Yes, I have read it. Great book. Fits very well into evolutionary paradigm, although I have some reservations about the confidence of some of the Shanahan's assertions.

However, if they are only 10% right about transgenerational epigenetics, they are onto something HUGE.

Link here: http://amzn.com/0615228380

I was going to feature it in an upcoming Paleolithic Diet email. Still might.

I have about one chapter to go in Deep Nutrition and in many ways it has surpassed many of the books I have read so far and I have to say it is my current favorite. I've read most of the same concepts presented by other authors, but Dr Cate (who is a Cornell University trained MD in molecular biology) has taken it all a step further by giving blow-by-blow accounts of happens at the cellular level when we consume such things as vegetable oil and sugar. Prior to this I had been operating on the Paracelsus principle of poison being in the dose, but Dr Cate's description made me realize that Paracelsus is not really applicable here because of the recovery time from toxic oils, especially toxic oils plus sugar. Not to mention that it also goes beyond just the omega3/omega6 ratio thingy and that fish oil is not an antidote to everything. So whereas I would occasionally have a slice of bread or crackers or something else that contained vegetable oil or would have a rare sandwich made with canola mayo, because I was not aware of the non-zero trans fat issue (even though the label states zero trans fats). Turned my head around. I will henceforth no longer toy with these things. My sister read it about a year ago and told me about it but I just put it on my to-do list. That was one piece of advice that I wish I had heeded then, but I'm glad I've read it now.

It was also the best presentation of epigenetics that I've seen yet and made me understand that they've gotten past just the hypothesis stage.

Ed

How can you not like Robb Wolf. He is amazing and a wealth of information. His Paleo Solution book is AMAZING!! You want some good science, read his book!!!

I read this book and I liked it. BUT I found it exceedingly irritating that the authors act as though they stumbled along their conclusions about diet via reading Andrew Weil (of all people) and by looking at native Hawaiians. It is so obvious to me that the work was at the very least inspired by that of Sally Fallon (new last name?) but she and the work of the WAPF are never once mentioned in the book. Yes, the authors talk a tiny bit about Weston Price himself, but to write this book without acknowledging the huge body of research and advocacy that the WAPF has done just seems disingenuous to me. It would be impossible to research this book and not stumble on their web site at the very least. And all the "second sibling" stuff the authors write about is taken straight from their body of work and given a different name.

I like the way the book is written but it's a bit too chatty for me. Great for recommending to clients who are new to the concepts.

"Deep Nutrition" is one of my favourite books about health and nutrition. A cardiologist on Amazon wrote she recommends the book to her patients and colleagues. To decide whether it is worth buying listen to the two podcasts from Sean Croxton. It's worth the time.

my copy is scheduled to arrive tuesday :) Can't wait to read it!!!!

Deep Nutrition is my current favorite. I can't say enough good things about it! Both Jimmy Moore and Sean Croxton have interviewed the author and both podcasts are fascinating

I'm also reading it and it is an awesome book! Well written, very understandable but a lot of science in there. I'll be going to have a coffee and will continue reading...so should you! :-)

I think I've read every single book out there, and have to agree with the above--GCBC and this one.

For the record, I think some of the information in Wolf's book is great, but his prose really turned me off.