The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet

The information contained in this book is potentially life-changing. I know I will be buying it or recommending it for friends and family. But see if he calls me ‘Buttercup' or refers to my ‘fanny' one moe time? I'll unread the book and give it one star. Honest to God. Does Robb Wolf he think that this kind of ‘friendly' chat will balance the science? Well, for this particular reader, it doesn't. It just annoyed me. Surely an editor would pick up on the fact that this book would be read outside the USA, where fannies are the exclusive domain of the fairer sex.

But I cared enough about the content to try and ignore the annoying sugar coating, and it was worth persevering. I'll probably have to read it again, armed with the general layout of the eating requirements, the science might make more sense second time around.

Written in a casual style, the author provides a fairly comprehensive and well documented description of the theory and practice of the Paleo diet and lifestyle. The book is marred by what I suppose were intended to be humorous jabs at vegetarians and vegans. Since they are among his targeted audience, this is counterproductive. And the comments are too mean spirited to be funny. A woeful lapse from an otherwise decently written book, designed to try to get folks without a huge tolerance for detailed scientific information past the technical details of why the food choices are what they are and the expected benefits at a fairly detailed chemical and metabolic level. Recipes and menu plans could be stronger - for someone who claims to be a great cook, a number of them are pedestrian. The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain is a more serious treatment and just as easy to read, in my opinion. I don't regret having this book but I don't use it as much as others day to day.