Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less: A Flexible and Delicious Way to Shrink Your Waist Without Going Hungry
by Mollie Katzen, Walter Willett
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Author: Mollie Katzen, Walter WillettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-10
ISBN: 1401308929
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: A small step towards health
Summary: 2 Stars
This book, written by the cookbook author Mollie Katzen and Walter Willett MD of Harvard University, aims to distill nutritional research into simple recommendations for improving your health and well-being. The problem with this book, however, is the research itself, the Nurses' Health Study. The most famous study on women's health, it suffers from a serious flaw. The diet followed by the women in the study is high in animal based protein; in short, they follow a typical American diet. Epidemiological studies on diet around the world show that high consumption of animal products is associated with a greater risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and autoimmune diseases. These diseases are far more common in the US and other "developed" countries than in parts of the world where people eat a diet based on whole, plant-based foods with very low levels of animal protein and fat. The women in the Nurses' Health Study who consumed the least fat ate 20-25% of their calories as fat; those in countries with the lowest level of dietary-related diseases typically eat 10-15% fat or even less. Therefore, if you follow the recommendations that come out of the Nurses' Health Study you will still be at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases of "dietary excess".
I have other objections to this book, besides this essential flaw. It seems to combine the latest diet fads (the GI diet, essential fatty acids, phytonutrients) with outdated advice. It perpetuates the myth that vegetarians and vegans need to take extra care to consume enough protein and to make sure that that protein is "complete" -- in fact, the notion of incomplete proteins has been shown to be wrong, and anyone consuming adequate calories will inevitably consume enough protein. They encourage taking calcium supplements to avoid osteoporosis, stating that "a high consumption of dairy products is probably not the best source [of calcium]", but they don't explain why (excess dietary protein causes calcium leaching from the bones). And most ridiculously, while admitting that tap water is generally just as good for you, they come out with new age mumbo-jumbo about drinking overpriced bottled water: "...manufacturers have created a whole industry around the psychological power of the bottle, and you can tap into that power, too." That's right, companies have brainwashed us into thinking that bottled water is better, so we might as pretend to believe it!
If you want to take a small step towards a more healthy diet, this book might be a good place to start. But if you want optimum health throughout your life, and as an additional bonus to lose excess weight and not have to worry about regaining it, then read books by authors such as John McDougall, T. Colin Campbell, and Caldwell Esselstyn, who are at the forefront of the most groundbreaking research into the connection between the Western diet and the illnesses that plague us.
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Here's the dream team for healthy eating: Mollie Katzen is the author of the landmark Moosewood Cookbook and one of Health magazine's five "Women Who Changed the Way We Eat;" Dr. Walter Willett is the head of the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition. Together they've created a weight-loss plan that's not only easy to implement -- with gradual shifts rather than quick fixes -- but filled with delicious, enjoyable foods and more than one hundred of Mollie's fabulous recipes.Healthy Books
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