But the mainstream culture has not embraced plant-based eating. The government still teaches and subsidizes the wrong things. Businesses still cater to the Standard American Diet (aptly abbreviated the “SAD” diet), composed largely of white flour, white sugar, hormone-injected and antibiotic-doused meat and dairy, and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. And “low-carb” supporters typically advocate a diet consisting of an unconscionable amount of animal protein and fat. This book is partly my attempt to answer a very troubling question: Why? If the evidence for a WFPB diet is so convincing, why has so little been done? Why do so few people know about it? Before I share what I believe, based on my decades of work in the nutrition field, are the answers— answers that have implications not only for our food choices and health-care system, but for the vibrancy of our democracy and our future as a species— I want to make sure you are aware of the evidence for the WFPB lifestyle. In the next chapter I’ll share that evidence and explain how to evaluate the efficacy of proposed health interventions.
Campbell, T. Colin (2013-05-07). Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (p. 13). BenBella Books, Inc.. Kindle Edition.