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I just finished this book after taking the last week to read it through and "digest" the wonderful information.
Where do I start? First, Denise is gifted in reading and understanding the research with an objective viewpoint. Chapter 5, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Nutritional Research will be extremely valuable for those that are not familiar with how to interpret reading a published trial. Even though I've been reading research papers for years, her explanation and key points were brilliant and insightful.
That chapter helps set the stage for the significance of the later chapters in the breakdown of the Ancel Keys data, John Yudkin's findings, The Framingham Heart Study, and many more citations and scientific analysis.
Denise's gift of understanding data and explaining the true findings, flaws, and considerations is something special.
I would say this book should be a mandatory text for anyone involved in the field of nutrition and want's a thorough review of what the scientific evidence shows after years of trials and claims.
Maybe the biggest value in the book is the final Chapter, A Future Informed by the Past. This is where she pulls everything together and provides the key take-aways and actions we need to take if we're truly committed to optimizing health. She pools together the 3 most "promising" nutritional strategies and reveals what they all have in common.
Another outstanding take-away is her point that "chasing a single ideal diet is the wrong way to approach health and that there is no single optimum for all humans."
While I've been a believer that there is strong evidence in the Paleo approach, she is "spot on" with her assessment and remarks here.
I give her tremendous accolades and respect for writing such an important, insightful, and evidence based book on Human nutrition and she was able to wonderfully capture the key findings from Dr. Weston Price, as well.
In my opinion, this book is a "one of a kind" in evidence-based nutrition for peak human health. Denise deserves intense praise and success with her work.
It's truly magnificent and may be the very best, thorough, revealing, and objective nutrition book I've ever read.
This review probably didn't do the book justice because there is so much more covered than what I mention in this short review.
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Customers find this book educational and entertaining, with well-researched information and common-sense explanations of studies. Moreover, the writing style is expertly written and entertaining, making it a surprisingly easy read. Additionally, the book is based on real science and helps readers understand how to eat well. Customers appreciate the book's humor and find it helpful in making sense of various diets.
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