Eat more Weigh Less? Yes, It's True!

Hats off to Dr Rolls for appetizingly communicating the idea of eating more whole foods. I'm a nutritionally-based wellness counselor and my weight loss clients have had great success with this type of eating plan.
This book stands out for its simplicity of use, practicality (a must for me) and mouth watering comparison pictures - in a word - speaks volumes! I was tempted to lick the pictures.
My only regret is that I didn't coin the idea and word "Volumetrics" ;)
I highly recommend this version of the book.

Salud,
Denise Williams
www.muchkneadedmassage.com

Typical Bad Science based on Fear of Dietary Fat Calories

The best advice in this book is to eat whole foods and avoid processed food and junk. Heart disease, diabetes and obesity were nearly unheard of one hundred years ago until factory foods began appearing. For that I give it a solid star.

But I was hoping this book would be different from the other diet books. Like most other diet books, this book goes 180 degrees in the wrong direction on fat. (Perhaps the so called experts have had it wrong all these years considering obesity is still on the rise.)

The opposite is the best way to avoid hunger -- exchange some volume for some genuine fat! This will get you through the day without hunger pains.

The Volumetrics plan is like most dieting plans, bad science based on a fear of dietary fat calories. Don't be afraid of some real butter, unprocessed cheese, farm fresh eggs or naturally vitamin rich cod liver oil.

America is the most over fed and undernourished country in the world. Increasing volume is over feeding. Try nourishing your body instead. Fat carries important vitamins, minerals and live enzymes and is essential for body functions. Our bodies were designed to eat fat. Great grandma was right.

A Common-Sense Approach

Dr. Rolls puts forth an interesting premise in her latest book on weight management: eat for satiety!Yes, that's right, eat until you are satisfied! Dr. Rolls suggests filling up on "low energy dense" foods, such as fresh fruits, vegetables and soups, and enjoying your favorite "high energy dense" foods in moderation.

It is all about choices, and Dr. Rolls explains that foods with a high water content offer more "fullness" value than foods that have a lower water content. For instance, a large plate piled high with fresh celery, carrots, cucumbers and green peppers would contain far fewer calories than a large plate piled high with potato chips, but, as far as volume is concerned, both choices offer the same amount. The major difference in these two food choices lies with nutritional content and calorie count. The recipes in the book take advantage of these huge caloric differences by combining foods the "Volumetric" way - keeping the food delicious and the calories to a minimum.

Combine the Volumetrics approach to eating more healthfully with the slew of recipes inside, add the color photographs, menu plans, charts and food lists and you have an easy-to-follow roadmap to success in your weight-loss endeavors.

Reviewed by Janean Nusz of http://www.authorsart.com