Jean Carper, best-selling author of Miracle Cures and USA Weekend columnist
This is the best diet book....I recommend it above all others.
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Womens Hospital
This authoritative but highly readable book...provides all the tools you need to change your diet and improve your health.
David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, Director, Obesity Program andamp. Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) clinic, Childrens Hospital Boston
Written by leading authorities in nutrition...this program is simple, practical, and powerful. I recommend it with enthusiasm.
Book Description
The Low GI Diet Revolution is the only science-based diet that is proven to help you lose up to 10 percent of your current weight and develop a lifetime of healthy eating habits that can protect you from illness and disease. Synthesizing over 20 years of ground-breaking research on carbohydrates and the glycemic index, the authors of the New York Times best-selling New Glucose Revolution series show you how to make smart carb food choices for every meal that will satisfy your hunger, increase your energy levels, and eliminate your desire to eat more than you should. In addition, The Low GI Smart Carb Diet features an effective 12-week action plan with food, exercise, and activity goals for each week and a maintenance program to help you solidify your new eating habits and avoid regaining weight. The result. A slimmer, stronger, healthier you-for the rest of your life.
From the Publisher
The low GI nutrition approachwhich ranks foods based on how quickly they raise your blood-sugar levelsis widely acknowledged by health experts as the healthier, better balanced, and more flexible alternative to every other diet regimen.
From the Inside Flap
More than just a weight loss guidethough you will lose up to 10 percent of your current body weightThe Low GI Diet Revolution is a complete program for a lifetime of good health. Highlights include.
Critical information about carbohydrates and the glycemic index
How to strike the right carbohydrate/protein balance in your diet
The tools and tips you need to eat low GI for life
An effective 12-week action plan with food, exercise, and activity goals for each week
Targeted exercise suggestions and advice to improve your fitness level
A maintenance program to help you solidify your new eating habits and avoid regaining weight
30 delicious low GI recipes, appetizing meal plans, and a menu survival guide
The most up-to-date and comprehensive GI table available with the GI values for hundreds of foods and advice on how often to eat them
Easy to follow and based on making simple substitutions to the way you eat now, The Low GI Diet Revolution is the best choice for those who want to feel good and look great for life.
About the Author
JENNIE BRAND-MILLER, P.H.D., one of the worlds foremost authorities on carbohydrates and the glycemic index, has championed the GI approach to nutrition for more than 20 years.Winner of Australias prestigious ATSE Clunies Ross Award in 2004 for her commitment to advancing science and technology, Brand-Miller is one of the worlds most in-demand speakers on the GI and her laboratory at the University of Sydney is the worlds foremost GI-testing center.
KAYE FOSTER-POWELL, M. NUTR. andamp. DIET., an accredited dietitian-nutritionist with extensive experience in diabetes management, counsels hundreds of people a year on how to improve their health and well-being and reduce their risk of diabetic complications through a low-GI diet. She is the lead author of the authoritative tables of GI and glycemic load values published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
JOANNA MCMILLAN-PRICE, BSC, is completing her Ph.D. at the University of Sydney on the links between the glycemic index and weight loss. She lectures on nutrition in Australia and the UK and is currently developing a major nutrition and weight loss program to be launched in health clubs across the UK.
