The Vegan Starter Kit
By Neal Barnard
Everything You Need to Know About Plant-Based Eating. Grand Central Life and Style, 2018.
Summary of The Vegan Starter Kit book by Neal Barnard
A comprehensive guide to starting and maintaining a vegan lifestyle, including why plant-based diets are healthier, protein made easy, and recipes so good you’ll never miss the meat.
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What do you get from this book? How following a plant-based diet can reverse and prevent chronic disease
Recent studies show that vegan diets can dramatically improve your overall health
As long as you eat the right foods and take a B12 supplement, you’ll be a healthy vegan
Plant foods contain all the amino acids you need to form a complete protein
Give yourself one week to plan out meals, and three weeks to actually make veganism your new routine
Eliminating meat from your diet will aid weight loss and reduce cholesterol
Chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and arthritis are lessened or reversed on a plant-based diet
Infants, children, and expecting mothers may require adjustments to their diets to ensure they get enough calories and nutrients
Vegan meals can be delicious, fast, and healthy if you read nutrition labels and do a little prep work
Eating a plant-based diet at work or in restaurants comes down to being upfront and asking for what you want
There are many hurdles when making the transition to a plant-based diet, but they can all be overcome with time
Numerous misapprehensions surround plant-based eating, all of which have been proven false
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Who should read The Vegan Starter Kit book
- Beginning vegans
- fitness coaches
- heart disease patients
- people who need to watch their weight
- anyone interested in adopting a plant-based diet
About the author of The Vegan Starter Kit
Neal Barnard
Dr. Neal Barnard is an American physician, vegetarian, and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. He obtained his medical degree from George Washington University and was a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Barnard’s research into type 2 diabetes was funded by the US government and has been extremely influential in the creation of US dietary policies.
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