Good Reference Showing How Diet relates to our Health
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Lots of information about diet and what our diet does to our well being.  Takes time to get through it but well worth it.
Good reference if someone wants to know.
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March 2010

This study provides empirical evidence with surveys from 6,500 adults in 65 counties, representing 2,500 counties and all across China.  The authors exhaustively will dawg the reader to conclude that a diet of greens, fruits and plant protein is the best choice while linking cancer to animal protein including dairy milk.

Being mostly vegan, this is not difficult for me however for the typical US family with children, it takes a lot of determination to accomplish this but well worth the effort to change to a this type of diet.  For those that are faced with heart or diabetes, and need the facts to be convinced, this read is a must.  Keep in mind that diet always needs to be coupled with movement, activity and exercise.

It is revealed that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this book really questions the diet practices in the West, specifically addressing the Atkins diet with fact to support how harmful it is.
Of particular interest and unique for any book, much less one that is focused on diet
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I've read a lot of books about health and nutrition over the years. This one outlines much of the new science of healthier eating without being too prescriptive or extreme. Chris takes into consideration humans want to enjoy their lives but have a healthier goal to work toward. It's almost a shame the word Paleo is used in this book because it may lead a person to assume it is too restrictive. Chris's website is also a very useful tool to use in conjunction with this book.
1974001
This small book helped me further understand the ins and outs of food planning for my husband's recently diagnosed diabetes.  Combining the food choices with exercise and practical life choices can go a long way to leading a normal, healthy life.
3562531
excellent, really showed how the foods we eat impact our health; along with much valuable information.
Very happy I decided to buy this. Worth what I paid for it.
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I'm not done reading this book, but it is required for a Kaiser Permamente's nutritional group. Some of it gets into the details of chemistry of food and how it affects the body. The chemistry part requires some Google searching on my part, but it is valuable information for me. It's amazing what food can do to the brain, and how it affects moods. I reccomend this to anyone who notices how flour products, sugar and even certain fats can change how someone thinks, feels and behaves.
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Dr Greger provides a marvelous description of disease processes and the food elements that are likely involved.  My son-in-law, an MD, gave me the book for Christmas and says that Dr Greger is his Go-To guy for all things diet related.  I bought the Kindle version so I could use the search feature to track down certain items because I didn't find the index, etc. in the book sufficient.  The recommendations themselves have tremendous scientific references.
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This book is very readable & easy to get into. It gives important info related to good heart health and motivates one to think about and try a plant based diet for better health. Even if you don't go completely plant based, there are many excellent recipes you can incorporate into your diet. I recommend the cauliflower-onion-potato soup and the 3 bean chili. About half the book is recipes.
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Good books and helped increase my knowledge on the effects of nutrition on our body.  We are what we eat.
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Even if you're not going on the diet, the information in this book will be very useful to you.  It will probably at least influence the way you eat and solve the mystery as to why you get so hungry after you eat certain foods.
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I liked how the book talked about essentials to a healthy diet in the beginning, and what constituents good nutrition. Further along, I read in chapters of vitamins, and types of food containing different vitamins and minerals.

I was looking for a guide to help me with what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And at what time of day or season to eat, but I did not find this. Instead, I realized what I should eat for any meal, breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And I realized how my nervous state influences the digestion process.

I would recommend this book to someone who knows some Doctoring, perhaps has a doctor in the family. It is written from a perspective almost to that of practicing medicine. Very revealing how maladies of the gastrointestinal tract may be reduced by proper diet, and careful nutrition.
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A lot of very good information in this book.  I am taking  a class taught by a nutritionist and she is using this book for the class.
There is quite a bit to be learned by reading this and I would recommend it to interested people who are open minded.
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The information in this book is highly valuable and has large ramifications on the average American diet.  Well written and very informatative.  Anyone interested in their health should read this book.
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I did not want a book that consist of a diet. I happened to be listening to the radio one day and tuned in on a conversation about this book. The author said some things that made me want to check it out. I'm looking for that book that will help me eat a healthy of diet and also as I should to give me and my body the most benefit.

This book has provided some good information. I'm not disappointed that I purchased it.
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Simple easy to understand book on the additives in our food and how they affect our health. Made big changes on what I eat because of this book. If you've ever worried that the additives in food are bad this book is for you. Many helpful hints on healthy products.
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We found this book to be very helpful in supplementing our health, medical, psychology and weight loss library. It is well written and informative as a reference as well.
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Nourishing Traditions is a good book to remind you about why you have chosen to eat the way you do and why you may want to change some habits. As a former vegetarian who is lactose and wheat intolerant, this book helped me to see a greater overview of the role in our diets of fat, salt, meat and other ingredients. It is written clearly and in an easy-to-understand format. It is slightly slanted to a liberal viewpoint as regards the medical community; i.e., the reason why we should not give the AMA and the pharmaceutical companies too much credence when it comes to anti-cholesterol fear campaigns.

The index is a little bit useless, but by and large it is a very helpful book.