The New Optimum Nutrition Bible

I had originally taken the book to task for an error with regards the estimation of calories a breast fed baby gets from protein with the book erroneously saying it was 1% (it is in fact about 5%). But upon further reading I have come to realise that what this book excels in is the big picture. Warren Buffett said, ‘it’s better to be approximately right than precisely wrong’, and it is in this spirit that this book will likely be very useful for everyone to read through. The trend in recent years for a lot of health and nutrition books is towards increasing technical depth and precision, supporting a very specific argument in favour of one approach or another (Paleo, carnivore, vegan etc). The sheer weight of the technical arguments can be so compelling that we can easily lose perspective. This book provides a lot of common sense and can act as a benchmark to check one’s own imbalances. Being healthy doesn’t need to be rocket science. If one takes an honest look at oneself, it’s usually pretty obvious where the major imbalances are, and that’s usually where we’ll find the most bang for buck.

What a fabulous book! It is full of really good information, written in a very chatty manner and easy to read. If you want to find out where you're going wrong in your lifestyle and diet, this is the book for you. I would recommend this to every single person out there who wants to improve their health and general quality of life from all perspectives. It helps you learn about different heath theories, eg. the blood group diet, about healthy fats, about unhealthy carbohydrates etc etc etc. Buy this book ... you will not be disappointed!

Great price! Book was in very good condition and received on time. Plethora of nutritional information and well organized and easy to read! Very happy with my purchase!

Very informative. I have learned so much from this one book about nutrution, it has lead me to many other sources of information as well. The supplements I take are a direct result of this book, and I've never felt better or been healthier. It has sent me looking for holistic health healers rather than using traditional medicine and many of the issues I suffered from prior to this book have been delt with or we are in the process of dealing with. Would recommend this book to anyone looking to be informed about there health, supplements, the food we eat, and how to live a happier, healthier life. I have it in both paperback and kindle version. The kindle version makes it impossible to read the charts though so you lose alot of information especially about glycemic load, so I would suggest getting the paperback as well as the kindle.

I've found a great deal of the information in this book useful. It has some fairly detailed biological information, quizzes and suggestions and makes a point of striving for practical suggestions. I especially like the reiterations that optimum health does not mean thirty pills a day! I doubt however that I'll be adopting a raw, vegan diet as is mentioned several times. The rest however, seems to be pretty solid information and is a good base for building a supplementation program.

I geek out on food books. Been reading about all the diets to find a convention that works for me. This book captures a lot of items I already knew (eat vegetables & fruit) but goes into detail about which foods do what. Just as any diet book, one will not agree with everything, but I found myself understanding the science & agreed with 95% of the book. I have put a lot of trust into this book because now I have began taking suggested supplements for the brain. I have many books, China Study, The Zone Diet, Primal Blueprint; but felt this book was more accurate with real science. This has became my favorite diet book to date.

This book is absolutely fantastic. It is informative & has a lot of eye-opening facts to motivate & educate one to lead a healthier life. Also, I think that it is great that Patrick Holford is a nutritionist & psychology major so he really knows how optimum nutrition affects the ENTIRE body! This is more than just a book on how to lose weight.

It was recommended to me by a friend who used to work as a personal trainer. I found it very informative and educational. I like how the studies referenced were listed as well so one can do more research if interested. I started to improve my diet while reading this book and have already seen and felt the improvement. Sure you still need to read it with your critical thinking hat on as you read any book. It is definitely a book worth reading.