It's a good book for people who know zero about nutrition and would never read a "real" nutrition book. The people here are not the target audience.
Like Tom said, it's from MH books and is based on the monthly article of the same name.
A good thing about it is that it make people aware of the staggering difference between two "similar" meals from two places.
If someone learns something from the book, sees some progress, hopefully it will spark interest in looking deeper. This is the philosophy of the MH and WH magazines, give info at a variety of information levels, so anyone from the complete newbie to the intermediate reader gets something out of it.
We often laugh at the conflicting info in the same issue of the same magazine, but there's conflicting info here, too. We have low carbers, people who eat anthing in moderation, health food nuts, vegans, etc. If we (and they) walked a hard line, we (and they) would alienate a good percentage of people. Instead, we highlight the various ways to eat (or otherwise be) healthy and let people learn, grow (or shrink), and decide for themselves, which way is best for them.
Back to this book... I'd like to point out that my gym is filled with young men who used to be able to eat anything. 20-30 years old. Decent muscle and, now, a little pudge. This book is for them. That's probably all they need -- realization.
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