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Letzter Ausweg Vegan (2012)

by John Robbins(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Hans-Nietsch-Verlag

review 1: This book is an informative reiteration of messages from what John Robbins calls the "Food Revolution." It's part Food, Inc., part Omnivores Dilemma, and part The China Study. Robbins advocates for a plant-based diet, humane practices in agribusiness, Fair Trade in chocolate and coffee and accurate information regarding the health of soy products.Robbins has an underlying theme of spirituality and compassion in his message in terms of connecting with people with different belief systems as well as a connection to the earth in terms of sustainability and humane animal practices.I was surprised about the information of slave practices in Africa concerning chocolate and coffee harvesting and how US companies and conglomerates willfully ignore and deceive to continue getting... more the cheapest imports for the biggest profit margins. I enjoyed the push-back by Robbins on the disinformation campaign of the Weston A. Price Foundation and their attacks on soy. I find the Weston A. Price Foundation woefully misinformed and downright ignorant and was happy to read Robbins scathing critique on their lame credentials and sloppily sourced findings. Overall this is a good read for those able and willing to hear the message that changing to a healthy diet is better for us in just about every way possible.
review 2: This collection of Robbins' most popular blog posts from Huffington Post, plus some new material, ranges widely on food-related topics. He cuts straight through food industry hype to explain clearly the issues about, for example, the anti-soy campaign (conclusion: soy is healthful if eaten in moderation), the role of factory farms in the development of antibiotic-resistant pathogens (one of these pathogens, MRSA, now causes more U.S. deaths annually than AIDS), and child slavery used in the production of chocolate (insist on organic chocolate). Plus many other food nightmares, and what you can do. The book's title comes from the California Milk Board's deceptive advertising campaign to portray their cows as living comfortable lives, when the bleak opposite is true. Anyone who reads the book will be a much more educated consumer, and it is hoped that knowing about abuses will motivate consumers to avoid them. less

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