Contents
FOREWORD BY MEHMET OZ, M.D. ix
INTRODUCTION 3
- DIGGING OUR GRAVES WITH FORKS AND KNIVES:
THE EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN DIET, PART I 15 - OVERFED, YET MALNOURISHED:
THE EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN DIET, PART II 30
- PHYTOCHEMICALS: NATURE'S "MAGIC PILLS 49
- THE DARK SIDE OF ANIMAL PROTEIN 68
- ARE YOU DYING TO LOSE WEIGHT? 91
- NUTRITIONAL WISDOM MAKES YOU THIN 116
7. EAT TO LIVE TAKES ON DISEASE 142 - YOUR PLAN FOR SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT REDUCTION 175
- SCULPTING OUR FUTURE IN THE KITCHEN:
MENU PLANS AND RECIPES 195
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 225
GLOSSARY 249
NOTES 251
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 279
INDEX 281