Diets and Weight Loss

Metabolic Programming: The New Science
Program Your Baby's Health: The Pregnancy Diet for Your Child's Lifelong Well-Being
by Dr. Barbara Luke
Suppose a pregnant woman could take a pill that would program her unborn baby for a long and healthy life free of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, asthma, allergies, and even obesity. Wouldn't every mother-to-be in the country clamor for

Personalize Your Program
Lose Those Last 10 Pounds: The 28-Day Foolproof Plan to a Healthy Body
by Denise Austin
No matter how much weight you lose in the course of your dieting and exercise, those last 10 pounds are always the hardest. Whether you are dreading your high school reunion, have just had a baby, are going through a physical rehabilitation, are under

Introduction
Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health-in Just Weeks!
by Michael R. Eades, M.D., Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
You may be wondering how a couple of physicians who specialize in weight loss in a relatively small city in Middle America devised a nutritional program that works as well as this one does, while most of the scientists in the major universities are headed

Calorie Counting: Count Your Way Down, Then Back Up the Scale
Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away
by Suzanne Somers
How many times have you stood in front of your closet and completely ignored an entire section of clothing? Before I discovered the Somersize solution I would stand in front of my crammed closet and think to myself, Someday I'll fit into my skinny clothes

The Mental Edge
The Take-Control Diet
by Ian K. Smith, M.D.
Most of my life has been defined by my experiences as an avid sportsman, whether it was playing basketball or swinging the golf clubs. I learned at an early age that what happens on the field of athletic competition is often mirrored in our everyday lives

Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health
The Obesity Myth
by Paul Campos, J.D.
Is your weight hazardous to your health? According to America's public health authorities, there's an 80% chance that it is.

Walk Away Those Pounds!
Walk Away the Pounds: The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting
by Leslie Sansone
Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds. For over twenty-five years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry.

Leonardo da Vinci, the Golden Ratio and What's for Dinner
The Diet Code: Eat Bread, Drink Wine, Lose Weight
by Stephen Lanzalotta
In this imagined scene, one of the world's great geniuses finishes a meal as ideally proportioned as any of his master works. What Leonardo da Vinci brought a tavolo (to the table) was as balanced as anything he consciously designed during his long career

Introduction
The Little Soy Book
by Erika Dillman
Growing up in rural Illinois, I was literally surrounded by the soybeans and corn that grew in the fields near my house. I thought that soybeans were only fed to cows and pigs, so when I was eight years old and was served a soy burger at school

The All-Important Endothelium
Great Food, Great Sex
by Robert Fried, Ph.D., Lynn Edlen-Nezin, Ph.D.
Arterial blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to body tissues. They range in size from large arteries down to smaller arterioles and finally to capillaries. Capillaries connected to the venules carry deoxygenated blood back to the lungs.

The Inflammation - Aging - Disease - Obesity Connection
The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal: A Diet Journal to Keep You Focused on Your Weight-Loss Goals
by Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
As many readers of my earlier books know, the original anti-inflammatory diet is both a powerful antiaging, disease-fighting tool and the secret to clear, wrinkle-free skin. It was not specifically designed for weight loss.

Power Proteins Versus Problem Proteins
Fire Up Your Metabolism : 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever
by Lyssie Lakatos, R.D., Tammy Lakatos Shames
Myth: If you load up on protein you will be lean and muscular and have great muscle tone. Busted: If you eat more protein than your body needs (if you eat more of anything than your body needs), you will gain body fat, not muscle.

What the French Eat
The French Don't Diet Plan
by William Clower, Ph.D.
On the Saône River in Lyon, France, a lively farmers' market sprawls along much of the left bank on most mornings of the week. The first time I came across it, I was astonished at the possibilities beyond our conventional American supermarkets.

Introducing DASH
The DASH Diet for Hypertension
by Thomas Moore, M.D.
The Isosceles Triangle Diet. The Bacon Grease and Beer Diet. We haven't heard of either of these diets, but it wouldn't surprise us to learn they existed!

Obesity and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
During the last two decades, the percentage of overweight and obese adults and children has been steadily increasing. Lack of physical activity is strongly associated with obesity.

Getting Started
The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal: A Diet Journal to Keep You Focused on Your Weight-Loss Goals
by Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
Millions of women and men have restored youthful radiance, smoothness, and suppleness to their skin through Dr. Nicholas Perricone's advice, care, and transformative eating plan-and all with the welcome yet unexpected benefit of losing excess weight along

Healthy Eating : Portion Sizes, Calories and Nutrients, Fruits
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
According to the Dietary Guidelines, there is room for what's known as a discretionary calorie allowance. This is for when people meet their recommended nutrient intake without using all their calories. Hentges compares the idea to a household budget.

How it All Began
Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight
by Suzanne Somers
Many years ago, when I was just starting out in television, I landed a guest-starring role on a hit series called Starsky and Hutch. Three days before I was supposed to start, I got a call from the producer. My ears perked up when I heard his voice.

Introduction
The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet : The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Can Save Your Life
by Robert Arnot, M.D.
For decades, breast cancer has stood alone among major diseases, because its victims lacked even a single practical preventive measure with which to protect themselves. In most epidemics, we've had the power to defend ourselves: vaccines for the flu

Introduction
Fire Up Your Metabolism : 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever
by Lyssie Lakatos, R.D., Tammy Lakatos Shames
Dieters today are frustrated and discouraged. Their strict eating plans are carried out in vain and their trips to the gym don't pay off. If they do see some success, their results quickly vanish as soon as they veer - even slightly - from regimented diet