The Four Corners Diet. The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime

Theres a chapter that tells you what to do if the diet doesnt work. One suggestion is to count the carbs in black coffee. Because youre probably eating too many carbs. I dont think so. Im not kidding, it actually says that...I mean are we morons
Im going back to Atkins.

I have been on this diet since it was called the GO diet. Not only did I lose all the weight I desired without starving myself to death, I have also managed to keep it all off.. This diet is so simple its a wonder everyone isnt on it. Easy changes to my eating habits has resulted in a permanent change in not only my weight but also my overall health. The sleepy feeling halfway through the day is no longer there. I do not need to sleep as many hours at night as I used to either. I love this diet.. Its given me more energy and at least a couple more hours a day of awake time. To me that is less. My 29 year old son went on it and his triglycerides were improved by it. He remains on it to this day as he too believes it is a life style change and not just a weightloss diet. I am wondering if the reader from Alabama even read this book or is perhaps confusing the Four Corners diet with another diet, because coffee is a pharmafood and is NOT discouraged on this diet. It is, in fact, specifically included in the diet. I should know because I drink at least 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day - a habit Ive had for 20 plus years now. I love this diet and I love this book. I will remain on this diet for the rest of my life.

Not only have I lost weight on this diet, I also lowered my cholesteral. I originally took on this low carb lifestyle after my doctor hit me with the high cholesteral news about 5 years ago (which was long before the low carb craze of today). The original go diet was recommended at that time and Im staying with the program with this book. Bottom line, simple reading, simple to implement into your life, simple to maintain. This diet works.

I followed the principles of the Four Corners Diet back when it was called the Go-Diet, before it was revised.

This revision is more organized, is great, interesting reading, and this, along with Charles Clarks New High Protein Diet, forms the core of my low carb eating plan.

I highly recommend this book - it contains great advice on adding probiotics (like yogurt), fiber and healthy monounsaturates into your diet.

Another wonderful book is a low carb book that is popular in Scotland (the author/doctor of this book lives in Scotland), is Charles Clarks New High Protein Diet. This diet is similar to Atkins but allows unlimited low-starch veggies, which are so important to health. Plus I just find it so easy to follow. It can also be ordered through amazon.com

Between The Four Corners Diet and the New High Protein Diet, I feel healthier, control my weight easier and highly recommend these two books to everyone.

Low Carb eating is NOT a fad, like the way low-fat eating was. In my humble opinion, it is so effective and good for your health, particularly for diabetics, it is here to stay. Thank goodness. No more starvation and healthy eating with weight loss as an end result. What more could we ask for

Theres no cutting corners if you want to be healthy. Introducing the bold, easy, clinically proven LOW-CARB way to lose weight nowand keep it off for life

Millions of us are jumping on the low-carb bandwagon, yet many nutritionists and health experts are questioning the long-term medical effects of these dietary choices. The Four Corners Diet is a medically tested, healthy way to cut carbs without cutting out nutrition-packed vegetables, heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, and fiber. It is easy and realistic and will help you shed weight and keep it off.

In 1996, Drs. Goldberg and OMara embarked on an in-depth review of the then-popular diets and the scientific literature concerning weight loss and improvements in serum lipids through diet. Sifting through hundreds of studies, they set out to create their own dietone based on the most proven elements and soundest data from the scientific literature. The diet they created has 4 cornerstones. the FOUR CORNERS of the title, and emphasizes.

1. Low-carb eatingto keep blood sugar levels on an even keel and hunger pangs at bay

2. Heart-healthy monounsaturated fatand limiting consumption of saturated fat

3. Fibera highly beneficial form of carbs that we dont digest

4. Pharmafoodsfoods with health benefits beyond their content of vitamins and minerals and include probiotic foods such as yogurt and buttermilk, as well as many vegetables and some fruits

After first testing the diet on themselves, and both losing weight, Drs. Goldberg and OMara started a formal clinical study in moderately to severely obese subjects, and they and others have now tested this diet more informally with hundreds of people of varied weights and ages.

About the Author
JACK GOLDBERG, PHD, is a clinical biochemist and research scientist. His longstanding interest in diet and nutrition began with his discovery and patent of the first commercial kit to measure HDL cholesterol. He lives in Skoke, Illinois.

KAREN OMARA, DO, is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and critical care. Her interest in nutrition and the effects of diet on health and illness has spanned her twenty-plus year career in medicine. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

GRETCHEN BECKER, a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College, is a writer and editor specializing in medical books and the author of The First YearType 2 Diabetes and Stop Diabetes. She lives in Halifax, Vermont.