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Plant-Based Diet for Dummies
Taking part in a plant-based diet allows a person the benefits of vegetariansim, without focusing on the politics of a meat-free lifestyle. This book will offer a hands-on guide to this lifestyle, with content such as: The 4-1-1 on how this diet and lifestyle will improve energy, lower cholesterol, improve Diabetes, and protect our body's cells from damage by cancer-causing agents40 plus delicious recipes plus sample menu plansPlant-based specifics for athletes, those battling maladies, expectant parents, seniors, and children (and cultural cuisines)Tips for stocking a plant-based friendly kitchenPlant foods that are good sources of fat and calories, good sources of protein, and good sources of complex carbohydrates and fiber
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368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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February 21, 2016
اكتشاف العمر!
ليس هذا الكتاب تحديداً، وإنما كل ما يتعلق بنظام الحياة المعتمد على الأكل الكامل والنباتات.
الكتاب ممتاز كبداية للتعرف على هذا النظام من ناحية علمية، وعن الوسائل التي يمكن اتباعها لتغيير نظامك الغذائي.
فصل الوصفات كان من الممكن أن يكون أقوى.
ليس هذا الكتاب تحديداً، وإنما كل ما يتعلق بنظام الحياة المعتمد على الأكل الكامل والنباتات.
الكتاب ممتاز كبداية للتعرف على هذا النظام من ناحية علمية، وعن الوسائل التي يمكن اتباعها لتغيير نظامك الغذائي.
فصل الوصفات كان من الممكن أن يكون أقوى.
February 9, 2019
yum yum yum I love pesto
December 6, 2020
Quite a promising title, but fails on a lot of accounts. The author is mixing up plant based foods with organic eating, and as a result, this book is full of falsehoods and myths. Incorrect use of terminology, unfounded fears and downright ignorance make this book a good one to miss. If you were to follow the recommendations in this book, you would have a very restricted diet. There are also life inconsistencies. For example, it talks about eating vegan and then saying that honey is okay. I know this is an area of debate, but at least highlight the issues. Also, the author’s ignorance around the role of gluten is very apparent. Very North American oriented, soft little use people living outside of United States. Very disappointing. Avoid.
April 28, 2019
Good information
I enjoyed the first part of this book. Informative and and inspiring. Seemed more book book and breaking down foods the second half of book that some may appreciate, but didn't keep my attention. I'd rather have learned how other countries ate, there health for eating that way over recipes and nutritional breakdown of fruit, veggies and herbs.
I enjoyed the first part of this book. Informative and and inspiring. Seemed more book book and breaking down foods the second half of book that some may appreciate, but didn't keep my attention. I'd rather have learned how other countries ate, there health for eating that way over recipes and nutritional breakdown of fruit, veggies and herbs.
January 2, 2018
A great and ongoing read for those looking to phase-out meat and dairy from the diet. Some decent recipes as well. I’m a fan of the ‘Dummies’ books in general.
January 25, 2020
Pro plant based of course - quite informative 3.5 stars
March 1, 2025
Good info but I was hoping for more recipes.
December 4, 2019
This book made some claims that caused me to wonder, so I checked out a few of them. Generally I found it to be inaccurate or misleading.
Claim: Dairy foods are rather acidic and can leach calcium from your bones. (Page 29)
Finding: Based on the areas under the blood radioactivity curves, lactase-deficient subjects and controls absorbed calcium equally well from yogurt and milk. (Lactase deficient is something of a worst case.)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39...
Finding: These data indicate that, in lactase-deficient subjects, malabsorption of lactose does not affect calcium absorption.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37...
Milk, yogurt, and cheese are rich natural sources of calcium and are the major food contributors of this nutrient to people in the United States [1]. Nondairy sources include vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, kale, and broccoli.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Cal...
Comment: What is this acid/alkaline nonsense? The stomach is a highly acidic place in order to digest the food. So, the acid in the stomach overwhelms any acidity of the food.
Finding: The pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, (Now that is acidic.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric...
Finding: Milk 6.3 - 8.5 (That’s not acidic! Milk is slightly on the base side of the scale.)
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIlln...
Claim: Choose alternatives to wheat (page 37)
Finding: This grain is grown on more land area than any other commercial food.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat
Comment: I'm not convinced that I should avoid wheat. I still think of it as the staff of life, and homemade bread is my favorite food.
Claim: Chocolate is the ultimate antioxidant! (Page 65)
Finding: Many of us would love to believe that chocolate is a health food. Maybe you’ve heard or read about its potential benefits. Eating chocolate may have some health pluses, but the research is far from certain. The drawbacks, on the other hand, are clear. Think twice before you reach for that tempting treat. (Then the article goes into the research that first made it appear that chocolate has health benefits. It is well worth reading)
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/au...
Claim: Cheap protein powers can actually harm your recovery by causing your body to become acidic. (Page 276)
Finding: A pH of 7 is neutral. The lower the pH, the more acidic the blood. A variety of factors affect blood pH including what is ingested, vomiting, diarrhea, lung function, endocrine function, kidney function, and urinary tract infection. The normal blood pH is tightly regulated between 7.35 and 7.45. (Slightly alkaline.)
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/mai...
Instead of having me eat common readily available foods, it would steer me toward exotic, more difficult to find foods. They might be fun to sample, but it looks like a headache and I haven’t seen the justification for it being necessary.
Needless to say, I did not read the entire book.
Claim: Dairy foods are rather acidic and can leach calcium from your bones. (Page 29)
Finding: Based on the areas under the blood radioactivity curves, lactase-deficient subjects and controls absorbed calcium equally well from yogurt and milk. (Lactase deficient is something of a worst case.)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39...
Finding: These data indicate that, in lactase-deficient subjects, malabsorption of lactose does not affect calcium absorption.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37...
Milk, yogurt, and cheese are rich natural sources of calcium and are the major food contributors of this nutrient to people in the United States [1]. Nondairy sources include vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, kale, and broccoli.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Cal...
Comment: What is this acid/alkaline nonsense? The stomach is a highly acidic place in order to digest the food. So, the acid in the stomach overwhelms any acidity of the food.
Finding: The pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, (Now that is acidic.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric...
Finding: Milk 6.3 - 8.5 (That’s not acidic! Milk is slightly on the base side of the scale.)
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIlln...
Claim: Choose alternatives to wheat (page 37)
Finding: This grain is grown on more land area than any other commercial food.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat
Comment: I'm not convinced that I should avoid wheat. I still think of it as the staff of life, and homemade bread is my favorite food.
Claim: Chocolate is the ultimate antioxidant! (Page 65)
Finding: Many of us would love to believe that chocolate is a health food. Maybe you’ve heard or read about its potential benefits. Eating chocolate may have some health pluses, but the research is far from certain. The drawbacks, on the other hand, are clear. Think twice before you reach for that tempting treat. (Then the article goes into the research that first made it appear that chocolate has health benefits. It is well worth reading)
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/au...
Claim: Cheap protein powers can actually harm your recovery by causing your body to become acidic. (Page 276)
Finding: A pH of 7 is neutral. The lower the pH, the more acidic the blood. A variety of factors affect blood pH including what is ingested, vomiting, diarrhea, lung function, endocrine function, kidney function, and urinary tract infection. The normal blood pH is tightly regulated between 7.35 and 7.45. (Slightly alkaline.)
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/mai...
Instead of having me eat common readily available foods, it would steer me toward exotic, more difficult to find foods. They might be fun to sample, but it looks like a headache and I haven’t seen the justification for it being necessary.
Needless to say, I did not read the entire book.
June 9, 2015
Another Dummies success! I love the way Dummies books are laid out - in easy to find and follow sections. This is no exception! The recipes are fun and easy. The information is presented in layman's terms without a bunch of jargon or useless and confusing "non" information.
March 22, 2016
Great information presented in an easy to understand way.
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