Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Be careful with this book. It has inconsistencies and would benefit from a good fact check. Example: If you read reputable oxalate lists you will soon see that some foods are SO high that they need to be avoided completely. Almonds are one of those foods. Yet the authors playfully gives you a number of almonds that you can eat AND ranks almonds as a 2 because they like them. Then we have macadamia nuts, which are ranked as a 1. This means that the author thinks almonds are lower that macadamias. But if you consult www.thekidneydietitian.org (One of the sites referenced in the book), you will see that almonds (122 mg per ounce) are quite a bit higher than macadamias (12 mg per ounce.) Yet almonds are ranked safer than macadamias in this book! A couple of other things: Chocolate is correctly ranked high, as a 1, but cacao butter and white chocolate are different and considered low on most lists. But the book doesn't distinguish...it just lumps them together. There is also an incongruency between some of the rankings and the notes on the food. Example: Balsamic vinegar is given a poor rating of 1 but the notes say it is low. In that case it should be a 5! The book, theoretically, is a good idea but it appears to be slapped together quickly without a lot of attention to detail. The reader could do just as well doing their own research on reputable sites. I particularly recommend the Facebook site 'Trying Low Oxalate' for some very accurate, detailed information and help. Meanwhile, I am sure the "Oxalate Heroes" mean well but they need to fact check and update their book.