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Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future Of Life on Earth Second Edition

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Old, but not really outdated, this book will make you think about what you put in your mouth.

Although it may not convince you to go vegan, it will inform you of the personal and environmental consequences of choosing to consume heedlessly. It will encourage mindful eating. It might also gross you out a bit.

I think some of the language is a bit inflammatory for my tastes, but I happen to agree with much of it, so I was almost able to overlook it. Read it for yourself and judge.

I first bought this book simply because I read an article by John Robbins and found his writing very inviting. I used to think that it would take a lot to convince me to stop eating animal products - I used to think nothing would do it. But I read this book and was presented with so many reasons for becoming vegan that I've switched to a vegan diet with relative ease. Robbins' book is wonderful in that it's really a celebration of life. He really shows you the facts about meat and dairy industries that are often kept from the consciousness of most Americans. I think this book is an extremely important read for anyone that considers themself a compassionate, accepting person. It's also crucial for those that care about their health. Because the meat industries have such clout, you need to read this book or books like it to really know the truth. My life is extremely blessed since I've read Diet for A New America and incorporated it into my Self. I recommend it to anyone that doesn't think "ignorance is bliss" and wishes to take the path of acceptance and to road to true happiness.

Eventhough I'm only half-way through the book, it has already impacted my life in so many ways. For startes, I have vowed to stop eating all red meat. The only thing I am still consuming is fish . . . not a lot. Hopefully with time, I can abstain from that too. But what really tick me is the greed in the beef/poultry industries! I can tell you more, but I think it is more effective if you read this book. The truth in this book will waken the humanity in you, at the very least.

If you want a book that will change your life and your health this is it
Mr Robbins gives you the facts and it's up to you what you do
with them. Not for the Faint of Heart. Your Dr and your Heart will thank you
You definitely won't look at food in the same light.

I had been contemplating becoming a vegetarian for a long time. This book finally made me take that leap. And it was easy. John Robbins writes with compassion and shows you his heart while backing it up with facts. And he doesn't lecture or scold you for the choices you make. He presents it as information for you to have and to make your own opinion.
Fantastic book. A must read for anyone with a soul.
Fast Food Nation on the side is a must as well.

Diet For A New America is a brutally honest trek into the brutality of todays meat industry. It also makes you aware of the type of toxins and poisons we have been allowed to put into our bodies. This book shows that ignorance is not bliss, it is dangerous-not only to ourselves, but to other living things.

What I'm trying to say is that if you care at all for yourself, you will read this book now.

You're not obligated to believe in anything it says, although the footnotes on p.388-423 might convince you otherwise.

You're not required to believe anything the author says, unless you care about your health.

If you don't want to die of heart attack, stroke, get cancer, or any other disease I suggest you read this book. The whole world suggests you read this book.

Even if you read only 10% of the pages in this book, you will be affected.

If you care about truth in any way, shape, or form, then you should read this book.

If you care about your life and the lives of those around you, and don't want your loved ones to die of heart attacks or strokes, then I suggest you read this book.

If you are interested in learning more about why birth defects occur, then maybe you should read this book. Then again, you might not care. (But still, some people do.)

Diet for a New America reinforced my committment to vegetarianism as a
responsible and ethical way of life. Provocative and highly informative,
this book will inspire you to make profound changes to your dietary
choices. It is also great compendium of hard facts and figures
demonstrating the initimate connection between food and health. I would
recommend this book as a gift idea for your meat-eating friends who, while
not wanting to be repulsed by vitriolic propaganda, are looking for

compassionate and persuasive arguments in favor of vegetarianism. Highly
recommended.

If you've ever wondered how food is produced, what pesticides, chemicals and anti-biotics are used and what residues are in the things you put into your body, this is the book for you. Most people follow blindly along, believing the glossy, fun advertisements that bombard us every day. Don't be fooled by what you see - food producers are paying huge amounts of money to have you believe what they want you to believe! Renew your mind by reading John Robbins' books and have a healthy body and longer life!

This book is amazing! You will never have a desire to eat any animal products again after reading this. I only wish that the world really WOULD follow a vegan diet, because John Robbins paints a chilling portrait of what will happen due to meat-eaters dietary habits. This book will also give us vegans and vegetarians plenty of ammo when confronting a bullying meat-eater. You will be able to defend yourself intelligently after reading this book. A must-have for every vegan's bookshelf.