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24 alternatives to Why We Get Fat

And what to do about it

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Why We Get Fat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Why You Get Hangry▲117

   The science of hunger, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Power of Habit ▲112

   Why we do what we do in life and business

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The End of Overeating▲55

   Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Win at Losing▲62

   How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   In Defense of Food▲79

   An eater's manifesto

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Why We Fail▲76

   Learn from other people's failures.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mindless Eating▲93

   The “hidden persuaders” that make us overeat.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   As We Speak▲64

   How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Antifragile▲89

   Things that gain from disorder

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hack Sleep▲84

    How to fall asleep faster and improve health and memory

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Black Box Thinking▲66

    Why most people never learn from their mistakes--but some do

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality▲54

    7 Reasons why your other diets fail

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Drive▲28

    The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Payoff▲9

    The hidden logic that shapes our motivations

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Case Against Sugar▲2

    From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How Not to Die▲65

    What to eat to help prevent the top 15 causes of death.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Why We Buy▲62

    The Science of Shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    How We Learn▲64

    The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle▲58

    Upgrade your brain, upgrade your life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Fat for Fuel▲4

    Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →