The Engine 2 Diet goes for a well-written, entertaining, layman-friendly approach to beating chronic disease through nutrition, basing its claims on documented medical studies. On top of that, nearly half the book contains REALLY TASTY RECIPES. I was planning to pass this one on to Mom, but I might just have to buy a second copy.

One unfortunate booboo: There's a sentence claiming plant-foods "contain no saturated fat" and that's not accurate (though most contain very little, or co... (show more)

The Engine 2 Diet goes for a well-written, entertaining, layman-friendly approach to beating chronic disease through nutrition, basing its claims on documented medical studies. On top of that, nearly half the book contains REALLY TASTY RECIPES. I was planning to pass this one on to Mom, but I might just have to buy a second copy.

One unfortunate booboo: There's a sentence claiming plant-foods "contain no saturated fat" and that's not accurate (though most contain very little, or contain it in a healthy ration with unstaturated). But the rest is so tight and well-documented, I think "saturated fat" must be a typo for "cholesterol" here.

Which is to say, Rip Esselstyn knows his stuff, communicates it very well, and his I'm-a-big-strong-courageous-fireman-athlete" approach to a "plant strong" diet is pretty dang winning and nonthreatening to people who might otherwise flinch at the word "vegan." He even includes a small section on fitness and exercise (very practical, no fancy equipment required). Best of all, the results in his case studies are inarguable, y'all. (show less)