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Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do about It

by Garth Davis

A challenge to protein-centered diet culture

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A challenge to protein-centered diet culture

Drawing on his work as a weight-loss surgeon, Garth Davis questions the assumption that more protein automatically supports health, energy, or weight control. He argues that excessive protein intake contributes to illness, weight gain, and fatigue, placing contemporary diets and protein-fortified products under scrutiny. The book combines the author’s patient experience with research he discusses on nutrition and long-lived populations, then sets out his approach to weight loss, health, and longevity. Its central subject is not simply meat consumption, but the wider health industry’s emphasis on protein as a default nutritional solution.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in nutrition debates and diet culture
  • Readers exploring plant-forward approaches to weight management
  • Those seeking a critical perspective on high-protein foods and supplements

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Protein consumptionMeat-centered dietsWeight managementNutrition researchLongevity

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Book overview

An acclaimed surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers a paradigm-shifting examination of the diet and health industry's 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 world's 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.

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