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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 10:54

Has anyone read the book?? :)
I started reading it, and it makes me sick! Is it worth to continue reading if I don't want to be a vegan??
I don't think I can go through a week without cheese:)

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 18:59

What disturbed me about the book ( skinny b) was their dependence on processed soy replacement, sort of defeats the purpose of looking for healthier food, IMO. However, if anyone is interested in the actually information on what a healthy human diet, check out The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell. It is a remarkable book, based on 30 years of actual studies on nutrition.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 17:46

Ummm last time I checked humans had a totally different digestive system from zebras ... We sure do. It makes me ponder why we think it is acceptable to drink the milk of another species :\: [i'>*I consume dairy and agree with them that cheese is as addictive as crack :)*[/i'> Mmmmmmm camembert .... I agree about the milk thing, I just thought their arguments were spurious.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 17:19

Is that the 'bun in the oven' one? Or is there another one for just being a regular skinny b***h? . Yes, there is a regular one:) I don't eat meat and trying to stay away from chicken, I do enjoy seafood though. But I could give that up too. I don't drink milk anyway:) But cheese? I seriously can't live without, I mostly live on pasta with cheese/pizza/ cheese sandwich/greek salad.. It is a bit too much for me.. Still, I will continue reading the book though, maybe they can convince me in the next chapter;)

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 15:50

Ummm last time I checked humans had a totally different digestive system from zebras ... We sure do. It makes me ponder why we think it is acceptable to drink the milk of another species :\: [i'>*I consume dairy and agree with them that cheese is as addictive as crack :)*[/i'>

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 15:43

I bought it thinking it seemed good for a laugh - kind of a tough love approach to dieting/ weight loss. Couldn't stand its pseudo-science approach. I think it was aimed at a "Super-size" me kind of market that really enjoys a nefarious conspiracy theory without actually thinking about it. I was intrigued about some of the allegations so I took the trouble of checking some of the references and went to the end of the book. Ummmm if you refer to more than a certain percentage of "internet sources" then you lose any sort of credibility with me. My all time favourite argument in the book was that humans don't need meat in their diet because all those zebras grazing the plains don't need animal protein do they? Ummm last time I checked humans had a totally different digestive system from zebras ...

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 15:07

I got bored of the condescending tone after one chapter as well, and thought most of it was common sense although I was suprised at how anti milk they were, I always thought milk was good for you.. Of course you've always though milk is good for you, the dairy industry is one of marketing's great success stories! Not that I'm saying dairy is bad for you but it's not nearly as essential as you might think.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 13:08

I do agree with you to a point CT, - but I have lived with and worked with a lot of vegetarions and even some vegans. To be truly vegetarian is hard (let alone vegan), unless you are going to prepare all your food yourself.....for example a lot of asian cuisines contain fish stock or sauce of some sort - miso soup when prepared the traditional way is not vegetarian....I guess it depends why you are vegetarian and how strict you are. Unfortunately all the vegetarians I have known have depended very heavily on Diary product as there source of protien....but maybe thats b/c most of them were NZ'ers;)

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 13:04

I got bored of the condescending tone after one chapter as well, and thought most of it was common sense although I was suprised at how anti milk they were, I always thought milk was good for you..

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:35

I thought the book was ok. I didn't mind the way it was written at first but it got old quickly. The information is valid but was not delievered in a way that would appeal to the masses. As a vegetarian it was manageable - just. It did make me finally tackle my 10+ year diet coke addiction so for that alone it was worth the cover price but I won't be giving it as a gift to a friend anytime soon. Overall it was no better than most 'diet' books in my opinion.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:23

A vegan diet is super grain based and seriously lacking in protien A healthy vegan diet is not lacking in protein. Vegans are able to consume adequate protein from many varied sources including tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans, nuts, seeds, grains, lentils, soy products and vegetables.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:14

but it is much harder to eat a balanced healthy diet as a vegan, than as an omnivore. Your comment should read 'I believe that it is much harder....' It is no harder to be healthy as a vegan it is just different to how most of us are raised. It takes effort and planning to eat a healthy diet no matter if you are an omnivore, vegetarian, pescetarian or vegan.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:08

I started reading it...and hated it, thought it was condescending,...I just hated the tone of it. I thought although there was a an element of truth to what they say, felt their views pretty extreme. I didn't want to become vegan - I think if you want to fine, but it is much harder to eat a balanced healthy diet as a vegan, than as an omnivore. It's not a diet book, but found "In Defense of Food" far more informative and interesting...if you read it though you need to understand it comes from a USA view point, and some things are not relevant in other countries. Micheal Pollens whole premise is that humans are omnivores and should eat as such, but that in general the modern diet has become very heavy in red meat and diary (and there are political reasons for that), and they should be part of a modern diet. What he seems to want to educate people about is to be aware of you food soucres.the industrialisation of food production, and to have a varied and unprocessed (as much as possible) diet.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:58

I bought it too not realising it is just about becoming vegan ....and that too in a very- you are destroying the world if you eat milk, meat or eggs sort of way. I do not buy into veganism- not very healthy for humans. Most our paleo diet was meat, fruit, veg nuts and seeds. While factory farmed meet is awful, I think we need sustaible meat and we must try and buy it when we can. Saying that, my baby is gluten intolerent, i can barely digest grains and i have issues with sugar due to years of sugar addictions. A vegan diet is super grain based and seriously lacking in protien and I do not thicnk I can afford all organic and local with the way we try to avoid grains at home.....so normal quality meat (esp if they say grass fed) from aus,new zealand or england where the animals are normally not confined is good enough.. I lost tons of weight and flab after baby no 1 following the guidelines of the Weston A price foundation and I have to tell you, my whole family has never been healthier.....

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:47

yep it's that one..poor hubby :) i know what you mean...the book has a writing style that seduces you and they start off with coffee and soda and slowly eliminate and destroy your enjoyment of anything you love. one thing i did find amazing though was the info about the FDA in america and how the industry is so corrupt and geared towards bad lifestyle choices. i think it is worth the read...just need to keep it all in perspective - not that i can talk now though...trying desperately to lose the baby weight and it feels impossible boo :( Hehehe - he swears he hadn't read any of it before he gave it to me... I had actuallly forgotten about the heavy FDA element tbh (it has been well over a year and half now - and clearly I had baby brain) - that was actually interesting. I do confess, because I found the style of writing so offputting after a while, and I had the memory of a goldfish at the time, I only made it about half way through... I seriously love food far too much to obstain from any food groups 100% - I even have a gluten intolerance, yet still have that every now and then (so bad!) and apart from during pregnancy manage to keep in a healthy weightrange, yet still 'indulging' regulary.. as you say, you need to keep it all in perspective...

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:30

yep it's that one..poor hubby :) i know what you mean...the book has a writing style that seduces you and they start off with coffee and soda and slowly eliminate and destroy your enjoyment of anything you love. one thing i did find amazing though was the info about the FDA in america and how the industry is so corrupt and geared towards bad lifestyle choices. i think it is worth the read...just need to keep it all in perspective - not that i can talk now though...trying desperately to lose the baby weight and it feels impossible boo :(

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:24

Is that the 'bun in the oven' one? Or is there another one for just being a regular skinny b***h? Seriously, if there is, and it is even only half as restrictive as the pregnancy one, I would flag it. My husband made the mistake of getting me this book when I was pregnant - Right Prince Charming he is, nothing to do with the fact I put on 29 kgs :) .. it just really annoyed me (nothing to do with hormones raging around my body honestly! hehehe). Initially I found the way it was written quite amusing, then once I realised how excessively restricted the diet was, and how bad they made you feel for even considering putting butter on your toast, or even having the toast itself, I realised this book was not for me! Far more constructive and balanced dietary books to read that have a far better attitude/perspective on food than this one in my opinion.

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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:17

i found it really informative and wasn't intending to become a vegan but i did cut back on all the "bad stuff" for a few months after and saw a marked improvement overall. of course real life caught up and i have slipped back to pretty much all of it - dairy, meat etc. BUT the best thing i took away from the book was to be more aware of what you're eating and i still read ingredients lists on products before buying them now. i think if you can take what you want from the book its pretty fantastic. i did, however, steer clear of the pregnancy version when i was pregnant last year - i craved meat toooooo much and didn't want to put myself on a guilt trip.

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