How Not to Die
by Michael Greger with Gene Stone
A physician reviews the evidence linking diet to the leading causes of death, disease by disease, then offers his Daily Dozen of plant foods. The research is extensive and the plant-based conclusion is largely supported; critics note a selective reading of studies and a tendency to overstate. Useful if read as a strong case rather than a verdict.
Read it if…
you want a comprehensive, referenced argument for eating more plants.
Skip it if…
you want balanced treatment of competing diets; this is an advocate's book.
Three things you will actually use
- Most chronic disease is diet-related and partly preventable.
- Plants, legumes, whole grains, nuts: the core.
- Use the Daily Dozen as a checklist, not a religion.
Do this first
Add one serving of beans and one of greens daily for a month.
Our verdict
Thorough, persuasive, one-sided.
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