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A science-based plan for rapid fat burning and long-term weight loss builds on a two-week starter diet designed to eliminate added sugars and replace empty calories with essential ones for initial rapid weight reduction without calorie counting or portion limits.

"The human body has the amazing ability to switch which fuels it uses for energy based on what fuel is available at the time—researchers call this metabolic flexibility. Bodies that are able to make this switch can burn sugars, proteins, and other food nutrients when available, and then switch to burning the body’s fat storage or fatty acids when food calories are not available. It turns out that losing weight is not just about burning...

"For years health organizations have preached the same rules for losing weight: restrict your calories, eat less, exercise more. It's simple enough. So why doesn't it work for millions of overweight or obese Americans? Gary Taubes sets the record straight--clarifying a century of misunderstanding about the differences between diet, weight control, and health--and gives us a revolutionary manifesto for the 21st-century diet, and a primer on how low-carbohydrate,...

"Inspired by the New York Times op-ed "Always Hungry," ALWAYS HUNGRY? will change everything readers ever thought about weight loss, diet, and health. Groundbreaking new research shows that calorie counting does not work for weight loss: one diet causes weight gain whereas another diet with the same calorie count doesn't. It's your fat cells that are to blame for causing excessive hunger and increased weight. By eating the wrong foods, our fat cells...

"From Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, the author of the New York Times bestseller How Not to Die, comes a four-color, fully illustrated cookbook that shares the science of long-term weight-loss success. Dr. Michael Greger founded the viral website Nutritionfacts.org with the aim to educate the public about what healthy eating looks like and connect them with a community through food-related podcasts, videos, and blogs. Since then, Nutritionfacts.org...

A layperson's guide based on scientific research into how cells recycle their content outlines an easy-to-follow lifestyle plan for losing weight, looking younger, and feeling energized.

"Following the success of Flat Belly Diet, author Cynthia Sass offers a new weight loss plan that promises rapid weight loss, satiety, and quick body stabilization, freeing you from cravings and unhealthy eating habits. The program starts with the 5-day Fast Forward plan that ends erratic eating by focusing on five simple foods--spinach, almonds, raspberries, eggs, and yogurt (or vegan-friendly alternatives)--eaten in a variety of combinations. These...

"Delicious desserts, baked goods, and other high-fat treats for people following the incredibly popular ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet has taken America by storm, and author Urvashi Pitre can attest to its effectiveness firsthand. Following this high-fat,low-carb way of eating helped her lose (and keep off) 80 pounds. Best known for the high-quality and impeccably tested recipes on her blog, TwoSleevers.com, Urvashi here turns her expertise to...

The award-winning blogger and best-selling author of The Skinnytaste Cookbook blends family-friendly, illustrated tips and nutritional information, in a collection that adapts her signature healthy, flavor-forward recipes for one-pot cooker convenience.

"In Sugarless, Dr. Nicole Avena-a pioneering neuroscientist on food addiction-spells out sugar's detrimental effects on the brain and body. She empowers readers with an easy 7-step program to help them find the hidden sugars in their foods, control theirsweet tooth, and break the vicious diet cycle for good. Sugarless also includes 30 sugar-free recipes"-- "Many people blame sugar cravings on lack of willpower rather than accept that sugar is highly...