The McDougall Plan [Paperback]

John A. McDougall (Author), Mary A. McDougall (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Ingram Book Company; 1st edition (October 22, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0832903922
• ISBN-13: 978-0832903922
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GO VEGAN!, December 11, 1999

By 

Emily Beighley "bluestocking" (El Cerrito, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The McDougall Plan (Paperback)

An essential resource focusing on the diet and its relation to health. Although the McDougalls have made a living off of their "program," the book is free of related propaganda and focuses on well-documented and cited facts. This book has undoubtedly extended and improved many lives. In addition, The McDougall Program is a must-read for those who wonder why friends or loved ones have chosen a diet free of animal products. The book also includes recipes and advice regarding the transition to a vegan diet. The text is very accessible. You certainly do not need to be vegan, liberal, New Age, concerned about animal rights or the about the environment to gain from the information in The McDougall Program!

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oustanding, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The McDougall Plan (Paperback)

This book saved my son's life. He had relapsing polychondritis, a rare autoimmune disease in the lupus family. I learned about Dr. McDougall through a search on the internet for relapsing polychondritis which brought me to a vegetarian website. We had never considered diet as a possible cause or influence in my son's condition, but we bought the book and started the low-fat, whole food diet. It makes total sense that our body is adapted to thrive on this kind of food, and every day on the news comes another study showing fruits and vegetables as the cure for so many problems, while meat and dairy causes so many. This was over a year ago and my son's condition went into remission three months after taking out milk and meat from his diet. He also lost weight and so my husband and I, who had been eating somewhat McDougall, decided to go all the way and try it, which resulted in his losing 30 pounds and my dropping 50. Dr. McDougall saved my son's life and probably my husband's and mine too. Great book.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifelong plan for health, October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The McDougall Plan (Paperback)

Dr. McDougall's plan isn't for the short term...it requires changing your life (for the better), and in our fast-paced world many people are looking for the quick fix, no matter the long-term consequences. If you want a fad diet that promises you can eat all the fatty meat and junk food you want, and still drop 15 pounds in a month, by all means don't buy this book. Don't expect to keep your health, either. Dr. McDougall takes a common-sense approach that involves eating whole foods and avoiding animal products. I've been on the plan for a year and have never looked or felt better...I've lost weight, I feel wonderful, my skin is beautiful and I'm constantly told that I look younger. I will stay on this plan for life. Don't be fooled by money-grubbing quacks hawking the latest fad...Dr. McDougall is the real deal.