Sobre l'autor
Denise Minger is a health writer and lecturer with a reputation for aggressively challenging today's leading voices of conventional wisdom. Her meticulously researched critiques decimating USDA guidelines and The China Study- published on her blog, RawFoodSOS.com-have made her a major player in the mostra'n més progressive health community, and a major thorn in the side of both mainstream nutritionists and other health figures promoting flawed dietary dogma. A precocious academic whiz and autodidact who started college at age sixteen, Denise's own diet-related health problems plunged her, total immersion style, into the world of nutrition research-first in attempt to heal her own body, and then to help others do the same. Denise currently lives a "real food" lifestyle in Portland, Oregon. mostra'n menys
Obres de Denise Minger
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1987-05-04
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- West Coast, USA
Membres
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Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy… de Denise Minger
4.5 stars
Very interesting. This book contains an assortment of topics (which can seem to be a bit unfocused) some of which I had read before, but also some different stuff to ponder. I felt the author was fairly neutral on her analysis in that she has explanations on why some diets work for some people but not for others, and how some diets are beneficial for temporary healing, but perhaps not meant to be used long term.
Interesting takeaways:
- The initial recommendations created by the nutritionists in charge of the food-pyramid was a maximum of 2 - 3 servings of grain a day, compared to the 6 - 11 that were in the final version.
- The amount of amylase you produce in your saliva may predict how well you handle high starch diets.
- Carotene-to-retional conversion may predict how well you react to a vegetarian or vegan diets.
On a side note, the book itself was very nicely put together. It has a hard cover that stays open easily and the pages are thick and smooth.… (més)
Interesting takeaways:
- The initial recommendations created by the nutritionists in charge of the food-pyramid was a maximum of 2 - 3 servings of grain a day, compared to the 6 - 11 that were in the final version.
- The amount of amylase you produce in your saliva may predict how well you handle high starch diets.
- Carotene-to-retional conversion may predict how well you react to a vegetarian or vegan diets.
On a side note, the book itself was very nicely put together. It has a hard cover that stays open easily and the pages are thick and smooth.… (més)
Very interesting book full of research reviews and results. The goal is to provide evidence about healthful living and eating. It is not a diet book but a book about diet and health. Well worth the read.
Well researched, balanced, unassuming. Regardless of your choices regarding food, this is an invaluable look at the true state of the science of the now ubiquitous societal beliefs about the healthfulness of margarine and grains and the unhealthiness of fat, cholesterol, meat, dairy, eggs.
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- 133
- Popularitat
- #152,660
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 4
- ISBN
- 3