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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating |  | Author: M.D. Walter C. Willett
Creator: P.J. Skerrett
Publisher: Free Press
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ISBN: 0743266420
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Publication Date: June 28, 2005
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Aimed at nothing less than totally restructuring the diets of Americans, Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy may well accomplish its goal. Dr. Walter C. Willett gets off to a roaring start by totally dismantling one of the largest icons in health today: the USDA Food Pyramid that we all learn in elementary school. He blames many of the pyramid's recommendations--6 to 11 servings of carbohydrates, all fats used sparingly--for much of the current wave of obesity. At first this may read differently than any diet book, but Willett also makes a crucial, rarely mentioned point about this icon: "The thing to keep in mind about the USDA Pyramid is that it comes from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from the agencies established to monitor and protect our health." It's no wonder that dairy products and American-grown grains such as wheat and corn figure so prominently in the USDA's recommendations. Willett's own simple pyramid has several benefits over the traditional format. His information is up-to-date, and you won't find recommendations that come from special-interest groups. His ideas are nothing radical--if we eat more vegetables and complex carbohydrates (no, potatoes are not complex), emphasize healthy fats, and enjoy small amounts of a tremendous variety of food, we will be healthier. You'll find some surprises as well, such as doubts about the overall benefits of soy (unless you're willing to eat a pound and a half of tofu a day), and that nuts, with their "good" fat content, are a terrific snack. Relying on research rather than anecdotes, this is a solidly written nutritional guide that will show you the real story behind how food is digested, from the glycemic index for carbs to the wisdom of adding a multivitamin to your diet. Willett combines research with matter-of-fact language and a no-nonsense tone that turns academic studies into easily understandable suggestions for living. --Jill Lightner
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As seen on the Today show! The National Bestseller Based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health Research...A Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Eating That Topples the USDA Food Pyramid In Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy, Dr. Walter Willett explains why the USDA guidelines -- the famous food pyramid -- are not only wrong but also dangerous. Debunking current dietary myths such as the evils of eggs and how high milk consumption does a body good, Dr. Willett sets an all-new nutritional standard. You'll discover: eye-opening new research on the healthiest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins why weight control is the single most important factor menu plans and recipes that make it easy to reinvent your daily diet
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One of the best books available about nutrition February 5, 2010
Chris Sabanty
This is a great choice for anybody who wants to learn about nutrition. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy's core purpose is to provide a new, better food pyramid that isn't influenced by industry. After explaining the new pyramid, it provides detail for each part (fat, carbs, protein, fruit, vegetables, etc.) in subsequent chapters. What makes these chapters very useful is they're filled with helpful data and are backed up by high-quality research. Also, as a bonus, the book contains a wide variety of healthy, decent tasting, easy to make recipes.
If I were looking for a downside, I'd say it's not the best diet/weight loss book you could find. The book will help with both but it's primary goal is to educate about proper nutrition and healthy living.
 Well organized, informative. But some major topics are lacking. January 26, 2010
Rossana (San Diego CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is easily readable, well organized and explained. The scientific evidence presented is solid.
I have some comments though.
I am unsure about how reliable is the recommendation of a daily multivitamin supplement. Recent scientific evidence suggests the opposite. Take a look at this 2009 paper: [..] title "Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans". Don't worry if you cannot access the full article just read the abstract. Apparently getting pills of anti-oxidants removes the benefits of physical activity in terms of natural reactions to a temporary oxidative process. I would love to hear the opinion of the author of this book about this study (which was published after this book). The author webpage, which is under the domain of his University, does not report any contact, otherwise I would have tried emailing him to ask if, considering this new published study, he still believes it is good to take daily supplements.
Also, I would have loved to read about probiotics, and products containing them. This IS a big chapter in nutrition and I do not consider a nutrition book complete without talking about probiotics products. They have big effect on the flora of the intestine and thus on the immune system. Which means they play big role in cancer prevention. This book should have mentioned them, how to eat them, the right products (such as kefir..)
Finally, another missing topic is how to cook things. It stresses the importance of certain foods such as vegetables but it does not take into account that often you can destroy all the good properties of a food by cooking it incorrectly. And it is absolutely not trivial to know how exactly something should be cooked. Some foods are better assimilated if raw, others if cooked. Some mentions to at least the most common foods is a must, and it is lacking in this book.
 Latest scientific info on nutrition, but a little basic January 4, 2010
Alberto Vargas (San Francisco, CA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A family member urged me to get this since I supposedly do not eat healthy. Turns out I am doing OK according to this book :)
This book introduces a new food pyramid based on the latest information from several large scale nutrition and health studies. It dispels myths contained in the official food pyramid, low-fat and low-carb diets. It redefines good and bad fats, presents carbs based on glycemic index, and suggests different daily doses of vitamins in some cases than FDA daily recommendations. Some of these things may not be news to many readers - I did learn some interesting new facts (e.g. soy proteins not as great for you as thought earlier).
I like how the author puts weight management and daily physical activity as the basis of his new food pyramid. Also, his tone is calm and professional, and there are many references to authoritative scientific studies. When there is contradictory scientific evidence, esp. about some widely held belief (e.g. "eggs are bad for you"), he tells you so. At least a third of the book is taken up by recipes, which I found strange given the explanatory tone and content of the rest of the book.
Weaknesses of this book:
- does not individualize recommendations by gender, body type, race, etc
- does not address food combinations and interactions (e.g. for some people, fish and dairy do not work well together in the same meal, but stuff like that is not covered)
- does not really provide weight loss advice, even though he mentions obesity as a prevalent issue, explains BMI, etc
- rather generic at the end of the day
- font is annoyingly tiny (probably not author's fault but makes it harder to read)
Overall, a good read to bring you up to speed on nutrition. However, if you are well read on this topic already, you will find this book too basic and redundant.
Excellent guide to healthy eating December 27, 2009
Guy Cobb
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been very happy with the information and guidance in this book. I've been following the advice for about a month now as part of a diet and exercise program, and I'm down about 25 lbs and feel great. The recipes at the back of the book are an especially nice touch.
Eat, Drink and Be Healthy December 5, 2009
Deedee (Florida)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Book was presented as used, but appeared to be new. Delivery was quite fast.
Easy to order.
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