Ok, I want to start this with a few declarations as I have read all of the negative comments about this book.
First- I have had a problem with anorexia just like many who slam this book. They say the contents simply tell people how to be anorexic since it's about control thinking "food" is gross. Hold on- yes, you will need to possess some self-control in order to eat healthy- DUH! But nowhere in this book do the authors call FOOD gross- they call the chemical concoctions we have come to think of as food gross. Really people- to compare the control and restrictive attributes of anorexic behavior with a vegan diet is ridiculous!
Second- the science and studies quoted are very often put down as being "flawed". Ya know, I can find a study to say just about anything I want it to. Does that = bad science? Maybe, but it works on both sides of the table here. Everyone who wants to yell that the studies quoted in this book are flawed because they can show you a study that says opposite is in the same boat.
Now I would venture to say that anyone who put this book down based on the above reasons OR things like "obesity is a disease" and "I don't need to be belittled and sworn at" are the same people who will pick up a diet book like Atkins, Belly Fat Cure, South Beach or any other book that has the MAGIC FORMULA to let them eat and eat and lose weight. They simply do not want to be told STRAIGHT UP how it is and why they are the size they are. These are the people who fuel the billion-dollar diet industry and then complain because "nothing works". They are the people who watch "The Biggest Loser" and say "well if I was THERE I could do it but...[insert 53 excuses here]" People, the title of the book and the "synopsis" or "look inside" tell you the tone of the book- if you still chose to buy it and read it then you are simply making up excuses because you didn't like what you read (cut too close to home, perhaps???)
Also- for those of you that want to call this "political" and say that you don't want to hear the descriptions of what happens in slaughter houses- grow up! You're willing to put it in your body but not know how it got to your plate? Are you saying that when you see hidden camera footage of a waiter peeing into the coffee pot, you're perfectly fine being served that coffee as long as you don't KNOW that he peed in it? Are you not outraged watching someone drop something on the floor and then see it go out to the customer? Ok, I ask you- what is the difference? The ugly truth about how factory farms are managed and how animals are slaughtered have nothing to do with a political agenda or sensationalism. They are the hard, cold truth about what goes into your meal and how it gets there.
I became a vegetarian as an experiment. It began because I noticed that if we cut out meat, our budget would work much better (I have a family of 6 to feed- including 2 growing teen boys!) Well, my husband was having none of that so I just did it on my own. I committed to a month. WOW! I can't believe what a difference it made! At the end of the month I discovered I had never felt better so I just kept it up. Gradually I am working on eliminating all dairy from my diet as well. Now, the rest of my family still eat meat, but they only eat humanely raised and slaughtered organic animal products. How do I know, you may ask- well I'll tell you- because I buy local and can actually visit the farms and SEE with my own eyes what goes on there. I have cut back on everyone's animal product consumption in the home and no one has complained a bit. There are so many wonderful things that can be cooked economically and healthfully that it's a wonder anyone WOULDN'T eat this way! I feed us all this (non-GMO, organic, humane, local) on what most people spend on groceries in a week.
To conclude my review, I'd like to say that this book is EXACTLY the kind of thing people need. No dancing around, politically correct, nicey nicey crap- just straight talk about something everyone is talking about. It's up to the reader to act.
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I never thought in all my 26 years of eating meat that I would actually give it up. This is the most eye-opening book. I ate chicken and turkey everyday!!! I would make fun of vegan people. I almost didn't buy the book because of reviews stating its about going vegan.I'm one of those people who would eat burgers, sweets all that tasty stuff. This book completely turned me off. My stomach churns when I think to eat it. I was a cheese lover, not anymore. It does turn you off of those foods, for good reason. Don't read the book if you want to keep eating pus, infected antibiotic food. I'm so grossed out. That being said, I'm officially a clean eater. It's the kick in the a** that I needed. If you are easily insulted, don't buy this book. The title is Skinny Bitch, not Skinny Delight.
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