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> This quote from an essay on his site says it all, I think:
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> "I almost always recommend dietary improvements to my
> patients.  How could I not?  A low fat, semi-vegetarian diet is potent
> preventive medicine for nearly all major illnesses, and more focused
> dietary interventions can often dramatically improve specific health
> problems. "
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Actually I don't think this quote accurately sums up the author's point. His point is not at all to push one particular diet, but that there is a phenomenon of diet obsession (any type of diet) that is unhealthy in itself, and similar to eating disorders in terms of the mental obsession & rigidity, and the social isolation. I thought the essay was amusing and interesting. I could relate, definitely.

LP