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Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of Us
By Fitzgerald, Matt
- ISBN
- 9781605985602 9781605985954
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Reviewed on May 15, 2014 | Science and Technology
Athlete and nutritionist Fitzgerald (Racing Weight) describes a diet cult as "a way of eating that is morally based, identity forming…viewed by its followers as superior to all other ways of eating." Acknowledging that cult diets have existed since antiquity, he briefly examines Jewish eating laws and the food philosophies adhered to by followers of Confucius, then examines modern diets and concludes with his own "agn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
