stress eating,’ ‘sugar addiction,’ ‘yo-yo dieting,’ ‘binge eating disorder,’ ‘compulsive eating,’ or are simply wondering how to stop eating so much, Foods That Lie provides the missing piece that makes permanent change possible.
I will not be surprised to see scientists test Libby’s hypothesis from various angles in the coming years. In the meantime, if you have issues with eating, buy this book, test Libby’s hypothesis, and write a review. You’ll be happy you did.
– Fred Provenza, Professor Emeritus, Utah State University
