Escape the Diet Trap
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3.9 • 36 Ratings
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- £5.49
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Publisher Description
‘No need to count calories, go hungry or diet ever again’ The Times
This revolutionary book reveals:
Ten reasons why eating a low-fat, calorie controlled diet makes sustained weight loss virtually impossible.Why the less hungry you are, the more weight you’ll lose.How different types of calories have different fattening potential.Why weight is not just about calories, but the impact our diet has on key hormones including insulin and leptin.Why you should ignore foods labelled ‘low fat’ or ‘light’.Why aerobic exercise has little impact on weight, and the type of exercise that does.The simple and mental tricks to ensure permanent success.
Reviews
‘Briffa’s tips will leave you trim, toned and pleasantly hunger-free’ Woman
‘I was really impressed, mainly because the weight loss was so quick’ Woman and Home
‘Builds a sustainable relationships with food that will bring long-term weight loss without excessive hunger, calorie control or hunger’ Saga
‘I lost 6lbs in two weeks, despite eating a lot more than usual. I’m hooked’ Cosmopolitan
About the author
Dr John Briffa is a practising doctor and award-winning health writer who has contributed to a wide variety of newspaper and magazines both in the UK and abroad. He was formerly the natural health columnist for the Daily Mail, and has been the Observer’s nutritionist since 2002. He is the author of several books on the subject of health, nutrition and natural health including Ultimate Health, Natural Health for Kids, The True You Diet and Waist Disposal and writes a well-trafficked blog at drbriffa.com. He works in private practice in London.
Customer Reviews
Atkins?
As I was reading the sample I couldn't help thinking that this sounds remarkably like the Atkins diet (although with a little bit of dietary history thrown in), don't get me wrong though because people are starting to wake up to the wrong advice that doctors and nutritionists have been giving us for the past 40 years, so it can't hurt to have another book on carb restricted diets.
Excellent
Please remember that this is not a dieting book but a book, which encourages a lifestyle change. Using it as a temporary measure to lose weight and you will most likely gain it all again when you stop.
Read the bullet points at the end of each chapter, and read the full text if you need ‘more meat on the bone’.
This is going more towards the Paleo diet, where carbohydrates are OK as long as you avoid the starchy foods such as grains and potatoes, and the high sugar foods.
Enlightening
I think this is an important book and I have changed my diet as a result. In a week I've lost four pounds by cutting right back on carbs, sugar and processed rubbish. I thought I had zero willpower but I've surprised myself by finding this so easy - despite being a (former) toast and biscuit addict. Many thanks to Dr Briffa for such a well written, clear and compelling book.