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Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet | 
 enlarge | Authors: Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 6238
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 281
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1570671036
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.262
EAN: 9781570671036
Publication Date: April 10, 2000
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Product Description
This book is the essential resource for anyone following a vegan diet. Foremost vegetarian dietitians present up-to-date findings on: protection against cancer & heart disease, getting enough protein without meat, why good fats are vital and how to get them, meeting calcium needs without dairy products, what vegans need to know about vitamin B12, balanced vegan diets for infants, children, and seniors, pregnancy and breast-feeding tips for vegan moms.
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 Everything I expected, which was a good thing August 14, 2008
This is not a book of emotional testimonials of how people's lives dramatically improved with their change in diet. It is about the facts, the statistics, the things I can tell the people in my personal life about when they ask me 'why go vegan?'
It's also shown me what foods I can intake and what supplements I should look into to complete a balanced diet.
I highly recommend this book to those wondering why so many people are going vegan and to those who are already vegan and want to get more facts on their side and are concerned about getting all the appropriate nutrients.
Very well-done and thorough! June 22, 2008
I am very impressed with this book. I became interested in veganism after quite a bit of research into the treatment of animals in slaughterhouses, egg farms, etc. As a professed animal lover, I just could not bring myself to support that industry anymore. The Becoming Vegan book explained so much more to further solidify my conviction. I especially appreciate the section on how to "fit in" at gatherings with friends and family.
Indispensable June 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book helped me sort out some pre-existing vitamin deficiencies I was dealing with before experimenting with veganism. Easy to read, easy to follow, and full of great information. I especially enjoyed the section on raising vegan children and being a vegan athlete.
Facts From the Experts June 7, 2008
The biggest problem I see facing vegans is a dearth of factual information from medical professionals not suffering from a knee jerk reaction against the idea of eschewing animal products. Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet fills a real need for science to weigh in. Personally I have found his book to be very useful in shooting down groundless assertions raised by the well meaning but ill informed people that we all have to deal with as vegans from time to time. It has kept me strong in the face of peer pressure and has converted a number of people who were not convinced of the moral issues at stake but were deeply affected by the health aspects of veganism. This book gives me hope that the days of vehemently held and completely untrue opinions regarding vegan diets might be coming, slowly, to an end.
This book does not offer "motivation" except to mildly and respectfully suggest that in addition to improving the health of the body, creating a world free of cruelty to living things might be good for everyone's soul. If you need stronger stuff, look elsewhere.
Many thanks to the authors for writing this book for us - your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Hated it at first! LOVE it now February 3, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When I first became a Vegetarian several years ago, I bought this book thinking it was going to just tell me everything I wanted to know and give me the recipes and menus to boot. NOPE... I put it high up on the shelve and didn't give it another thought for awhile. I fell off the vegan band wagon and joined meat eaters again. When went back to vegan I pulled this book out and I finally really read it and its wonderful. It has all the information you need to know how to plan your own diet and where to get all the vitamins and minerals you need. Also this book has on several times saved my butt on heated arguments over how much protein one needs and where to get calcium other than milk and yogurt. Plus the dads sneaky pudding is worth its weight in gold as one of the two recipes in the whole book. This is the bible of the vegan diet. Its a great reference book that comes in handy as a reminder of keeping yourself healthy and your diet nutritious.
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