“Michael Jacobson offers a win-win proposition that we cannot ignore.” --Lester R. Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute $14.95 For 35 years the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest has published hard-hitting studies exposing the dreadful nutritional content of movie theatre popcorn, fast foods, and restaurant meals.  Its latest book is SIX ARGUMENTS FOR A GREENER DIET —a meticulously researched examination of scientific studies that finds that eating more plant foods and fewer fatty animal products can lead to extra years of healthy living.   Happily, explains lead author and CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson, that same diet also leads to much less food poisoning, water pollution, air pollution, global warming, and animal suffering. About the Authors: Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., is co-founder and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the publisher of the world’s largest-circulation newsletter, Nutrition Action Healthletter.  Jacobson has written or co-authored Restaurant Confidential, Marketing Madness, What Are We Feeding Our Kids?, and The Fast-Food Guide.  He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’s The Early Show, Oprah, and all major network newscasts, and is frequently quoted on nutrition and food-safety. Jacobson’s reputation is that of an aggressive, relentless reformer and critic of the food industry.  But he’s also highly respected, having been honored by the supermarket industry (the Esther Petersen Consumer Service Award), the restaurant industry (Nation’s Restaurant News 50 most influential people), and the Food and Drug Administration (the Commissioner’s Special Citation and the Harvey W. Wiley Medal.)   Jacobson, who is not a vegetarian, says that the single most important dietary advice it to change your diet in a healthy vegetarian direction. The Center for Science in the Public Interest advocates safe and nutritious diets and campaigns for policies to protect the public health and environment.  It led the efforts to win passage of laws requiring Nutrition Facts labels on packaged foods, including trans fat labeling, and for the laws defining “organic” foods and requiring warning labels on alcoholic beverages.  It publishes attention-getting studies, including famous exposés of the nutritional quality of movie theater popcorn, Chinese food, and other restaurant meals. How a More Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Health and the Environment By Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., and the Staff of the Center for Science in the Public Interest ISBN:  0-89329-049-1 Paperback $14.95 234 pages Publication date:  August 1, 2006 CSPI will ship your order free of charge within 1 week. Learn More about the Eating Green Project