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Proteinaholic : how our obsession with meat is killing us and what we can do about it
Title:
Proteinaholic : how our obsession with meat is killing us and what we can do about it
Author:
Davis, Garth, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First HarperCollins paperback edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

©2015
Physical Description:
393 pages ; 21 cm
Summary:
A surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers an examination of the diet and health industry's focus on protein, explaining why it is detrimental to our health, and can prevent us from losing weight.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part I: Garth Davis, proteinaholic. I'm Garth, and I'm a proteinaholic ; My road to ruin ; My quest for the ideal human diet -- Part II: How we became proteinaholics. The history of protein ; Protein usurps the nutritional throne ; To Atkins and beyond ; The latest flavor of proteinaholism : Paleo -- Part III: Death and disease by protein. Research truth and BS : how to speak science ; Diabetes : it's the meat that makes you sweet ; Hypertension : protein puts us under pressure ; Heart disease : skip the meat, keep the beat ; Obesity : it's not about the carbs ; Cancer : fleshing out the protein connection ; Preventing premature death -- Part IV: The proteinaholic recovery plan. How much protein do we need? ; Reducing animal protein : the why, how, and what ; Meal plan.
Reading Level:
"An acclaimed surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers a paradigm-shifting examination of the diet and health industry's focus on protein, explaining why it is detrimental to our health, and can prevent us from losing weight,"--Amazon.com.
ISBN:
9780062279316
Format :
Book