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Interview with Dr. Melanie Joy

By Melanie Joy — 2017

11:23 min

Going Vegetarian to Lose Weight? Here’s What You Must Know

There are plenty of reasons to try the vegetarian diet, including reduced animal cruelty, helping the environment and of course, losing weight. But a vegetarian diet isn’t always a guaranteed way to drop pounds.

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Andrea Boldt
2019
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Unhappy Meals

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.

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Michael Pollan
2007
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Transition to Vegetarianism: An Evolutionary Step

This book explores the health issues surrounding vegetarianism and helps the aspiring vegetarian make the transition in a way that provides the greatest benefits. Well-researched and easy-to-read, this is an excellent resource for both seasoned and would-be vegetarians.

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Rudolph Ballentine
1999
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The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight

If you’ve ever wanted to make the plant-based switch but felt overwhelmed about where to start, we have good news: you don’t have to do it alone.

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Lani Muelrath
2015
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This Is Your Brain on Food

Did you know that blueberries can help you cope with the aftereffects of trauma? That salami can cause depression, or that boosting Vitamin D intake can help treat anxiety? When it comes to diet, most people's concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health, and longevity.

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Uma Naidoo
2020
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Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics

Calories―too few or too many―are the source of health problems affecting billions of people in today’s globalized world. Although calories are essential to human health and survival, they cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. They are also hard to understand.

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Marion Nestle, Malden Nesheim
2013
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What to Eat

How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of What to Eat has been praised as welcome relief.

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Marion Nestle
2007
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Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back to Eating

Customized dietary advice is included for dozens of common ailments, among them asthma, allergies, heart disease, migraines, and thyroid problems. Dr. Weil helps us to read labels on all food products and thereby become much wiser consumers.

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Andrew Weil
2017
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Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food.

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Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman
2011
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Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?

In Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Dr. Mark Hyman takes a close look at every food group and explains what we've gotten wrong, revealing which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. From grains to legumes, meat to dairy, fats to artificial sweeteners, and beyond, Dr.

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Mark Hyman
2018
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