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The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World

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Even having read "Diet for A New America", John Robbin's new book "The Food Revolution" BLEW me away. I believe that we should all be aware of what goes into our food and make our choices knowing all the facts. If you want to eat meat, fine, but know what goes on before it's on your table. It is our responsibility, but boy is being aware a hard thing when you realize the depths industries will go through to hide it! But after reading this book, even if only half of what he says is right (and I'm not saying only half of it is), you will gladly and easily make different food choices.

Reasons why this book is so good: 1. The book does not fingerpoint at you the consumer. Rather, he traces the issues back to the industry and government factors which allow for extraordinarily unhealthy practices so that you can make informed choices. 2. He shows a lot of compassion, when compassion is the last thing you feel. 3. He seems to have good research to back him up. I was amazed at the conclusions that the big disease research societies came to (Cancer, Diabetic, and Heart Associations) and how this does not get filtered down to the public. I was amazed at how little we are told about real nutrition and disease prevention. He also uses many comments from research scientists who are speaking out against subjects that one would think they would be in favor of. The piece on Breast Cancer had an especially strong affect on me. 4. The book is well laid out. 5. He doesn't get into the ethical right and wrong so much. Rather, he lays out the backgrounds of different subjects (Antibiotics in cattle, hormones in milk, Genetic engineering of food, etc), presents what the industry says versus what a variety of research and scientific commentary and history says, and then gives you his opinion in a non-preachy way.

You will be changed after reading this, and I think in a good way.

Having read this book, I also wanted it on an audio version as a "refresher" if you will. Unfortunately it was only available as a cassette and these days, hunting down a player for it was more cumbersome than I initially realized. All that said, whether you get the book or the audio version, one is sure to come away with a learning experience that is life changing. Robbins presents the facts at hand without ever getting preachy or judgemental. It is an eye opening expose about the food industry as well as agrifarming. Once you read it, you can't help but be changed by the wisdom it imparts.

The most important book you have ever read. Please read this book , the world is counting on it. The most clearly explained and thoroughly researched book to date on what the impact to our health, our planet, the animals and our future generations our food choices have. This book will change your life forever whether you want it to or not. If you no longer wish to live with your head in the sand and truely want to know the truth, this book is for you. You cannot delay reading this book if you have children or are under 40 years of age. I am not being overdramatic. This book seems like a scarey futuristic science fiction book, unfortunately it is about the united states in 2001. After you read it, tell everyone you know.

I was of the same mindset as Mr Robbins about food and the poor eating habits of most people before listening to the tapes. So I did not need any convincing to adopt better eating habits. But I particularly wanted to hear the story of Mr Robbins life, how he walked away from certain riches in his fathers ice cream business and set out to make his own way (without eating ice cream).
I enjoyed listening to the tapes in my car. I would like to hear an updated 2007 version with new facts and figures from Mr Robbins now.