num_pages: 400
description: An acclaimed surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers a paradigm-shifting examination of the diet and health industrys focus on protein explaining why it is detrimental to our health and can prevent us from losing weight. Whether you are seeing a doctor nutritionist or a trainer all of them advise to eat more protein. Foods drinks and supplements are loaded with extra protein. Many people use protein for weight control to gain or lose pounds while others believe it gives them more energy and is essential for a longer healthier life. Now Dr. Garth Davis an expert in weight loss asks Is all this protein making us healthier? The answer he emphatically argues is NO. Too much protein is actually making us sick fat and tired according to Dr. Davis. If you are getting adequate calories in your diet there is no such thing as protein deficiency. The healthiest countries in the world eat far less protein than we do and yet we have an entire nation on a protein binge getting sicker by the day. As a surgeon treating obese patients Dr. Davis was frustrated by the ever-increasing number of sick and overweight patients but it wasn't until his own health scare that he realized he could do something about it. Combining cutting-edge research with his hands-on patient experience and his years dedicated to analyzing studies of the worlds longest-lived populations this explosive groundbreaking book reveals the truth about the dangers of protein and shares a proven approach to weight loss health and longevity.
language: English
title: Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It
publisher: HarperOne