false 5579 2 Aimed at nothing less than totally restructuring the diets of Americans, <I>Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy</I> may well accomplish its goal. Dr. Walter C. Willett gets off to a roaring start by totally dismantling one of the largest icons in health today: the USDA Food Pyramid that we all learn in elementary school. He blames many of the pyramid's recommendations--6 to 11 servings of carbohydrates, all fats used sparingly--for much of the current wave of obesity. At first this may read differently than any diet book, but Willett also makes a crucial, rarely mentioned point about this icon: "The thing to keep in mind about the USDA Pyramid is that it comes from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from the agencies established to monitor and protect our health." It's no wonder that dairy products and American-grown grains such as wheat and corn figure so prominently in the USDA's recommendations.<p> Willett's own simple pyramid has several benefits over the traditional format. His information is up-to-date, and you won't find recommendations that come from special-interest groups. His ideas are nothing radical--if we eat more vegetables and complex carbohydrates (no, potatoes are <I>not</I> complex), emphasize healthy fats, and enjoy small amounts of a tremendous variety of food, we will be healthier. You'll find some surprises as well, such as doubts about the overall benefits of soy (unless you're willing to eat a pound and a half of tofu a day), and that nuts, with their "good" fat content, are a terrific snack. Relying on research rather than anecdotes, this is a solidly written nutritional guide that will show you the real story behind how food is digested, from the glycemic index for carbs to the wisdom of adding a multivitamin to your diet. Willett combines research with matter-of-fact language and a no-nonsense tone that turns academic studies into easily understandable suggestions for living. <I>--Jill Lightner</I> 2821050 2001 Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating total:214|5:70|4:101|3:33|2:9|1:1| 214 872 333 64 4 2 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 21:39:31 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 09:48:57 -0700 2008
The key to health according to the book, based on research done by the author or his cohorts, is 1) exercise daily; 2) eat proper amounts; 3) whole grains at every meal; 3) abundance o...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 17:22:13 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 17:27:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 04 06:06:54 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 06:24:07 -0700 2008 Walter Willett is the best nutritionist in the world (that I know of, though I must admit that I don't know of too many nutritionists). He has done exhaustive research to back up the principles he teaches, and almost all of his ideas agree with me (although I don't follow them as well as I would li...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 10:56:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:56:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 10 05:15:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 05:20:37 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 21:15:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 21:21:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 14 12:04:31 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 28 08:51:15 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 14 12:04:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 22 13:01:36 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 13:05:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 16 07:52:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 07:54:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 07:08:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 07:09:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 18:43:31 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:44:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 17:55:59 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 18:27:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:49:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 17:18:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Feb 10 23:08:37 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 14:30:42 -0800 2008
I respect Willett because he has been able to break away from the nutritional orthodoxy and admit things like not...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Nov 08 20:51:50 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 20:51:50 -0800 2007 new, exactly. Most of it is what scientific research has been telling us for years--even when that's not reflected in the USDA Food Pyramid. Willett has led several of the largest and most important nutr...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 12:42:06 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:09:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:42:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 16:44:56 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:45:35 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 13:27:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 13:40:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 19 09:47:09 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 09:47:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Apr 03 10:24:45 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 10:26:15 -0700 2009