Body By Science
Body By Science by McGuff and Littleby McGuff and Little
Shares rank 4 of 5 health books by recommenders
People recommend it as a book of recommendations based on research and data, and one reader calls it one of their favorite medical stories.
People recommend it as a book of recommendations based on research and data, and one reader calls it one of their favorite medical stories.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recommendations based on research and data
“a book containing recommendations based on research and data”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Metabolic and cellular differences between sedentary and active individuals” Favorite medical stories
“one of my favorite medical stories”
Comment from 17 Oct 2026 in “Wireless magnetic millirobots that deliver medicine inside the beating heart”
Other health books people recommend
The four most recommended other health books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outliveby Peter Attia | 7 | 3 | 70% | 6 | — | — |
| Starting Strengthby Mark Rippetoe | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
| In Defense of Foodby Michael Pollan | 5 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| Body By Scienceby McGuff and LittleThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Where There Is No Doctorby David Werner | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of my favorite medical stories”
“a book containing recommendations based on research and data”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.