The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Save Your Life and Our World (Plant Based Diet, Food Politics)

Solidified my perspective of the factory farming industry.

I enjoyed this book. A lot. Especially the chapters about foodborne illness. I've read probably over 100 books by now about the food industry, diet, nutrition in this day and age of overprocessing and CAFOs. Everything by Marion Nestle, Michael Pollan, the classics: Fast Food Nation, Peter Singer's Animal Liberation, etc.This would probably not be one of my top 5 or 10. The stories feel embellished, and though there are plenty of citations, I feel some of his statements could use them when they are absent. His stories seem embellished -- but don't get me wrong -- he is a VERY good storyteller and writer and has a great story to tell. He presents plenty of valid information and even delves further into debunking stupid diets like Atkins and Zone; he covers a lot of subjects in one book, from animals' rights to live and share this earth, to smoking cessation, to diet myths, to nutrition and industrial farming, people he's met along the way, etc. I won't take away from the fact that this is a very good book and filled with a ton of useful information.There are some things I don't like, though. First, I feel that it should be made more obvious before a person buys this book that he is a vegetarian, and is very obviously preaching vegetarianism. It's important to understand that though he presents plenty of valid information about vegetarians versus meat eaters and their health, I feel that grass fed, pastured meat is left completely out of this book -- this is not the only one, either, as Marion Nestle more or less left pastured meat out of one of her books, What To Eat, and she is one of the foremost experts on nutrition. Perhaps it was the timing; pastured, grass-fed beef is up-and-coming and has been much easier to find in the past 5 or so years; when he wrote this it might not have been a viable option for your typical reader. However, it is now. And studies shown in this book profile meat eaters versus vegetarians, with meat eaters in more or less poor health; but when the only meat on the market is corn-fed meat filled with chemicals, of course those people in the study will be unhealthy.It's also important to realize that you can find all the snippets and quotes you want to prove virtually any point you want to prove, anywhere, about anything. I think these quotes, which run through the book and continuously illustrate his point, may be interesting (or disgusting) to someone who is newly researching this industry, but I felt they were a waste of space.In any event, this is great for a vegetarian, or someone looking to switch to vegetarianism; but it'd be nice if people could be told that there ARE other options, and it is possible to eat meat from happy, pastured cows who roam, eat grass, and get to keep their young -- the same is true with pigs, chickens, lamb and others. Industrially farmed meat is not the only meat on the market anymore, and because of this there are more options for people before they decide they must switch to vegetarianism. I am not saying I am against it; vegetarianism is a great way to go, but I for one enjoy meat 2 or 3 times a week, and purchase it pastured, grass fed, from real farms who do not inject, medicate, or harm their animals at any point up until slaughter.All in all, this is one of the few books I've read that covers all the bases... except for pastured meat. I'd like to see an annotated version or something, but for now I would suggest reading Michael Pollan's "Omnivore's Dilemma" as a supplement to this.

I have been a vegetarian for 30 years and a member of PETA , so this book was preaching to the choir. Also , Mr. Robbins spent very little touting the health benefits of a plant based diet and almost all of their book on the moral, ethical and global ramifications of consuming meat, eggs , dairy products, and commercially sprayed produce. If you are unaware of these facts then by all means read this book. Mr. Robbins is an excellent writer and passionately wants to change awareness and dietary habits. If like me you are already on the right track then you will need a more in the subject of your concerns. Try books by Dr. Joel Fuhrman and Dr. John Mc Dougall if you are interested in the health benefits more than the global ones. Those books also contain recipes.

This book was totally life changing for me. Well-written and detailed about eating in a healthy way. Vegan all the way for me!

Very good and detailed book

Inspirational