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This book was mainly written for people who follow a vegan diet or are already considering it. It's a complete overview of vegan nutrition in all stages of life. While there is a short introduction on "why being vegan"... the authors quickly jump to the juicy part and cover the nutritional information all vegans need to know. The authors have done their research! This is not a classic vegan book repeating the same old arguments. It provides clear nutritional guidance to help vegans stay healthy and design the most adequate diet possible. It's up to date science! You'll discover interesting pieces of information in this book. For example: - Vegans can benefit from getting adequate amounts of protein. While it's true that almost nobody suffers from true protein deficiencies in the West, not getting adequate protein can result in muscle mass loss and poor bone health. - Vegans should take a B12 supplement, even if they just started the diet. The old idea of "wait three years to do it because your body has reserves" is not the wisest. - Why some vegans crash and fail to thrive, reverting back to animal foods, because they make their diet too restrictive and idealistic - Getting the RDA for calcium is important for vegans. You'll discover which greens have a negative calcium balance and how to make sure you get enough calcium on a vegan diet, even without supplements - Other nutrients to watch out about on a vegan diet (or any diet), such as vitamin D, iodine, zinc, etc. - Ideas for making a vegan diet fun and easy to follow. - Why it makes sense to take a vegan DHA supplement - How to adapt a vegan diet to meet the needs of growing children, pregnant women, older people, etc. This book does not contain a recipe section, but it does contain a lot of meal ideas. It's filled with tables and useful references, so I would suggest buying the print version, as some of the tables are not as convenient to look at on the Kindle version. You can tell that the book has been written by professional nutritionists. It's a very good reference, and a great starting point for any vegan.