Normally I wouldn't even give a book like this the time of day, but I recalled it being quite popular when it was released, so I thought I would give it a try.

As expected, it's full of a bunch of nonsense. It gives some good practical advice (stop drinking sugar and diet soda, duh), but you absolutely do not have to eat organic or vegan or vegetarian in order to lose weight. Organic food is expensive, GMO's are not the devil, and you can find an awful lot of vegetarian food that isn't great for you either.

I get what the author was trying to go for--A no-nonsense tone, and some lofty suggestions about what qualifies as healthy eating/exercise. However, it really kind of falls flat. The tone is at times condescending, and this book is certainly not super useful for anyone who isn't a white, middle-class woman.