The reason most diets fail is that many "diet foods" stimulate the appetite and trigger out-of-control eating. This startling, proven guide to eating indicates which foods turn the metabolism on to start burning fat. Includes a balanced weight-loss regimen and a satisfying maintenance plan.

Have you ever ....Looked at a food or drink label and wondered what brominated vegetable oil is? Looked at your fingernails and asked yourself why there are ridges? or white spots? Wondered why some food products say "Sell By", some say "Best If Used By" and still others say "Use By"? The answers are here!

The Glycemic Index (GI) has shattered the myths about dieting, forever. Find out about this essential new approach to lifelong health, that offers real solutions to weight loss, heart disease, cholesterol and diabetes.

With over 1 million copies sold of the three previous editions, The New Glucose Revolution is the go-to book for all things GI. Now in its fourth edition, The New Glucose Revolution is completely revised and updated, expanding on the most recent scientific findings related to GI and health. It includes new chapters dedicated to pre-diabetes, pregnancy, and heart health; easy and delicious recipes; weekly low-GI menu ideas; and the GI values for more than 900 different foods and drinks, plus saturated fat and carbohydrate contents listed. On the heels of Dr. David Jenkins' groundbreaking GI study (one of the largest and longest to assess the impact of foods with a low GI), the time is right to adopt and maintain a low-GI lifestyle.If you want to lose weight; manage your diabetes; and improve your blood glucose levels, cardiovascular health, and sense of well-being, this is the book for you.

Customize Your Diet to Your Own Unique Body Chemistry For hereditary reasons, your metabolism is unique. Cutting-edge research shows that no single diet works well for everyone–the very same foods that keep your best friend slim may keep you overweight and feeling unhealthy and fatigued. Now, William Wolcott, a pioneer in the field of metabolic research, has developed a revolutionary weight-loss program that allows you to identify your "metabolic type" and create a diet that suits your individual nutritional needs. In The Metabolic Typing Diet, Wolcott and acclaimed science writer Trish Fahey provide simple self-tests that you can use to discover your own metabolic type and determine what kind of diet will work best for you. It might be a low-fat, high carbohydrate diet filled with pasta and grains, or a high-fat, high-protein diet focused on meat and seafood, or anything in between. By detailing exactly which foods and food combinations are right for you, The Metabolic Typing Diet at last reveals the secret to shedding unwanted pounds and achieving optimum vitality with lasting results. The Metabolic Typing Diet will enable you to: - Achieve and maintain your ideal weight - Eliminate sugar cravings - Enjoy sustained energy and endurance - Conquer indigestion, fatigue, and allergies - Bolster your immune system - Overcome anxiety, depression, and mood swings

Food for Fitness is the bible for anyone who is serious about their sport, health and fitness. This new edition has seen a complete overhaul of the book - radically improving the design and adding lots of new material. The book is now in full colour and contains lots of engaging fact boxes and top tips from leading sportspeople and athletes, as well as high quality photography. In terms of content, the book is divided into three sections: Exercise and nutrition - seven chapters offering detailed guidance on a range of subjects from eating for competition to superfoods. Meal plans - guidance on how too design your perfect meal plan, plus ready-made plans for a range of sports and calorie intakes. Recipes - over 50 recipes for drinks, snacks, main meals and much more.

Over the past two decades, type 2 diabetes has emerged as a leading threat to global health, and the considerable overlap in obesity and diabetes trends are likely no coincidence. Focusing on the worldwide impact of type 2 diabetes regarding nutrition, dietary modification, and risk, this book draws on evidence-based research, providing a comprehensive description and evaluation of the central findings to date, primarily in humans. Topics include the role of macronutrients and their subclasses, micronutrients, foods, beverages, and overall dietary patterns with respect to the risk of type 2 diabetes. Chapters discuss fundamental nutritional principles applied to the pathophysiology of the disease as well as applied behavioral studies on nutrition and diabetes.

"Now patients can have the best of both worlds—freedom from depression and freedom from side effects. Dr. Robert Hedaya offers a wealth of wisdom drawn from years of clinical experience, research, and teaching. This book is a much-needed lantern in the darkness." —Norman Rosenthal, M.D., author of St. John's Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good * Restore the vital vitamins, minerals, and hormones necessary to maintain good health. * Optimize your body's metabolic system. * Restore your ability to experience pleasure in life. An estimated twenty-five million Americans take antidepressants to combat depression, but most continue to cope with a host of debilitating side effects that equal, and sometimes outweigh, the medication's obvious benefits. Many doctors consider side effects such as weight gain, lethargy, and sexual dysfunction to be necessary evils. Finally, there is a doctor who refuses to trade a patient's total well-being for the treatment of depression. Clinical psychiatrist Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., has developed a comprehensive mind-body program to restore lost vitality and sex drive and control weight. A Washington Post bestseller in hardcover, his book offers a proven program of nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and hormone supplementation that not only lessens the side effects of antidepressants but enhances their benefits as well. Now everyone can benefit from the prescription that has worked wonders for his own patients.

Leading U.S. medical authorities consider obesity to be our most widespread nutritional disorder. An estimated 100 million Americans are currently obese. We spent an estimated 33 billion dollars on diets & diet-related products last year. AND WE ARE STILL FAT! Take a look at the foods you are eating, your eating habits, the eating habits of your family. How much refined sugar do you eat? How much fiber? Do you eat processed partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils? Margarine? Fried food? Do you stuff yourself to the point of discomfort? Find out why these questions are so important to your waistline from one of the nation's leading nutritionists, DR. ARNOLD J. SUSSER, R.P., PH.D., & nutrition writer Beth Ley, in HOW DID WE GET SO FAT? Lose weight easily, safely, & permanently...WITHOUT DIETING! Learn about dangerous & bogus diet supplements & learn about ones that work. Order Today! What Have You Got To Lose...But Fat! PUBLISHED BY BL PUBLICATIONS, 1638 Westcliff Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660; 714-645-9718. DISTRIBUTED BY GOLDEN LEE BOOKS: 800-493-7475.

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