Dogmatic Diets

We all have our beliefs about what makes a diet healthy or unhealthy, beliefs that we insist are backed by science. Yet, with so many different beliefs and believers all arguing that their way is the best way to be healthy, we are left to question: What is the right diet to believe in?

A question whose answer almost makes it feel like diets have taken on the form of religion in our modern world. In Dogmatic Diets, James presents an easy-to-follow discussion through various diets that we have been led to believe is the one diet that will be the best to follow, should we want to be healthy. He takes the reader through a brief examination of the history and tenets of the diet and what believers say are its health benefits, leading to the exploration of scientific evidence about the diet. Providing the pros and cons through scientifically valid reasons for why you might choose to follow the diet or how the diet might cause more harm than good. Throughout the discussion, the reader gains insights into the aspects of the diet and dogmatic tenets that allow for a greater understanding of why believers make their arguments and how to have an intelligent, non-combative conversation about diets with those who might believe that their diet happens to be the true diet for healthy living.