"Proteinaholic, How our Obsession With Meat is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It" by Garth Davis, MD

     This is a well-written book and was exhaustively researched.  Dr. Davis is a general surgeon who specializes in bariatric surgery and the treatment of obesity. He admits he was a proteinaholic and discusses his own transformation and that of his medical practice.  He goes into the history of protein, and death and disease by protein.
      We somehow have minimized diet to macro-nutrients....i.e. where do you get your protein?  Our bodies don't use protein.....we use amino acids, the building blocks that make up protein.  We are very good recyclers of amino acids and recycle them to be available for re-use.
     Do you know of anyone with kwashiorkor (protein deficiency)?  It is virtually unheard of in this country.  If you are getting enough calories, you are getting enough protein. Even fruititarians who eat nothing but fruit get enough.
     Somehow we have assumed, without any medical research to back it up, if the small amounts we need are good, then more must be better.  That could not be further from the truth.  Excess protein, especially that from animals, is extremely harmful.
     We don't eat macronutrients.  We eat food.  As Michael Pollen says, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants."  This book suggests that eating food, not too much, entirely plants, is better.
     Conclusion: excellent book with pages and pages of well-documented research.  Amazon gives it 5*****s.  I agree.