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Internationally known vegan and bestselling author John Robbins has continued his observations and investigations into food politics and food-related issues of the day in his popular HuffingtonPost column, foodrevolution.org.
No Happy Cows collects these recent observations along with never before published material for the first time in book form. Robbins shares his dispatches from the frontlines of the food revolution: From his undercover investigations of feed lots and slaughterhouses, to the rise of food contamination, the slave trade behind chocolate and coffee, what he calls the sham of "Vitamin Water," and the effects of hormones on animals and animal products.
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Robbin's trenchant and provocative observations into the relationships between animals and the humans who raise them remind us of the importance of working for a more compassionate and environmentally responsible world.
Introduction xi
Part 1 Caring for All Creatures
1 The Metamorphosis of a Pig Farmer 3
2 Eggs and the Chickens Who Lay Them 17
3 No Such Thing as Happy Cows 21
Part 2 What Are We Putting into Our Bodies?
4 Health Food or Harm Food? The Truth about Soy 31
5 Does Soy Cause Alzheimer's? 60
6 It's Not about Size, It's about Health: Obesity and Food Choices 67
7 The Skinny on Grass-fed Beef 74
8 Are Factory Farms Becoming Biological Weapons Factories? 89
9 Greed and Salmonella: A Deadly Duo 95
10 Infants Growing Breasts: The Trouble with Hormones in Our Milk 100
11 Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made with Monsanto's Artificial Hormones? 104
12 The Startling Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate 109
Part 3 Industrial Food Production-and Other Dirty Dealings
13 No Sweetness Here: Chocolate and 21st-century Slavery 115
14 Bitter Beans: Why Fair Trade Coffee Matters So Much 128
15 Pink KFC Buckets? 132
16 Super Size Me 138
17 The Battle for Our Children 142
18 The Vitaminwater Deception 147
Part 4 Being Human in This Troubled World
19 Remembering How Much Relationships Matter 153
20 Do Friends Let Friends Eat Junk Food? 158
21 Mike 162
22 On Suffering 166
23 Stronger at the Broken Places 170
Further Reading and Other Resources 115
About the Author 183
John Rabbins' Website 185
goose49
Posted May 23, 2012
John Robbins again does a magnificent job of research and conveying essential knowledge. If you are interested in the diet that is best for you and for the world this is the book you have to read.
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Posted June 25, 2012
This is a must read if you are interested in improving your health. I have read lots of books on the subject and think is one is a good one to have in your library.
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Posted May 26, 2012
This is an inspiring and even revolutionary book! John Robbins exposes the greed and destructiveness of big agricultural companies and tells us what we can do to reclaim our health and make a difference. Written in bite-size chunks for ease of digestion, this book is an easy read. But don't be deceived -- it just might change your life!
— Susan Zebker
Overview
Internationally known vegan and bestselling author John Robbins has continued his observations and investigations into food politics and food-related issues of the day in his popular HuffingtonPost column, foodrevolution.org.
No Happy Cows collects these recent observations along with never before published material for the first time in book form. Robbins shares his dispatches from the frontlines of the food revolution: From his undercover investigations of feed lots and ...