The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!
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- Author：John A. McDougall
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Summary
From Atkins to Dukan， fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades—even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing。 But the truth is， carbs are not the enemy。 Now， bestselling author John A。 McDougall， MD， and his kitchen-savvy wife， Mary， prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help readers lose weight， prevent a variety of ills， and even cure common diseases。 By fueling the body primarily with carbohydrates rather than proteins and fats， readers will feel satisfied， boost energy， and look and feel their best。
Including a 7-Day Sure-Start Plan， helpful weekly menu planner， and nearly 100 delicious， affordable recipes， The Starch Solution is a groundbreaking program that will help readers shed pounds， improve their health， save money， and change their lives。
Including a 7-Day Sure-Start Plan， helpful weekly menu planner， and nearly 100 delicious， affordable recipes， The Starch Solution is a groundbreaking program that will help readers shed pounds， improve their health， save money， and change their lives。
Reviews
Heather
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I don't know how to feel about this book。 It has some great information but did not motivate me to try the starch diet。 One minute I found myself agreeing with the science discussed and the next I felt like things were taken a bit to far。 I am glad I read it and enjoyed the listen but also felt a bit bugged by some specific ways things were brought up like how in the intro it is stated "whatever you are doing now is not working that is why you picked up this book。" Really？ Maybe I'm not the inte I don't know how to feel about this book。 It has some great information but did not motivate me to try the starch diet。 One minute I found myself agreeing with the science discussed and the next I felt like things were taken a bit to far。 I am glad I read it and enjoyed the listen but also felt a bit bugged by some specific ways things were brought up like how in the intro it is stated "whatever you are doing now is not working that is why you picked up this book。" Really？ Maybe I'm not the intended audience。 I do look forward to trying some new recipes。 。。。more
Donna
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This book makes sense。
Simple
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The majority of compliant foods on the Starch Solution are complex carbohydrates that are high in starch and fiber such as potatoes， grains， and legumes。The Starch Solution diet consists of approximately 70% starch， 20% vegetables， and 10% fruits。
Adrianna Janel
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I don't think I really liked the way this book was written。 I should preface this by saying I've read many other books on plant-based nutrition including Fiber-Fueled， How Not to Die， and How Not to Diet。 I feel all of these books were better written because they presented the evidence better and had more nuance。 I also did not like the section on Vitamin D。 He keeps saying just go out in the sun or even use a tanning bed but no mention of sunscreen at all！ I don't have any other way of saying t I don't think I really liked the way this book was written。 I should preface this by saying I've read many other books on plant-based nutrition including Fiber-Fueled， How Not to Die， and How Not to Diet。 I feel all of these books were better written because they presented the evidence better and had more nuance。 I also did not like the section on Vitamin D。 He keeps saying just go out in the sun or even use a tanning bed but no mention of sunscreen at all！ I don't have any other way of saying this but I just don't believe him。 I know from reading other books and research that some of his assertions are based in fact but other just seem made up。 Overall would not recommend this book， there are way better books on plant-based nutrition。 。。。more
Antonia & the Universe
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This is a good book for someone starting out on a plant-based diet， who wants to lose weight and learn something about mostly the American healthcare system。 There was a lot of meta-information about that in the first half， which I've read in most books of this kind already。 That's okay， if it's your first one， this will be eye-opening。 There was also a lot of the author's life story， which is not necessarily relevant。Did not like the author branding people thin and beautiful or "Star McDouglers This is a good book for someone starting out on a plant-based diet， who wants to lose weight and learn something about mostly the American healthcare system。 There was a lot of meta-information about that in the first half， which I've read in most books of this kind already。 That's okay， if it's your first one， this will be eye-opening。 There was also a lot of the author's life story， which is not necessarily relevant。Did not like the author branding people thin and beautiful or "Star McDouglers"， nor talking about his products。 The information that an informed plant-based person can derive here is: on vitamins and supplements and on using starches as the star of your meal - a lot， but maybe not enough to read such a long book for。 Again， good for beginners （especially Americans）。 。。。more
Brenda
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This book helped me get over my phobia of eating a high carbohydrate diet， and by incorporating the guidelines into my way of eating， I lost 43 pounds during the COVID-19 lockdown。 Even without exercising， the weight came off effortlessly。 I will eat this way the rest of my life。 I still eats a small amount of animal meat on rare occasions， but I don't plan meals around meat anymore。 I feel really healthy and energetic and sleep like a baby every night！ This book helped me get over my phobia of eating a high carbohydrate diet， and by incorporating the guidelines into my way of eating， I lost 43 pounds during the COVID-19 lockdown。 Even without exercising， the weight came off effortlessly。 I will eat this way the rest of my life。 I still eats a small amount of animal meat on rare occasions， but I don't plan meals around meat anymore。 I feel really healthy and energetic and sleep like a baby every night！ 。。。more
Cesar F
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Interesting。 I would love to have a panel of the different Doctors promoting their concepts / ideas 。。。。as an end consumer I am lost with so much information and I am not sure who to bilieve in。。。maybe my body is the answer。。。。
Deena Thomson
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liked it but found it became repetitive after a while。 Still very informative and would like to give it a try。 I know low fat works。 It has always been the best way to eat for myself where I felt really good and would stay at a low weight
Jennifer Schmidt-McCormack
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Trying to control IBS， I’m always down to eat more pasta and potatoes This is basically a Whole Foods plant based diet with no added oil。 I’m hoping it will help control my IBS symptoms and eczema flares I’m having right now。 I like how it is easy to follow and my family and I can all eat the same foods。 This diet is the best for the climate as well。 Will have to see if following the principles will make improvements。 I wish the citations in the eBook version were listed at the bottom of the pag Trying to control IBS， I’m always down to eat more pasta and potatoes This is basically a Whole Foods plant based diet with no added oil。 I’m hoping it will help control my IBS symptoms and eczema flares I’m having right now。 I like how it is easy to follow and my family and I can all eat the same foods。 This diet is the best for the climate as well。 Will have to see if following the principles will make improvements。 I wish the citations in the eBook version were listed at the bottom of the page。 。。。more
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Well done good info down 9 lbs so fsr
Gabby
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Dr。 M。 makes a lot of sense in a straightforward way。 I have been living The Starch Solution for only 3 weeks。 I have lost 11 lbs and I’m not hungry。 I do find many of the recipes in the book have too many ingredients so I get many recipes from YouTube。 For those who say it’s too restrictive or unattainable， how does this sound？ Breakfast: oatmeal with cinnamon， a banana， and strawberries with an entire bag of frozen veggies on the side。 Lunch: potatoes， hash browns， French fries with some garli Dr。 M。 makes a lot of sense in a straightforward way。 I have been living The Starch Solution for only 3 weeks。 I have lost 11 lbs and I’m not hungry。 I do find many of the recipes in the book have too many ingredients so I get many recipes from YouTube。 For those who say it’s too restrictive or unattainable， how does this sound？ Breakfast: oatmeal with cinnamon， a banana， and strawberries with an entire bag of frozen veggies on the side。 Lunch: potatoes， hash browns， French fries with some garlic salt baked in oven with a side of broccoli， eat as much as you want。 Dinner: burrito bowl with rice， beans， veggies and hot sauce。 Snack: fruit or a potato。 Steam frozen hash browns， shape as tator tots and bake。 Ketchup and hot sauce or salsa is allowed。 That’s a lot of food in a day and you will lose weight。 Use a 50/50 plate。 Half starch and 1/2 non starchy vegetables。 。。。more
Shajila Aziz
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I'm glad I've read this as so many people have referred to it。 I think it's a nice premise but I don't like the science and think it has been cherry picked （I。e。 saying protein is not important） - not great if you're not planning on going vegan （maybe it should be called the Vegan Starch Solution） - the best thing about this book for me has to be the recipes which surprisingly sound really good！ I'm glad I've read this as so many people have referred to it。 I think it's a nice premise but I don't like the science and think it has been cherry picked （I。e。 saying protein is not important） - not great if you're not planning on going vegan （maybe it should be called the Vegan Starch Solution） - the best thing about this book for me has to be the recipes which surprisingly sound really good！ 。。。more
Rima Haddad
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❤ very informative 。 A life changer。
Sevim Şener
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Life-changing。 Easy to read and understand， backed up by real data from real studies。 Health couldn't have been explained any simpler。 Many of he illnesses of our times are due to bad eating habits。 I'm sure it may not appeal to everyone， as it strongly recommend a WFPD - which requires giving up many foods we are used to eat since our childhood。 It teaches us how to unlearn the bad way we eat by concentrating on the REAL food that mother Nature offers us。 It is certainly NOT a weight-loss book， Life-changing。 Easy to read and understand， backed up by real data from real studies。 Health couldn't have been explained any simpler。 Many of he illnesses of our times are due to bad eating habits。 I'm sure it may not appeal to everyone， as it strongly recommend a WFPD - which requires giving up many foods we are used to eat since our childhood。 It teaches us how to unlearn the bad way we eat by concentrating on the REAL food that mother Nature offers us。 It is certainly NOT a weight-loss book， but rather a guide to eat healthy and change our lives for the better。 This is not the book that made me vegan， but it is the book that affirms my decision of going vegan in the first place。 Life is so much easier， full with energy and joy， and the food is so much tastier， more colorful this way。 。。。more
Alia Cardwell
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3。5 stars - Everything McDougall says is right in line with Michael Pollan and Colin Campbell。 I loved all the facts and it was truly inspiring。 HOWEVER， I felt like he was trying to sell the reader on his diet plan and detox resort。 It felt like he was trying to monetize off nature and if I hadn’t read The China Study， Omnivores Dilemma， Whole， etc before this I would have stopped listening to this book。 If you’re able to look past all the testimonials about “his plan” then it’s a wonderful boo 3。5 stars - Everything McDougall says is right in line with Michael Pollan and Colin Campbell。 I loved all the facts and it was truly inspiring。 HOWEVER， I felt like he was trying to sell the reader on his diet plan and detox resort。 It felt like he was trying to monetize off nature and if I hadn’t read The China Study， Omnivores Dilemma， Whole， etc before this I would have stopped listening to this book。 If you’re able to look past all the testimonials about “his plan” then it’s a wonderful book。 。。。more
Alicia
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This book was so insightful。 When I started my journey of no meat over 3 years ago it was because I watched a documentary called “What the Health” this had the same eye opening effect on me but with different information。 This gave me more information on everything regarding nutritions。 I have been eating like this for two days now and can say that I do not feel hungry or like I am restricting at all。
Luciana Soledad
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It changed my life！
Lianne Granata
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Eat starch and change your life。
Nena
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Loved this book！ Dr。 McDougall did a wonderful job of addressing common misconceptions regarding health and diet。 Starches are what our bodies thrive on。 It's so sad how many actually try to avoid carbs。 This is a must read for everyone！！ Especially anyone struggling with health issues。 I strongly believe a plant based， starched filled diet will help heal almost anything。 Loved this book！ Dr。 McDougall did a wonderful job of addressing common misconceptions regarding health and diet。 Starches are what our bodies thrive on。 It's so sad how many actually try to avoid carbs。 This is a must read for everyone！！ Especially anyone struggling with health issues。 I strongly believe a plant based， starched filled diet will help heal almost anything。 。。。more
Emily
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I'm a fan of the recipes included in this book， and most of the information had me nodding my head as I read。 However， there were a couple things that irked me。 I wish Dr McDougall had pointed out that processed soy protein isolate is super unhealthy earlier on in the book。 And the worst part; he claimed that tanning beds are actually fine if used "properly" and it's young women who tend to overuse them while smoking too many cigarettes。 I hope I don't need to point out how sexist and plain wron I'm a fan of the recipes included in this book， and most of the information had me nodding my head as I read。 However， there were a couple things that irked me。 I wish Dr McDougall had pointed out that processed soy protein isolate is super unhealthy earlier on in the book。 And the worst part; he claimed that tanning beds are actually fine if used "properly" and it's young women who tend to overuse them while smoking too many cigarettes。 I hope I don't need to point out how sexist and plain wrong this is。 The rest of medical science concurs that tanning beds are extremely dangerous。 The author even claimed they can "cure" melanoma？ I think he meant "cause"。 Otherwise， pretty informative read。 Highly recommend the harvest vegetable soup recipe。 Definitely a read to recommend to people who love rice， bread and beans。 。。。more
🧿JennyCash🧿
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Eat potatoes。 Avoid animals。 Not bad advice。 I'm not actively trying to lose weight but I do enjoy reminders to eat healthy。 Recipes in the final 1/3 of the book。 Eat potatoes。 Avoid animals。 Not bad advice。 I'm not actively trying to lose weight but I do enjoy reminders to eat healthy。 Recipes in the final 1/3 of the book。 。。。more
Alexia Nistor
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I learned a lot from this book， it's really interesting， I think everyone has to read it I learned a lot from this book， it's really interesting， I think everyone has to read it 。。。more
Charli
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I saw this book recommended highly on YouTube and figured I’d give it a read。 After all， people were saying how much weight they lost on it and how great it was。While the book is full of very interesting information， I found it to be contradictory at times。 All the claims of losing weight with this system， then Dr。 McDougall says that if you want to lose weight， you must completely eliminate and avoid certain foods that you’d normally be permitted on a vegan diet - in fact some of them are consi I saw this book recommended highly on YouTube and figured I’d give it a read。 After all， people were saying how much weight they lost on it and how great it was。While the book is full of very interesting information， I found it to be contradictory at times。 All the claims of losing weight with this system， then Dr。 McDougall says that if you want to lose weight， you must completely eliminate and avoid certain foods that you’d normally be permitted on a vegan diet - in fact some of them are considered staples of the vegan diet。 I gave the book four stars because a lot of the info was interesting and several of the recipes looked good， but I don’t think this is a diet I’d try。 。。。more
heather
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I thought I respected this vegan doctor， but was not expecting this level of fat shaming。 Since being obsessed with my weight since the age of 9， I’ve finally managed to mostly stop caring about what others （and particularly old， white men） think about my appearance。 But this？ I was not expecting things like “where have all the beautiful people gone？” Oops， I think you meant skinny， because I’m beautiful at any size， honey。 Also， no one will want to love and marry me if I’m not skinny？ Again， on I thought I respected this vegan doctor， but was not expecting this level of fat shaming。 Since being obsessed with my weight since the age of 9， I’ve finally managed to mostly stop caring about what others （and particularly old， white men） think about my appearance。 But this？ I was not expecting things like “where have all the beautiful people gone？” Oops， I think you meant skinny， because I’m beautiful at any size， honey。 Also， no one will want to love and marry me if I’m not skinny？ Again， one white man thinking that his opinion of personal aesthetics is the only one that matters， and that I should care about it。 I do not。 My life does not revolve around this author’s ideals。 I’ve been a vegan since 2007， so I skipped the animal welfare chapters。 This book did encourage me to go through my pantry etc and pinpoint just how much oil is added to everything， so that was helpful。 The rest？ Leave it。 I hope the next generation of vegan doctors does better。 。。。more
Katie
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I love that is has all of the science references listed in the book and also includes tons of recipes to get started with a whole food plant based diet。 I like his style。 It feels direct and relatable and I loved reading the success stories sprinkled throughout。
Hbeebti
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Very informativeThis was a great introduction to the starch solution。 The recipes are easy and taste great as well。 I'm excited to start this new way of eating， way of life。 Very informativeThis was a great introduction to the starch solution。 The recipes are easy and taste great as well。 I'm excited to start this new way of eating， way of life。 。。。more
Ben L
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Better read "How not to die"， this one might be only good for someone transitioning from SAD diet， but doesn't have much details and is very repetitive。 Better read "How not to die"， this one might be only good for someone transitioning from SAD diet， but doesn't have much details and is very repetitive。 。。。more
Richard Pütz
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Think Blue Zones when you read this book。
Guillaume Morin
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Un "game changer" pour ceux qui veulent explorer le véganisme。 Vraiment intéressant et sans prétention mais plutôt remplit de faits intéressants。 Personnellement j'y ai adhérer pendant 2 ans et j'ai senti les bénéfices。 À long terme。。。peut-être un peu ardu mais possible。 Un "game changer" pour ceux qui veulent explorer le véganisme。 Vraiment intéressant et sans prétention mais plutôt remplit de faits intéressants。 Personnellement j'y ai adhérer pendant 2 ans et j'ai senti les bénéfices。 À long terme。。。peut-être un peu ardu mais possible。 。。。more
Rita
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