Starch Solution Regain Health Weight Reviews Summary

Weight Loss and Health

Pros:

• "I never count calories, eat a ton and have lost 40+ lbs and haven’t been on it that long."
• "I've eaten close to Dr. McDougall's advice for many years and I'm having an easy time keeping my weight at a healthy level, avoiding chronic diseases, and taking no prescription medications."
• "Adding cabbage really accelerated the fat loss, almost too fast."
• "I am 82, do not exercise, eat way more than most humans and in contrast to my fat doctor, I am at a perfect weight, and did I say Perfect Health?"
• "I've lost and maintained a 100 pound weight loss on this plant based lifestyle since 2013."
• "Actually LOST WEIGHT! It WORKS unlike the Paleo (for ME)."
• "Within the first year, she effortlessly lost between 70 to 80 pounds but what was most exciting was how quickly her blood sugar normalized and her cholesterol level dropped to normal."

Cons:

• "I can't honestly say I've seen marked improvement so far."
• "I felt like a failure and so carb-addicted and depressed that it took me months to get my head back in the game."
• "Anything high in starches will probably cause gas and bloating."
• "I ended up larger and feeling poorly plus when I decided it was time to end my dietary experiment with veganism."
• "Maybe it can work for some people, but not for me."
• "The only thing I got was more pounds."
• "I gained a few pounds within a few days following Dr.McDougals program!"

Recipes and Cooking

Pros:

• "The recipes are simple and fairly quick to do and they are also easy to make ahead for those days when you don't have time to cook."
• "The recipes all seem super yummy."
• "The recipes are easy and taste great as well."
• "The book also include 97 pages of the McDougall family's most favorite and simple palate pleasing recipes that anyone can prepare."
• "The recipes are yummy and didn't find it hard to stick with."
• "Recipes are fantastic!"
• "I have made two already and they were not only easy but tasty."

Cons:

• "Recipes are complicated and use a lot of ingredients."
• "A lot of recipes call for ingredients not available locally in smaller towns."
• "The recipes that they put in the back of the book are rather bland."
• "Should be called the soy solution... most of the recipes have soy in them."
• "You’re asked to limit tofu products, but many of the included recipes call for tofu mayo, tofu spread or a tofu based 'egg' substitute."
• "The problem that I have is with the recipes is that they aren't contemporary."
• "The book carries a lot of valuable facts however it bases a lot of its recipes on TOFU."

Scientific and Nutritional Information

Pros:

• "Dr. McDougall explains the science behind why eating starches is so beneficial."
• "Dr John McDougall gives you plenty of background and good scientific references and studies for this way of eating."
• "Amazing book and very informative, has scientific facts and references other great Research as well."
• "This is a very well researched that makes compelling arguments on the benefits of eating a plant based diet."
• "They refer to an abundance of scientific literature to support their claim."
• "He advances and supports his arguments with literally hundreds of studies."
• "The book is thoroughly footnoted and referenced to scientific research sources."

Cons:

• "The China Study was a bit thick on the science for an average reader."
• "Some research references seem to be very outdated and superseded by newer, more thorough studies or meta analyses."
• "The author states that you can eat all the starch you want and lose weight and, it’s based on 'science', but he makes general statements with no scientific support."
• "There are indeed some references but also many rhetorical arguments."
• "His book did come off with a lot of opinion based rhetoric and lacked a bit on the science."
• "The book preaches the method but does not talk about potential pitfalls or outliers, which is not a thorough scientific approach."
• "I wish our gov’t would do more to stop medical/health misinformation."