You Don't Need Meat Book

You Don't Need Meat was first published in the United Kingdom, where it quickly became a runaway Number 1 bestseller.Written with a charming mixture of science, humor, and ethics, this completely revised and updated edition will give you all the facts you need about the meat you eat---both from a humane perspective and as a basis for getting and maintaining a healthy body. You Don't Need Meat dishes the dirt on some nasty news, including--Everything They Don't Want You to Know---"They" being the agribusinesses, corporate fast-food chains, advertisers, lobbyists for the meat industry, and other players in the vastly profitable meat market that the media peddles to us and our children night and day.--Apocalypse Cow---How Mad Cow Disease, and the lies that have swirled around government efforts to conceal the facts from the public, has endangered our food supply worldwide.--Health Risks---What scientists don't know can hurt you---for example, are we really so sure that bovine leukemia can't cross the species barrier?These and many other under-publicized and controversial questions are addressed here head-on in a style that is refreshingly cheerful and entertaining.Peter Cox gives us all a great deal of vital food for thought. AUTHORBIO: Peter Cox has been a life-long campaigner for the meatless lifestyle and is a leading international expert.He lectures and appears regularly in the media, and was a guest on every leading television talk show when You Don't Need Meat was published in England.He was the first chief executive of the Vegetarian Society in England, and he co-authored the best-selling Linda McCartney's Home Cooking.He has countless followers among food writers and nutrition experts worldwide, many of whom were happy to contribute their insider knowledge to this book.Read More