The best-selling author of How Not to Die draws on the latest research into the scientific causes of obesity and weight loss to outline, plant-based strategies involving calorie density, the insulin index and intestinal microbiota. (health & fitness). Illustrations.
Discover the cutting-edge science behind long-term weight loss success, in this powerful new book from the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.
Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fadand yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. Its time for a different approach.
Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of Nutritionfacts.org. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causesand remediesof obesity.
Dr. Greger hones in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how these foods actually affect our health and longevity. He lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss dietfactors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiomeshowing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success.
But How Not to Diet goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. Dr. Greger builds the ultimate weight loss guide from the ground up, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend.
Chock full of actionable advice and groundbreaking dietary research, How Not to Diet will put an end to dietingand replace those constant weight-loss struggles with a simple, healthy, sustainable lifestyle.
