Books like Diet for a new America

An earnest and eye-opening exploration of how our daily meals shape both our bodies and the future of the planet. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Diet for a new America.

contemplative
sobering
empowering

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In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan · 2008
A clarifying, deeply sensible manifesto that cuts through dietary noise to restore the simple joy of eating real food.
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- empowering
- persuasive
02
Why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows
Melanie Joy
A paradigm-shifting exploration of the invisible belief systems that shape our most basic daily choices.
Shares:
- sobering
- urgent
03
Becoming Vegan
Brenda Davis
A reassuring, science-backed roadmap that transforms the overwhelming prospect of a dietary overhaul into an empowering, manageable journey.
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- empowering
04
The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman · 2008
A pragmatic, empowering guide to eating in a way that heals both the body and the planet.
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- earnest
- hopeful
05
The end of overeating
David A. Kessler · 2009
An eye-opening investigation into the science of appetite and the hidden forces that drive our cravings.
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- contemplative
- urgent
06
Animal Liberation
Peter Singer
A rigorously logical yet deeply unsettling ethical awakening that permanently alters how you view your relationship with the natural world.
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- sobering
- earnest
- persuasive
- urgent
07
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan · 2006
An eye-opening, dirt-under-the-fingernails journey tracing the hidden paths our food takes before it reaches the plate.
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- contemplative
- earnest
08
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
A gripping, stomach-churning journey behind the counter of America's most ubiquitous industry.
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- earnest
- urgent
09
Eating animals
Jonathan Safran Foer
An urgent, deeply personal reckoning with the stories we tell ourselves about the food on our plates.
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- earnest
- urgent
10
The China Study
Thomas M. Campbell
A paradigm-shifting deep dive into the science of nutrition that challenges everything you thought you knew about a healthy diet.
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- empowering
- earnest
- persuasive
- urgent
11
Fat Land
Greg Critser · 2003
An impassioned, gimlet-eyed expose that blends hard-hitting nutritional science with disarmingly funny cultural critique.
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- urgent
12
How Not to Die
Michael Greger and Gene Stone
An empowering, science-backed roadmap to reclaiming your health and outsmarting chronic disease through the power of your plate.
Shares:
- sobering
- empowering
- urgent
- hopeful

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