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The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy Hardcover – Illustrated, February 28, 2017

by Neal D Barnard MD MD FACC (Author), Marilu Henner (Foreword)
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New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard reveals the shocking truth about cheese-the dangerous addiction that is harming your health-and presents a radical program to lose weight and feel great.

We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. Worse, it contains mild opiates that make it additive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine.

In The Cheese Trap, Dr. Neal Barnard presents a comprehensive program to help readers break free of their cheese addiction so they can lose weight, boost energy, and improve their overall health. This easy-to-follow diet features a treasury of healthy recipes that will tame even the toughest cravings-from pizza, to lasagna, to ice cream and cheesecake.
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"If you want to know where medicine will be ten years from now, read Dr. Neal Barnard's writings today."―Dean Ornish, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectrum and Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease

"Our love-affair with cheese is killing us. Learning the truth about cheese may save your life."―Joel Fuhrman, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Heart Disease and The End of Diabetes, among others

"The Cheese Trap busts open the myths of cheese as a health food and provides an eye opening, mouth shutting view of the way cheese is produced and does damage."―Joel Kahn MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, and author of The Whole Heart Solution

"Calories, cholesterol, salt and saturated fat-Dr. Barnard analyzes the process and problems of cheese production and consumption in the American population. It's no wonder that coronary artery plaque-the leading cause of death in the United States-resembles cheese in so many ways. "―Kim Allan Williams, Sr., M.D., MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC Immediate Past President, American College of Cardiology

"This informative and entertaining book clearly and compellingly lays out the reasons why cheese should not be part of our diet. I highly recommend it!"―Ted D. Barnett, MD, Medical Director and CEO, Rochester Lifestyle Medicine

"Do you love cheese? Think again! Dr. Barnard makes it crystal clear why you'll want to steer clear of cheese as if your life depends on it because, guess what-it does!"―Rip Esselstyn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet

"Dr. Barnard shares the truth about one of America's greatest addictions. A must read for anyone wanting to be empowered to go fully plant-based."―Chad Sarno and Derek Sarno, Chefs, Brothers, and Founders of Wicked Healthy

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Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, is perhaps the world's most respected authority on vegan diets. He is a faculty member of the George Washington University School of Medicine and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard is editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a nutrition textbook given to all second-year medical students in the U.S. He is also editor of Good Medicine, a magazine with a circulation of 150,000. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes and The 21-Day Weight-Loss Kickstart, among many others.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
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    Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is a nutrition researcher, author, and health advocate. As an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Barnard conducts studies on the role of nutrition in diabetes, obesity, and lipid management, among other health issues. His most recent clinical trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, established the value of a novel dietary program for type 2 diabetes and set a new standard for dietary approaches to this increasingly common condition.

    Dr. Barnard’s articles have appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the American Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Scientific American, the American Journal of Cardiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lancet Oncology, Preventive Medicine, and many other scientific and medical journals. Dr. Barnard is the editor-in-chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians and the author of more than a dozen books for lay audiences.

    In 1985, Dr. Barnard established the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit organization advocating for preventive medicine and higher ethical standards in research. He later established The Cancer Project, a nonprofit organization providing nutritional services for cancer patients and survivors and public education geared toward prevention, and the Washington Center for Clinical Research, an organization dedicated to studies of diet and health.

    Growing up in Fargo, N.D., his extended family includes both doctors and cattle ranchers, two groups that are increasingly butting heads over America’s health policies. Dr. Barnard’s scientific approach aims to shed new light on these important issues.

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    Dreena Burton is one of the pioneering vegan cookbook authors. Vegan for more than 25 years, Dreena is also a mom to three “weegans”. She has charted her journey as a plant-based cook and mother of three through five bestselling cookbooks, including her most recent and beloved title Plant-Powered Families. Dreena has also collaborated with renowned plant-based physician Dr. Barnard on The Cheese Trap and co-authored their most recent Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes.

    Specializing in oil-free whole foods vegan recipes, Dreena’s secret ingredient is her passion. Reputed for reliability, her recipes bring whole foods together in unexpected ways to yield delicious flavours and rich textures. Dreena’s recipes are regularly featured by groups including PCRM, Forks Over Knives, Engine 2 Diet, UC Davis Integrative Medicine, Kris Carr, Blue Zones, The Humane Society, and The Food Network. Connect with Dreena’s online kitchen and community at www.dreenaburton.com.

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LancerGal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
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This was a great book to read. It really gives you straight facts about cheese and how it’s made and where it comes from and all the calories and fats and everything in it. It also gives you some really awesome alternatives to dairy products which is really helpful when you don’t know what to buy in the store. Definitely going to read another one of his books.
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Judith A. Zavala
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this easy-to-read book
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2023
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Even though this is written by a doctor, it was easy to understand and hard for me to put down. I think Dr. Bernard did a great job talking about this topic and it has forever changed my eating habits. I now rarely have any kind of dairy products or beef. These weren't as hard to give up, except my vegetarian & cheese pizzas. That is the only time I have cheated because I haven't yet found a good substitute for the motzarella on pizzas. When I find that, goodbye cheese forever.
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Butterfly
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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Explains why cheese is so addictive. I’ve removed cheese and most dairy from my diet. Although it’s been challenging at times because I’m a huge fan of feta and pepper jack cheese I realize the benefits are so with it to do without!
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Cottage Woman
5.0 out of 5 stars We Are the Mice Caught in the Cheese Trap
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017
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An outstanding book about so much more than why the world is addicted to cheese. The inhumane practices of animal farming, particularly in regards to the dairy cow, has caused me to never think about milk, cheese and hamburger the same again. The unconscionable acts of manipulation and control as to the increased use of cheese in fast food restaurants to addict consumers and funded by the dairy industry has done more than cause me to shake my head in disbelief and feel steam-rolled. The frightening detrimental health dangers we're all exposed to as a result of eating unbelieveable amounts of cheese has given me pause to rethink my eating habits. It is my goal to be able to fulfill my desire to live a long, healthy life. Thank you for your book Dr Barnard. It should be read by the world so that cheese consumption will decline more even than the use of cigarettes. How much the world would benefit! This is undoubtedly, one of the most informative, well documented and interesting books I've read in a very long time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2021
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I love this guy. This was an interesting book and I love listening to podcasts with this doctor on. My husband went plant based and I got this book because I struggle with cheese. Even though I don’t consume much I still like it sprinkled on things here and there. I broke down and bought cotija cheese at the store the other day, but this book has helped me break the habit for the most part. There are some interesting recipes in the back of the book. I have tried many recipes trying to replicate cheese sauce with no luck so far. I will keep trying and I refer back to this book when I feel the urge for some amazing aged cheddar.
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jt5064
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019
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This is truly one of the best books I have ever read.It is informative, honest and can be life-changing. The title does not do it justice. It is about much, much more than just the health perils of cheese. Dr. Barnard writes in a way that is easy to understand yet conveys the facts. Finally, someone on the side of the public since, sadly, our government agencies, food industry, foundations and others we have put lifelong trust in are not. This book should be required reading for everyone so people are informed about the health choices they make. Especially in our schools so young people learn about this when they are young instead of later in life since great effort (and expense) are expended to keep these things hidden..
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jmcneill
5.0 out of 5 stars The Trap set by The Dairy Industry that Kills
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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Dr. Barnard provides a bone-chilling panoramic view of the cheese industry from the forced insemination of cows to the cheese making process and chronic diseases caused by cheese consumption. The cruelty of the animals described in the process is heartrending and graphic.

All concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are famously cruel and filthy. The book describes how none of these operations match the systematic cruelty of dairy production that dispenses horrific suffering from conception to the final slaughter. Calves are ripped unnaturally from their mothers face force-feeding in dark quarters to become veal. Mother cows cry all night over the separated calves. It’s doubtful that Josef Mengele could have devised a more cruel process.

The descriptions of the diseases caused by the cheese to humans puts another sad dimension on the cheese making process. Barnard carefully and convincingly describes the science and correlation between cheese and acne, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, allergies, asthma and obesity among others. The concentrated hormones, antibiotics and saturated fat in cheese attacks virtually all human biological functions relentlessly.

Tragically, this consumption is driven from an unwitting addiction by consumers to casomorphin, an opiate drug concentrated in cheese from milk in the cheese making process. To make the brutality complete, our own government facilitates this horror through subsidies and promotion of the cheese industry. It goes so far as to provide advertising to attract consumers by using their addiction to consume more. Much like drug kingpins and dealers, they dispense their wares to their addicts with no conscience in the name of money. Worse, the victims aren’t even aware.

Anyone who has a reasonable concern for animals or their own health should read this book before picking up another double cheeseburger at McDonalds. Read this book, if not for the animals, environment or yourself, then for your family’s health. It’s doubtful there is another product on the market that results in more collective pain and suffering to animals and humans and damage to the environment than cheese.
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c_sage77
5.0 out of 5 stars So interesting, I've learned a lot
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2021
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This is a great book, and so interesting. The information is science based and not just the latest gimmick info on what you should eat. I learned so much about the dairy industry, the different dairy options and how they impact the body due to their level of processing. I am so glad I got this book.
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Lady Aga
5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with good info, written with humour. Educate yourself about dairy.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2018
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Written in the usual jaunty style American medical books seem to use nowadays with stories of Martha or Bob to illustrate a point, how life came good for them when they gave up eating such and such. I’m intelligent, I don’t need things explained to me in this way, but then my background is in food and nutrition and has been for over 40 years. However, lest you think the book is no good, you would be wrong; quite the reverse, I have opened in a negative manner because the style irritates me personally, but it’s great for those who know nothing about food, health and nutrition. The book explains everything in an easy to read and understand form; this is what is required to educate the public in general.

The book is actually packed with information, well backed up and presented in an accessible manner for the average person who knows little about dairy & how potentially their body may be affected by it. It’s a great informative read for the masses and one you should use to educate yourself about dairy and cheese.

Breast cancer, prostate cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, allergies, osteoporosis & the relationship between dairy and these diseases is covered well.

Milk is designed to make a baby calf into a heavyweight beast in no short time; we, on the other hand, do not require milk from some other animal that has no connection with the human body, to fatten us up fast.

Times are changing, and I marvel at the variety of plant milks available at the supermarket nowadays, it was not so 20 years ago when I gave up milk. Demand has clearly sparked these plant-based milks appearance. People are at last taking note that milk and dairy are not good for us humans. Cheese, in particular, being concentred milk (and milk proteins) with lots of added salt is a no, no.

No revolting detail is left out of the cheese making process, it’s certainly more colourful than the usual “how cheese is made” story with people wearing white coats and hair nets, all la dee daa nice country cheese making story. Your cheese addiction may be rather flagging by the books end.

I highly recommend the book if you would like to take control of your own body and want to know why you should avoid dairy. There are some hard to swallow parts regarding the treatment of dairy cattle and goats, otherwise nothing too ghastly, other than what is in your cheese.

I am currently taking the online Rouxbe.com Professional Plant Based Certification Course, organised by Chad Sarno. You’ll see Chad mentioned in the book and how diet adversely affected his body in his youth before he went plant-based. There are some good plant-based recipes - Nacho Dip, Luscious Fettuccine Alfredo, Spinach-Sweet Potato Lasagne, So-Simple Lentil Pasta Sauce - at the end of the book too, which will help fill the void cheese can leave. If you still have not heard about the China Study book, you should read that too, it will change your outlook on food forever.
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Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in Italy on August 19, 2017
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I really enjoyed reading this brilliant book by Dr. Barnard, it's very interesting and informative but never boring. The writing style is funny, not preachy at all. I think everybody should check out this book!
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Sal
5.0 out of 5 stars I’m back on the cheese
Reviewed in Australia on November 6, 2023
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After reading this I decided not to eat cheese ever again. Didn’t last long though. However if you’re stronger than me this book will put you off for life. I’m off to eat some Brie.
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Kristin Knütter
5.0 out of 5 stars Science - science - science
Reviewed in Germany on December 17, 2017
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This book is the bible of all things dairy-free living. If you'd like to know more about how certain industries work and manipulate us to consume of their products - all under the umbrella of health while not at all caring about our health - this is YOUR book!
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