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A review by leighnonymous
The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good! by John McDougall, Mary McDougall
4.0
4 1/2 stars
When Dr. John McDougall speaks, I listen. I think this man has it right; he makes sense, keeps it simple, and has the research behind what he says. So, I loved this book. My favorite part: potatoes are not evil and neither are unprocessed carbs. Pretty simple. I've said for years that carbs make me happy. Now I know why.
I've had a bit of a love affair with potatoes for many years. (Truth told, I'd love to go nocturnal, wear only gray, and live off potatoes). Potatoes come directly from the ground, perfect and nutritious and unprocessed. They're lovely tubers that have sustained life for hundreds of thousands of people for centuries. They're as natural as it comes. And all of a sudden they're horrible for you? What?? McDougall explains that one pretty well. Rice, too. Just think for a second about this. Companies push packaged, preservative-y, processed foods and they're better for you than a pure grain or vegetable? Just insanity.
I truly believe choosing healthy carbohydrates and foods as close to their natural state as they can get is the healthiest diet for a human body. I don't believe any animal products are in any way healthy. I promise you'd at least see the point if you read this, even if you don't agree with it.
The notes and reference section contain a staggering number of research studies. I loved how he dismissed that stupid idea of how much protein we need. Historically, the current recommendations simply aren't accurate. Or safe.
The only reason I'm taking off half of a star is because he included a diagram of a human tongue with the "bitter," "sweet," "salty," etc. parts labeled. It has been proven to be wrong that these flavors are "mapped" on our tongues and that certain taste buds correspond to these flavors. I like that he didn't say that they did - or even address the subject - but he included the diagram and that disappointed me.
When Dr. John McDougall speaks, I listen. I think this man has it right; he makes sense, keeps it simple, and has the research behind what he says. So, I loved this book. My favorite part: potatoes are not evil and neither are unprocessed carbs. Pretty simple. I've said for years that carbs make me happy. Now I know why.
I've had a bit of a love affair with potatoes for many years. (Truth told, I'd love to go nocturnal, wear only gray, and live off potatoes). Potatoes come directly from the ground, perfect and nutritious and unprocessed. They're lovely tubers that have sustained life for hundreds of thousands of people for centuries. They're as natural as it comes. And all of a sudden they're horrible for you? What?? McDougall explains that one pretty well. Rice, too. Just think for a second about this. Companies push packaged, preservative-y, processed foods and they're better for you than a pure grain or vegetable? Just insanity.
I truly believe choosing healthy carbohydrates and foods as close to their natural state as they can get is the healthiest diet for a human body. I don't believe any animal products are in any way healthy. I promise you'd at least see the point if you read this, even if you don't agree with it.
The notes and reference section contain a staggering number of research studies. I loved how he dismissed that stupid idea of how much protein we need. Historically, the current recommendations simply aren't accurate. Or safe.
The only reason I'm taking off half of a star is because he included a diagram of a human tongue with the "bitter," "sweet," "salty," etc. parts labeled. It has been proven to be wrong that these flavors are "mapped" on our tongues and that certain taste buds correspond to these flavors. I like that he didn't say that they did - or even address the subject - but he included the diagram and that disappointed me.