Health & Fitness : Diets

"The Alternate-Day Diet" is a revolutionary eating plan based on animal studies documenting alternate-day calorie restriction. Dr. Johnson offers this easy-to-follow and scientifically sound diet that helps promote fat loss and eliminates feelings of chronic deprivation. more...

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The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life. To find the most reliable nutrition information and sound advice in achieving optimal health, look no further. This comprehensive book from the American Dietetic Association explains everything you need to know about eating healthy, with simple, practical tips and flexible guidelines designed to help you choose nutritious, flavorful, and fun foods to suit your needs and lifestyle at any age. more...

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This book addresses one of the biggest concerns among parents of grade schoolers (grades K-6): Is my child eating right when I'm not around to supervise? Written with the full support of the American Dietetic Association, it schools parents in nutrition fundamentals and arms them with easy-to-follow guidelines so that breakfast skippers, lunchtime traders, and nutritionally clueless nibblers learn to make healthy eating choices. more...

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A leading nutritionist offers a safe, effective, and proven alternative to yo-yo dieting. The nation's recent fat-free ''health'' craze has resulted in obesity levels up 30 percent, unchanged heart disease rates, an increase in diabetes, and a sugar consumption rate of 150 pounds per year per American! Anne Louise Gittleman's Guide to the 40/30/30 Phenomenon offers a more effective approach to healthy eating and permanent weight loss. The 40/30/30 diet provides a balance of complex carbohydrates, protein, and fat devised to make the best use of the body's hormonal responses to food, thereby regulating blood sugar, reducing stored fat, and preventing hunger and cravings. Time-tested, this user-friendly approach to restored health can be adjusted to fit an individual's biochemical makeup, including blood type. Highlights include:.:.; Latest research on essential fats and CLA (conjugated linoleic acid).; Glycemic index of more than 100 food items.; Up-to-date information on carbohydrate-connected disorders including diabetes and Syndrome X.; 21-day 40/30/30 program for various caloric needs. more...

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Zone™ , comes a groundbreaking look at how inflammation is the silent source of almost all disease and how to stop it using the Zone dietary plan and fish oil supplements. The Anti-Inflammation Diet provides convincing evidence that shows the deleterious effects of long-term inflammation and specific plans to combat it. Whatever your health concern, you’ll learn that we are only now beginning to understand the mechanisms that ma more...

Price: $12.99