Complete with three prescriptive weight-loss plans, the AARP New American Diet helps you lose up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks while staying vital, happy, and healthy for a lifetime. Author John Whyte, MD, Chief Medical Expert for the Discovery Channel, reveals surprising new research insights, such as the fact that drinking diet soda and eating fat-free foods can actually lead to weight gain. Filled with practical advice and listing the top 25 diet busters and the top 25 diet boosters, this breakthrough book combines the best of the Mediterranean diet and the American diet and includes up-to-the-minute guidelines on meat, alcohol, fat, sugar, and fiber consumption.
- Drawing on the NIH/AARP Diet and Healthy Study, the largest-ever research project on American diet and lifestyle
- Packed with simple, practical advice you can put to work right away to help get healthy, stay vital, and lose weight
- Includes three prescriptive weight-loss plans—a 7-day plan, 2-week plan, and 4-week plan
- Published in conjunction with AARP, working on behalf of millions of members nationwide
Table of Content
Foreword by Albert R. Hollenbeck, Ph D v
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 The Promise of Weight Loss and a Longer Life 1
Chapter 2 The Healing Power of Food 8
Chapter 3 AARP New American Diet Nutrition Basics 17
Chapter 4 You Don’t Have to Be Overweight 38
Chapter 5 Dealing with Emotional Eating and Cravings 53
Chapter 6 The AARP New American Diet Guidelines 75
Chapter 7 The Meal Plans: 7, 14, and 30 Days 91
Chapter 8 AARP New American Diet Recipes 122
Chapter 9 Reducing Your Risk of Disease: Cancer, Heart
Disease, and Diabetes 168
Chapter 10 Eat Well, Get Fit, Sharpen Your Brain 189
References 201
Resources 218
Index 221
About the author
JOHN WHYTE, MD, is the chief medical expert at the Discovery Channel, where he is also their vice president for health and medical education. A board-certified internist who continues to see patients, Dr. Whyte regularly blogs for Discovery and appears on its network and online channels. He also blogs for the Huffington Post.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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