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The David · 06-02-2007, 06:26 PM

Has anyone read this book? What did you think of it? A lot of the book seemed very...well, unpopular. That doesn't make it wrong, of course, but it makes me curious.

WanderingOak · 06-03-2007, 12:08 AM

How do you define 'unpopular'? Do you mean that it is not PC, and doesn't espouse veganism, raw-foodism, Atkins/South-Beach/whatever diet fad is going about nowadays?

The David · 06-03-2007, 02:06 AM

I don't know if I worded that last post very well. There were just a few things that grabbed my attention, and I couldn't find many other sources that agreed.

1. Some of the charts (the ones that said which nutrients were in which foods) strongly contradicted others I had seen (regardless of fads).

2. The book seems to say that you can't get enough vitamin E from eating. I thought this was strange, so I looked it up and found nothing else that said that.

3. The book isn't terribly old, but it is old, and I don't know if it is 'outdated' or not, or if it will ever really be outdated.

WanderingOak · 06-03-2007, 04:07 AM

Did it list any primary sources that were used in writing the book?

The David · 06-03-2007, 04:37 AM

Not that I'm aware of. Maybe that's why it's called the complete idiot's guide.

m0vingon · 06-07-2007, 04:25 AM

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2. The book seems to say that you can't get enough vitamin E from eating. I thought this was strange, so I looked it up and found nothing else that said that.

Wow, that's a first to me! Perhaps they got their "E's" and "D's" mixed up?

Good for you for being canny enough to question that info.

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06-03-2007, 12:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
WanderingOak Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,184	How do you define 'unpopular'? Do you mean that it is not PC, and doesn't espouse veganism, raw-foodism, Atkins/South-Beach/whatever diet fad is going about nowadays?

06-03-2007, 02:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
The David Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,155	I don't know if I worded that last post very well. There were just a few things that grabbed my attention, and I couldn't find many other sources that agreed. 1. Some of the charts (the ones that said which nutrients were in which foods) strongly contradicted others I had seen (regardless of fads). 2. The book seems to say that you can't get enough vitamin E from eating. I thought this was strange, so I looked it up and found nothing else that said that. 3. The book isn't terribly old, but it is old, and I don't know if it is 'outdated' or not, or if it will ever really be outdated.

06-03-2007, 04:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
WanderingOak Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,184	Did it list any primary sources that were used in writing the book?

06-03-2007, 04:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
The David Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,155	Not that I'm aware of. Maybe that's why it's called the complete idiot's guide.

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