Diet for a New America
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Diet for a New America is a 1987 bestselling book by John Robbins.[1] The book discusses the nutritional, ethical and environmental benefits of adopting a vegan diet.[1] Colman McCarthy and Cleveland Amory compared the book to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.[1][2]
In 1991 KCET, the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, produced a film documentary based on the book called Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet.[3] The film is narrated by John Robbins and features interviews with Michael Klaper, T. Colin Campbell and John A. McDougall.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Marian Burros (December 2, 1992). "Eating Well". The New York Times.
- ^ Colman McCarthy (August 6, 1988). "Koop's Diet Advice Is Stale Stuff". The Washington Post.
Profoundly fulfilling and moving…the pioneering match of Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac, John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
- ^ Sharon Bernstein (September 16, 1991). "KCET's 'Diet' Isn't Savory for Beef, Dairy Industries". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ John Robbins (1991). Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet (Documentary). KCET (PBS).
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External links
- Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet (1991) – Film documentary
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