"An acclaimed surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers a paradigm-shifting examination of the diet and health industry's focus on protein, explaining why it is detrimental to our health, and can prevent us from losing weight. "--Amazon.com.
Record details
ISBN:9780062279309 (hardcover) :
Physical Description:print 377 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York, NY :HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,[2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-377)
Formatted Contents Note:
Pt. I: Garth Davis, proteinaholic : I'm Garth, and I'm a proteinaholic ; My road to ruin ; My quest for the ideal human diet -- Pt. II: How we became proteinaholics : The history of protein ; Protein usurps the nutritional throne ; To Atkins and beyond ; The latest flavor of proteinaholism : Paleo -- Pt. III: Death and disease by protein : Research truth and BS: how to speak science ; Diabetes: it's the meat that makes you sweet ; Hypertension: protein puts us under pressure ; Heart disease: skip the meat, keep the beat ; Obesity: it's not about the carbs ; Cancer: fleshing out the protein connection ; Preventing premature death -- Pt. IV: The proteinaholic recovery plan : How much protein do we need? ; Reducing animal protein: the why, how, and what ; Meal plan.