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“Il dolore e la sofferenza inflitti ai bambini con la dieta americana sono così brutali che, se i genitori la imponessero a suon di ceffoni, verrebbero messi in prigione.”

John A. McDougall

Origine: Da Vegan Diet Damages Baby's Brain-Sensationalism!, VegNews, marzo-aprile 2003, p. 10; citato in Tuttle, p. 76.

“Non è una coincidenza che la stessa dieta che aiuta a prevenire e a curare il diabete provochi anche una rapida perdita di peso, abbassi il colesterolo e i trigliceridi, ripulisca le arterie e riporti il corpo a funzionare ottimamente. Tuttavia, a prescindere da quante volte la ricerca sembri dimostrare la stessa cosa, è improbabile che la tendenza cambi, per via degli incentivi economici che il sistema sanitario riceve da una condizione continua di malattia e da terapie lucrative.”

John A. McDougall

Origine: Da Diet and Diabetes: The Meat of the Matter, EarthSave Magazine, novembre 2002, p. 22; citato in Tuttle, p. 94.

“Ho osservato che lo stato di salute delle persone cambiava drasticamente in base a quanto tempo erano vissute alle Hawaii. Gente cresciuta in Giappone, nelle Filippine, in Corea o Cina, cioè la prima generazione che si era trasferita alle Hawaii, non ha mai sofferto di malattie cardiache, cancro alla prostata, al colon o al seno, artrite reumatoide, sclerosi multipla; non è mai stata in sovrappeso, e a ottanta o novant'anni godeva di ottima salute. I figli, invece, erano un po' più grassi e malati, i nipoti e la generazione ancora successiva erano decisamente grassi. Era la dieta a fare la differenza. La prima generazione mangiava prevalentemente riso e verdure, ma i loro figli hanno iniziato a sostituire il riso con alimenti di origine animale, carne e latticini; sono ingrassati e si sono ammalati. A quel punto ho capito cos'è che causava quelle malattie.”

John A. McDougall

Origine: Dal documentario Forchette contro coltelli, 2011.

John A. McDougall: Frasi in inglese

“The pain and suffering inflicted on children by the American diet is so brutal that if it were administered with a stick, parents would be put in jail.”

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John A. McDougall

“Vegan Diet Damages Baby's Brain—Sensationalism!,” in VegNews (March–April 2003), p. 10; as quoted in Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet (Lantern Books, 2005), p. 66 https://books.google.it/books?id=BTqLjAOwsSMC&pg=PA66.

“What they're trying to do in medicine today is find a pill to cover up every symptom of wrongful living and eating. So, to eat the normal American diet, what you have to do is take an antacid, a laxative, and then something to lower the uric acid, the cholesterol, the blood sugar, and the blood pressure. Then you have to take a diet pill because of the excess weight you gain because your normal appetite is confronted with calorie-concentrated foods. And then you have to go and wash the grease off your skin.
Of course, it doesn't even begin to compensate for what you're doing to your body, but that's the way we look at the problem. Instead of dealing with the cause and supporting the body the way it's supposed to be supported, we try to cover up disasters.”

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Quoted in “John McDougall” by Andis Robeznieks, in Vegetarian Times (April 1986), p. 31 https://books.google.it/books?id=gQcAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31.

“It is no coincidence that the same diet that helps prevent or cure diabetes also causes effortless weight loss, lowers cholesterol and triglycerides, cleans out the arteries, and returns the body to excellent function. But no matter how much research appears saying the same thing over and over again, the tide is unlikely to change because of the economic incentives for the medical establishment of continued illness and profitable treatments.”

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John A. McDougall

“Diet and Diabetes: The Meat of the Matter,” in EarthSave Magazine (November 2002), p. 22; as quoted in Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet (Lantern Books, 2005), p. 85 https://books.google.it/books?id=BTqLjAOwsSMC&pg=PA85.

“Diet and nutrition advice is often focused on how much we ought to eat, and misses the point: More important than how much, how often, and when we eat is what we eat. Different kinds of animals require different types of diets. We humans are built to thrive on starch. The more rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and beans we eat, the trimmer, more energetic, and healthier we become.
Starch? Really? Isn't that for laundry? Yes, but it's also the key to optimum health and satiety. We hear a lot about carbohydrates and whether or not we should eat them, but we don't hear enough about the most valuable type of carbohydrate, starch.”

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The Starch Solution (Rodale Books, 2013), Ch. 1, p. 6 https://books.google.it/books?id=if9YAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA6.

“The food you put into your body is the single most powerful factor that determines your health and well-being. … I was transformed from a chronically ill young man to a person who could be considered the picture of health. At fifty-nine years of age (I was born in 1947), I continue to reap the benefits of fueling my body with the right foods. How many grandpas do you know who regularly windsurf in the deep blue ocean or strap their grandson into a backpack to carry him on a mountainous hiking adventure? Because of proper diet, this is the kind of health I enjoy today.”

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John A. McDougall

Digestive Tune-Up (Healthy Living Publications, 2006), Introduction, pp. x https://books.google.it/books?id=EVql0RH7LwwC&pg=PR10-xi.