Plant Roots: 101 Reasons Why the Human Diet Is Rooted Exclusively In Plants

by Rex Bowlby

Vegetarians Didn't Choose Their Diet — it Chose Them! Are we herbivores designed to acquire our foods exclusively from the plant kingdom? Plant Roots compiles the evidence in an original presentation to answer the question. From the contrasting properties of plant and animal foods, to their contrasting effects on our health and the environment. From concrete science and studies, to the logical interpretation of nature and religion. From human evolution and anatomy, to the diets of other countries and cultures. From how economic interests have influenced our food choices, to how human empowerment can eclipse them. When the information is assembled the pieces fit like a jigsaw puzzle and the picture is unmistakable. What diet we choose might be our most critical life choice. We can’t afford to be wrong. We can’t afford not to read Plant Roots.

Genres: Vegan

516 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2003

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oof, this was a tough book to get through. A vegan friend loaned it to me, thinking that I'd be impressed with all the "evidence" presented... and I was not. This book is a collection of anecdotes and pseudo-scientific statements, all presented in a jokey, homespun voice that I found incredibly irritating.

An example: Bowlby uses acronyms to label two styles of eating: "SICK - Self-Inflicted Carnivorous Killer" versus "WELL - Wholly Eating Leaves to Live." So insightful and convincing, yeah? *eye roll*

Granted, this book was written 20 years ago and our current understanding of human nutrition makes much of this book irrelevant... but if you do run across a copy of this book, don't waste your time reading it.

[brooklenn leanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, important.