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The Food Revolution, by John RobbinsPersuasive Argument for A Vegetarian DietVegetarian Diet To Save The Planet"The Food Revolution can't help being a persuasive argument for a vegetarian diet. It's about what we eat, how it gets to our plates, and what that's doing to us and the planet. It exposes the lies that the American public accepts without question. I'm veg because vegetarian diet is my ideal. But I don't think most Americans are ready to go veg, or anywhere close. I do think that if Americans cut their meat consumption by 75%, and treated animals humanely on the way to killing and eating them, that would be a great start to saving the planet. Although he says he doesn't care if the reader's diet is politically correct, in his own life, John Robbins seems to be an all or nothing kind of guy. He lives his ideals, and hopes that we all will share them and do the same. That's why this book is so inspiring. I already was aware of everything in "The Food Revolution", but John Robbins puts all that knowledge in a holistic context, "How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life And Our World". That crystallized my focus, as nothing else has. This is a 'must read', for anybody. 'Food Revolution' is well-researched and thoroughly documented, the message is profound, plus it's a page turner. John Robbins is a clear, personal, and entertaining writer. He speaks with insight, wit, compassion and hope about rather depressing subjects. I liked the "Is That So?" boxes with quotes from opposite realities, and the "What We Know" topic summaries. They break up and lighten the relentless content, as do the catchy chapter headings, and many personal anecdotes. Among those who should read and heed "The Food Revolution" are the majority of Americans, whose lifestyle supports factory farming. Until they wake up, see what's going on, and care enough to change, conditions described in this book will continue. If you're reading this, don't wait for the movie. Run out and buy John Robbin's book, and read the whole thing. Then tell ten other people about it. Let's see if word-of-mouth can cause a revolution - in the form of a large scale transition to a vegetarian diet. Judy Kingsbury, Savvy Vegetarian "Whether industrialized societies...can cure themselves of their meat addictions may ultimately be a greater factor in world health than all the doctors, health insurance policies, and drugs put together." - The China-Oxford-Cornell Project on Nutrition Articles and Reviews on Related Topics:
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