Rhiannon Lambert

The Science of Plant-based Nutrition: How to Enhance the Power of Plants for Optimal Health: The Sunday Times Bestseller (The Science of Food)

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Rhiannon Lambert

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With an overwhelming weight of evidence suggesting that plant-based eating is the way forward for both the planet and people, there are a wealth of misconceptions and unanswered questions that need to be addressed to help support not just the health of the population, but the health of the planet, too.
In The Science of Plant-Based Nutrition, leading nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert is here to equip you with everything you need to know about plant-based diets, separating fact from fiction to help you and your family understand the importance of nutrition on our health while minimizing the impact we have on the environment. As with any diet, when you change what you eat, you also have to change the way you eat and how you think about food. This is simple, flexible, and nutritionally approved advice to help you navigate a plant-based diet without compromising on health. It's more important than ever to execute this way of eating correctly and to equip you all with the need-to-know nutritional basics.
Covering every conceivable topic―from vegan and plant-based diets, sustainability, physical and mental health outcomes, and nutrition across the lifespan, to individual nutrients and supplements (and everything in between)―this book offers clear answers with informative graphics, making it easy to understand in order to enable you to make informed decisions that are best suited to your lifestyles about what, when, and how to eat responsibly for our own and the planet's health and happiness. Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon reviewers describe this book as very easy to read, well illustrated, and packed with science-backed, fully referenced guidance for people wanting to eat more plant-based foods. Several reviewers call it an excellent family reference and praise the clear, digestible chapter structure. Goodreads readers are similarly positive, calling it an accessible introduction to plant-based nutrition and noting that the science is not overwhelming. Waterstones blurbs also highlight endorsements for the book’s evidence-based advice and readability.

Overall, the feedback is strongly favorable, with the main themes being clarity, practicality, and strong visual presentation. No clearly documented negative consensus stood out in the available results.

  • Amazon reviewers: easy to read, informative, beautifully illustrated, and well referenced.
  • Goodreads readers: accessible introduction, digestible sections, and clear explanations.
  • Waterstones: positions the book as science-backed and reassuring for plant-rich eating.

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Topic Nutrition

Product Details

Publisher DK
Publication date June 18, 2024
Language English
Print length 224 pages
ISBN-10 0744099102
ISBN-13 978-0744099102
Item Weight 2.19 pounds
Dimensions 8.7 x 0.94 x 10.31 inches
Part of series The Science of Food
Best Sellers Rank #90,308 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Children & Adolescent's Eating Disorders #84 in Vegetarian Diets (Books) #126 in Vegetable Cooking (Books)
Customer Reviews 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (207)

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