Food for life : how the new four food groups can save your life

A look at the new four food groups--grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits--shows why this new dietary plan works and how it can dramatically enhance people's chances for a long and healthful life. 40,000 first printing. Tour.

Citing overwhelming medical evidence previously downplayed by powerful lobby groups, Dr. Barnard reveals why a diet based on the new four food groups (grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits) will sharply decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease and dramatically increase life expectancy. He also unveils a 21-day program for a smooth transition to the new way of eating healthfully. Line drawings.

In 1991, national headlines revealed the medical proposal of replacing two of the four food groups--meat and dairy--with two new food groups: grains and legumes. Now Dr. Barnard presents a bold new dietary plan and shows how it can dramatically enhance one's chances for a long and healthful life.

A 21-day program for a smooth transition to the new four food groups, which are fully explained Some people seem to stay young forever.