# Body By Science by McGuff and Little

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Body By Science by McGuff and Little and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a book of recommendations based on research and data, and one reader calls it one of their favorite medical stories.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommendations based on research and data (1 comments): "a book containing recommendations based on research and data" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872163))
- Favorite medical stories (1 comments): "one of my favorite medical stories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129805))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Body+By+Science&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Body By Science by McGuff and Little", https://hackerapproved.com/p/body/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).