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.

Students participate in a yoga practice session ahead of International Yoga Day, at a school in Ahmedabad on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)

Shara Magomedov, right, punches Armen Petrosyan during a middleweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, October 26, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

Russian Olympic Committee's goaltender Mariia Sorokina (foreground L) and teammate Veronika Korzhakova (foreground R) attempt to stop a shot by Switzerland's Phoebe Staenz (R) during the women's preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between players of Russia's Olympic Committee and Switzerland, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Reuters)

The 21-year-old UK Love Island’s star Rebecca Gormley stunned in a plunging crop top during a shopping trip in Newcastle, England on March 23, 2020. (Photo by Backgrid UK)

English television personality from Newcastle, known for being a cast member in the MTV reality series “Geordie Shore”, Chloe Ferry, 25, soaked up the sun in a thong latex bikini during her holiday in Portugal on May 28, 2021. (Photo by Backgrid USA)