Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
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Aimed at nothing less than totally restructuring the diets of Americans, Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy may well accomplish its goal. Dr. Walter C. Willett gets off to a roaring start by totally dismantling one of the largest icons in health today: the USDA Food Pyramid that we all learn in elementary school. He blames many of the pyramid's recommendations--6 to 11 servings of carbohydrates, all fats used sparingly--for much of the current wave of obesity. At first this may read differently than any diet book, but Willett also makes a crucial, rarely mentioned point about this icon: "The thing to keep in mind about the USDA Pyramid is that it comes from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from the agencies established to monitor and protect our health." It's no wonder that dairy products and American-grown grains such as wheat and corn figure so prominently in the USDA's recommendations. Willett's own simple pyramid has several benefits over the traditional format. His information is up-to-date, and you won't find recommendations that come from special-interest groups. His ideas are nothing radical--if we eat more vegetables and complex carbohydrates (no, potatoes are not complex), emphasize healthy fats, and enjoy small amounts of a tremendous variety of food, we will be healthier. You'll find some surprises as well, such as doubts about the overall benefits of soy (unless you're willing to eat a pound and a half of tofu a day), and that nuts, with their "good" fat content, are a terrific snack. Relying on research rather than anecdotes, this is a solidly written nutritional guide that will show you the real story behind how food is digested, from the glycemic index for carbs to the wisdom of adding a multivitamin to your diet. Willett combines research with matter-of-fact language and a no-nonsense tone that turns academic studies into easily understandable suggestions for living. --Jill Lightner
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 simple and effective |
| Review Date: August 27, 2010 |
| Reviewer: stefano, |
This book gives a clear picture of what is the state of the art in nutrition science and healthy eating. I thought I knew enough on this topic, but I realized that I was just lucky to be brought up in a Mediterranean where many of the recommendations of Dr. Willet are already heeded. Now I think I can make few corrections (whole grains for refined ones, first) and improve further my diet.
The book reads easily, it is pleasantly and slightly redundant (easier to remember) and can be read by anybody. |
A Thoughtful And Academic Read
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| Review Date: August 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Charles Prosper, Los Angeles, CA |
This book does a good job of delineating the factors in planning and practicing the consuming of a healthy diet and nutritional principles. It most definitely have an academic flavor, and is the type of book that you would want to pick up to do research on the subject of health and nutrition.
Overall, I found the book informative interesting but not necessarily riveting in the detailed explanation of dietary factors from one chapter to the next. |
Excellent buy for amazing low price
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| Review Date: June 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Vimal Mathew Joseph, Tulsa, Ok-USA |
| I am happy with this buy, forgive me if I'm wrong, but my aim was to buy a brand name book. And I found it- Harvard is the brand name. Also delivery and book quality is good. Thanks |
A great book on nutrition.
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| Review Date: May 23, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Act, Rome, Italy. |
| I loved this book. It revolutionized the way I eat. Full of information and a pleasant reading. I am very picky about books, but for this one, I want to tell you: READ THIS BOOK! |
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