The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life: How to Reduce Fat in Your Diet and Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease

This is a terrific book. Why?1) Because it is scientifically based unlike many fad diet books2) Because it does not appear that Mr Kurzweil is simply going for a fast buck with a nonsense diet like so many book in the market those days3) The writing style makes for easy, pleasant and persuasive reading4) This book will in all likelihood DRAMATICALLY improve the health of many of its readersThere is at least one point that I think should be improved for the next edition. It is the country by country fat consumption vs heart disease risk, "linear" chart. The problem here is that as presented the data do not entirely justify the conclusion. Indeed one can easily see that virtually all high-fat countries are also the most industrialised countries (USA, Germany, etc) and all the ultra-low fat countries (Thailand, Chiana, etc) are developping. Why is this important? This is because has a group the less developped have typically a life-expectancy lower by about 10 years (typically due to increased infections and accidents) than the higher developped countries. Therefore it is EXPECTED that these countries should have a lower rate of heart disease than higher developped countries with higher life-expectancies, regardless of eating habits. This is because heart disease hits hardest the higher age group (60+), a group that is numerously less important in developping countries. Furthermore, in developping countries, it is not clear that medical care is sufficiently developped so that proper death cause are recorded. Perhaps they use categories such as "old age" for cause of death while we use more precise cause due to better availability of diagnostic tests. I think Mr Kurzweill should try to remove that bias from those charts (it should be relatively easy to adjust for the first problem: the different baseline life expectancy between countries, by using heart disease at different age and life tables).I don't think that the corrected results would lead to entirely different results (although there is a very slight possibility it could) mainly because there are different other corroborative studies (autopsy study on young men, reversal of atherosclerosis following a ultra-low fat intake) in favor of ultra-low fat regimes. Still, this would strenghtened Mr Kurzweill valiant review, at least in rigorous scientific circles.Congratulation Mr Kurzweill. You should be given an honorific medical degree. You earned it more than many of us for the improvement of individual and population health.

Did you know that reducing the fat intake of your diet to 10% or less will reduce your cancer and diabetes (type II) risk close to zero?As other reviewers have accurately stated, following the recommendations of this book will change your health and your life. Healthy eating (eating foods with less than 10% overall fat) is essential for a healthy body and mind.Written 15 years ago, this book's science remains highly relevant today. The recommendations of this book are particularly relevant for those with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholestrol, obesity, and hypertension.The book starts with a startling fact: 90% of Americans have atherosclerosis (thickening of the blood vessels by fatty materials and cholestrol). This is bad news since atherosclerosis is very very bad for you. Atherosclerosis and high body fat will probably substantially shorten your life and bring about host of health problems (cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure etc). It is important to note that the author disagrees with American Medical Association (AMA) on the pervasiveness of atherosclerosis. The author argues convincingly, however, that AMA sets their bar on healthy dieting to a VERY low level. If you are overweight at all (book provides weight charts), you will almost certainly have atherosclerosis.So how do you rid of yourself from atherosclerosis and high body fat? Eat foods with less than 10% fat, eat foods in small portions (approximatley 2000 calories a day), and exercise regularly. This is FAR harder than it appears since most foods you see on the menu of most restaurants have higher than 10% fat.It is important to note that the author does NOT try to convince people to have less than 10% body fat. For males, 15% body fat is OK and for females 24% is OK.The author provides plenty of dietary suggestions and nutritional data. It even has a short cookbook.What do you get if you follow the book's recommendation? You will be slim, fit, and free of most troubling diseases such as cancer and diabetes associated with atherosclerosis and high body fat.

I own and have read this book as well as the newer follow up (published in 2004).This book is now nearing 15 years old. I read it very recently and began to employ the methods taught in the book. It was not until reading Kurzweil's newest book that I saw he has changed many of his ideas since the writing of this book in 1992-93.For example; in 10%, you should not eat more than 10% of your calories from fat. Carbohydrates are encouraged, sugar is not *that* big of a deal, and caffeine is the enemy. In the new book, fat can be 25% of your calories each day, carbohydrates must now stay very low, sugar is to be avoided at all costs, but caffeine is ok! In fact, the author now drinks 8 cups of green tea per day. Green tea is lower than coffee in caffeine, but 8 cups a day is still a lot of it.I enjoyed reading this book, but I wish I had realized that the information contained within was out of date and no longer to be followed. It would have saved me $20.

A very interesting read. At times hard to follow as this man is intelligent beyond most but with a mind filled with amazing things. Having metRay and heard him speak many times, I am just amazed at his writings. His brain is a computer.

Ray Kurzweil brings his legendary scientific mind to the world of nutrition and produces a work of science that becomes a work of art. Founded on facts and research this is a entertaining and well written work guaranteed to inspire and motivate depending only on experience and well subsitiated facts. This books covers many areas but is never overly obscure or unweildy.Ray has included an robust index and a clever socratic dialogue that helps the reluctant reader digest his

This book is the most IMPORTANT book that I have ever read * If you want to live 10 years longer, read this book * If you have high blood pressure or any signs of diabetes, read this book * If you want to diet, read this bookHowever, it is not about dieting just to lose weight - it is about a revolution in your eating habitsHis simple message: - Just cut down your fat intake to under 10 grams per dayHe shows how Heart Disease, Diabetes and some Cancers are very rare in most countries of the Far East. * If people from these countries come to the West and eat a high-fat diet, they develop these diseases within a few years. * If they return to their original country, their symptoms disappear within 3 monthsRay Kurzweil is a computer scientist whose father and grandfather died young.As a result, he felt that he was at risk of dying youngSo, he searched for the world's best information, which he presents in a clear and factual wayRead the book, read the labels on the food that you buy and change your eating habits forever.Follow his advice and you will cut out medication for high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol - within 3-12 months !!!I am a believer - I did it !.

This paperback title by Ray Kurzweil & Co is well documented and well written. It is a "do" book. It contains the theoretical frame as well as the practical part by way of a whole bunch of recipes.

Gostei muito, o Ray é uma lenda viva!