Books! what are some nutrition books that helped you?

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  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
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    pumasareace wrote: »
    debtay123 wrote: »
    My favorite book on nutrition is:
    "You are what you eat" by Dr. Gillian Mckeith- got it off amazon and it is really excellent- whole foods , healthy and nutrition and she answers the question of which foods and healthy and how they help you-

    Let Food be your medicine" by Dr. Don Colbert is also excellent
    Both have helped me tremendously in learning about healthy eating as a whole.

    Gillian McKeith, oh no! She is a quack and is NOT a doctor, or nutritionist or dietitian or anything even remotely medical, she got her 'PhD' online from some random unaccredited college in the USA by sending off a cheque!

    Please don't follow her advice as it's not based on science or peer reviewed literature. She ended up in a LOT of trouble in the UK and had her TV show pulled as she was lying and misleading people. Also, have a look at her, does she look healthy.....?!?

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/12/advertising.food

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jun/12/foodanddrink.features


    As for my books -

    Ketogenic Bible
    Primal Blueprint

    You talk about science yet list Ketogenic Bible and Primal Blueprint as your books.

    ok.
  • pumasareace
    pumasareace Posts: 28 Member
    edited November 2017
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    I guess it goes without saying that you have read them both from cover to cover....
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    pumasareace wrote: »
    debtay123 wrote: »
    My favorite book on nutrition is:
    "You are what you eat" by Dr. Gillian Mckeith- got it off amazon and it is really excellent- whole foods , healthy and nutrition and she answers the question of which foods and healthy and how they help you-

    Let Food be your medicine" by Dr. Don Colbert is also excellent
    Both have helped me tremendously in learning about healthy eating as a whole.

    Gillian McKeith, oh no! She is a quack and is NOT a doctor, or nutritionist or dietitian or anything even remotely medical, she got her 'PhD' online from some random unaccredited college in the USA by sending off a cheque!

    Please don't follow her advice as it's not based on science or peer reviewed literature. She ended up in a LOT of trouble in the UK and had her TV show pulled as she was lying and misleading people. Also, have a look at her, does she look healthy.....?!?

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/12/advertising.food

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jun/12/foodanddrink.features


    As for my books -

    Ketogenic Bible
    Primal Blueprint

    I think using pictures of someone in an attempt to discredit their ideas is so tacky. Why not just address her ideas?

    I'm sure the internet would turn up unfortunate looking pictures of ketogenic/primal advocates too and we often have no idea what personal health-related issues a public figure may be dealing with.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,449 Member
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    pumasareace wrote: »
    I guess it goes without saying that you have read them both from cover to cover....

    No thanks.
  • kiela64
    kiela64 Posts: 1,447 Member
    edited December 2017
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    dewd2 wrote: »
    This is the one I have - https://www.amazon.com/Cook-This-Awesome-350-Calorie-Meals/dp/1605291471. I found it a discount store. I flipped though it and thought it looked interesting.

    I recommend the first one as well. I understand it may rub you the wrong way based on existing bias but if you really want to be open minded, it is worth the read. FWIW, I also have low carb, atkins, keto, paleo, and who knows what else books. I don't care at all about the nonsense in them. I only get them for the recipes (at the same discount store).

    This one finally arrived. I ordered it ages ago. It looks quite good, I love the writing and the no-nonsense tone. However I am....rather terrified of cooking meat. And I think nearly every recipe is meat-based. I like eating meat sometimes, but I may not use these recipes. I might pass it on to a friend that likes to eat meat dishes daily. But I am going to read the written parts first and I am glad I found it. Maybe one of their other books in this series will be more useful for me.

    Thank you very much for this recommendation!

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