A girls’ Friday night out on the town, in Bristol, England, 2009. As in most big cities in the UK, around the weekend you see women with very minimal clothing on, wandering around regardless of the temperature. (Photo by Martin Parr/Magnum Photos)

A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day. In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a Massai herdswoman, world-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria, an American competitive eater, and more, these compulsively readable personal stories also include demographic particulars, including age, activity level, height, and weight. Essays from Harvard primatologist Richard Wrangham, journalist Michael Pollan, and others discuss the implications of our modern diets for our health and for the planet. This compelling blend of photography and investigative reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals, culture, and food.

A visitor looks down from a terrace at a Volkswagen Beetle owners' meeting in Sao Bernardo do Campo January 25, 2015. Around 1000 Volkswagen Beetle cars took part in this event as part of celebrations marking Brazil's annual National Volkswagen Beetle day, which falls on January 20. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)

Fashion designer Hans M. Bachmayer (L), Susanne Wiebe (2R) and Rosanna Davison (R) attend the Susanne Wiebe Fashion Show on August 12, 2011 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo takes in the outdoors in the last decade of November 2023. (Photo by Oliviarodrigo/Instagram)

English actress Danielle Harold shot exclusively for the Sun on Sunday, September 7, 2023 in London. (Photo by Olivia West/The Sun)

The Bondi Icerbergs Pool was converted into a giant esky ice chest during the filiming of a Jim Beam commercial at Bondi Icebergs on March 21, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey)

People work with cocoa beans in Enchi June 17, 2014. Picture taken June 17, 2014. Ghana emerged as a success story during the 2000s, when war, political instability and a disastrous liberalization brought Ivory Coast's cocoa sector to its knees. Ghana's output more than tripled from 340,000 tons in the 2001/02 season to a record 1,025,000 tons a decade later. Strict controls cemented its reputation as a producer of top quality beans, establishing a brand that fetches a premium. (Photo by Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters)