"We live in a crazy time, when people who make food choices that are healthy and compassionate are often considered weird, while people are considered normal whose eating habits promote disease and are dependent on enormous suffering."
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Ch. 10: An Ounce of Prevention
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John Robbins (author)
John Robbins (October 26, 1947 – June 11, 2025) was an American author, who popularized the links among nutrition, environmentalism, and animal rights. He was best known for his 1987 book Diet for a New America.
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