Edition |
Tenth anniversary edition. |
Description |
xxxi, 453 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Note |
Previous ed.: 2001. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
In this updated edition of the 2001 classic, Robbins details how much has changed over the past decade, with more of us turning toward plant-based diets. But abuses and hazards remain, and he issues a new call to arms, urging us toward a more sustainable, compassionate world. |
Contents |
Introduction to the 10th anniversary edition -- Introduction: What is the food revolution? -- Food and healing. Healthy heart, healthy life ; Preventing cancer ; The great American diet roller coaster ; A healthy plant-based diet ; Got BS? ; Unsafe on any plate ; Policing the pathogens -- Our food, our fellow creatures. The pig farmer ; Old McDonald had a factory ; Misery on the menu ; Eating with conscience -- Our food, our world. Choices for a healthy environment ; Once upon a planet ; Reversing the spread of hunger -- Genetic engineering. Pandora's pantry ; Farmageddon ; The emperor's new foods ; The turning of the tide ; Conclusion: Our food, our future. |
Subject |
Food of animal origin.
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Food habits.
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ISBN |
9781573244879 paperback |
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1573244872 paperback |
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