Diet for a new America
by John Robbins · first published 1987
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Overview: Few of us are aware that the act of eating can be a powerful statement of commitment to our own well-being, and at the same time to the creation of a healthier world. In Diet for a New America, John Robbins brilliantly documents that our food choices can provide us with ways to enjoy life to the fullest, while making it possible that life itself might continue.
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It's surprisingly easy. It turns out that whatever you eat consistently for a few weeks starts to seem like "food". I've been vegan for 20 years and switched overnight after reading "Diet for a New America" by John Robbins (the combination of animal welfare, health, and environment really sold me). I used to be a huge meat-eater but within a few weeks I didn't really miss it at all.
on “Ask HN: What are your experiences switching to a plant-based diet?” ↗…chain and as michael pollan say - "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants". Anyone looking for sources or more info i recommend the following: The China Study - T Colin Campbell The Food Revolution (Or Diet For a New America) - Tim Robbins The Omnivore Dilemma (Michael Pollan) Healthy At 100 - Tim Robbins one last note - Diet for a new america was written in 1988!!! This information has been out there for decades - politics…
on “More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart” ↗…of studies for over a decade and the more your read, the more you live the less you believe BS articles like this. If your interested in the motive. Money, Name Publishing etc etc. Read John Robins "Diet for a New America", it's interesting how all the facts in life are sold to corporations for a reason. T.
on “Humour is an act of aggression” ↗Thanks for saying that. Somewhat related, inspired by John Robbin's "Diet for a New America" [1], since 2015 going mostly vegetarian for breakfast/lunch was one of the better ways for me to reduce my footprint. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_for_a_New_America
on “Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of World's Deepest Ocean Trench” ↗…"promote misinformation, espouse unscientific theories, and/or contain unsubstantiated advice" [1]. The National Council Against Health Fraud even had a critical blurb towards his television program about Diet For a New America in their '91 newsletter [2]. While I find Campbell's actual research in the china studies important, the book infers much more than the studies showed, not to mention a lack of supporting follow-up studies…
on “More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart” ↗…live animals. I wonder how many different chickens they sampled from the cell bank. Does their entire product trace back to a single "Eve" chicken sample from the cell bank? For comparison, I read (in "Diet for a New America", I believe) that one ground beef hamburger includes cells from about one thousand different cows. If they just need cell samples, I wonder how different the process would be to grow human meat in a…
on “No-kill, lab-grown meat to go on sale for first time” ↗