Book Description
The authors of Becoming Vegetarian explore the benefits of a vegan diet (eating without meat, eggs or dairy products). More and more people are being motivated to become vegans because of the impact of their nutritional choices on their health, the environment, animal rights, and human hunger. As registered dietitians, Davis and Melina are well-qualified to provide the latest information on: how a vegan diet can protect against cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses getting all the protein you need without meat meeting your needs for calcium without dairy products what vegans need to know about B12 why good fats are vital to healthy and how to get them balanced diets for infants, children, and seniors pregnancy and breast-feeding tips for vegan moms considerations for overweight, underweight, and eating disorders achieving peak performance as a vegan athlete how to deal gracefully with a non vegan world

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Two of North America￯﾿ﾽs foremost vegetarian dietitians present up-to-date findings on the benefits of a vegan diet—eating without meat, eggs, or dairy products. Includes information on how a vegan lifestyle protects against chronic disease; what the best sources for protein and calcium really are; why good fats are vital to your health; balanced diets for infants, children and seniors; pregnancy and breast-feeding tips for moms; tips for teens turning vegan; considerations for maintaining and reaching a healthy weight; and achieving peak performance as a vegan athlete. A vegan food guide outlines a daily plan for healthy eating. Sample menus help remove all the guess work.. Also included are the benefits a plant-based diet has on the environment and human hunger. This is one of the most comprehensive books on vegan nutrition on the market.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

A new book by two registered dietitians (one the chair of the ADA's Vegetarian Practice Group and the other a coordinator of the vegetarian section of the Manual of Clinical Dietetics) is one of the most comprehensive, interesting and inspiring books ever published on vegan diets. Ranging from a fascinating history of the vegetarian and vegan movements from the 19th century to the most scientifically accurate studies from the late 1990's, Becoming Vegan is a wonderful book on many counts. A note from the authors at the beginning of the book declares "Every step you take towards a more compassionate world is one of celebration." Then the entire 281 pages of this user friendly book is full of facts, figures, research results, nutrient counts, tables, side bars and recipes that will turn even the most skeptical reader toward a more plant-based diet - truly reason to celebrate. A chapter on vegan diplomacy offers advice for vegans in a non-vegetarian world. A chapter on raising children as vegans offers reassuring data from scores of studies. Whole chapters devoted to fats, carbohydrates, and minerals answer every conceivable question about which foods in our diets contribute to health and which detract from it. Be sure to get two copies of this book—one to send to your relatives who worry about the way you eat and one to keep handy on the most accessible shelf in your house. — (Patti Breitman, literary agent for John Robbins' Diet for a New America)