Proteinaholic : how our obsession with meat is killing us and what we can do about it / Garth Davis, M.D.

New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

377 pages ; 24 cm

First edition.

Includes index.

Part I: Garth Davis, proteinaholic. I'm Garth, and I'm a proteinaholic ; My road to ruin ; My quest for the ideal human diet -- Part II: How we became proteinaholics. The history of protein ; Protein usurps the nutritional throne ; To Atkins and beyond ; The latest flavor of proteinaholism : Paleo -- Part III: Death and disease by protein. Research truth and BS : how to speak science ; Diabetes : it's the meat that makes you sweet ; Hypertension : protein puts us under pressure ; Heart disease : skip the meat, keep the beat ; Obesity : it's not about the carbs ; Cancer : fleshing out the protein connection ; Preventing premature death -- Part IV: The proteinaholic recovery plan. How much protein do we need? ; Reducing animal protein : the why, how, and what ; Meal plan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-377).