[.ca] Dieting For Dummies (ISBN 0764541498)

From Amazon.com:
"The key to successful weight loss doesn't require magic, grit and determination, or the moral character of a saint. It's much simpler," asserts Jane Kirby, R.D., in Dieting for Dummies, a fact-filled, fad-free dieting resource. The author represents the American Dietetic Association, a trustworthy source of scientifically sound nutrition and food information. You'll learn basic, reliable facts about all facets of weight loss, including helpful information about eating disorders, overweight children, dietary guidelines, fat replacers, calorie-shaving substitutions, a comparison of weight-loss programs, and an exposé of diet fads and scams (including some bestselling diet books). The book is organized into sections on your healthy weight; developing a healthy relationship with food; a plan for healthful living (including exercise); shopping, cooking, and dining out; and enlisting outside help. An excellent chapter on eating out spells out exactly what you should and shouldn't eat at restaurants of different kinds. As you'd expect from a For Dummies book, the writing is lively, friendly, and down-to-earth. The content is reliable and organized into accessible, easily skimmed chunks, with plenty of bulleted lists and charts making the information easy to grasp. If you've been confused by controversial diets or seduced by weight-loss fads-of-the-moment, read this book cover to cover. --Joan Price

The Same Old Theories That Don't Work In Practice:
This book is packed with information -- there is no question about that! It is full of accepted, conventional wisdom. And that is why I did not like the book. When I read it I said to myself "here we go again". The introduction says "You can trust us, we are from the American Dietetic Association". But I think it is the same old junk that the FDA and the USDA and all our so-called experts have been giving us for the last 25 years while we get fatter and fatter and lose more and more of our grandparents and parents to heart disease and diabetes. Diabetes has become a problem now even for children as young as 10 years old. Why? I cannot understand why it is taking so long for the word to get out. There is a revolution going on right under our noses. In my opinion, while people like Dr. Atkins and others were on the right track, only Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades have put it all together and come up with a health program that really works. I've lost 55 pounds,lowered my cholesterol by 17%, my triglycerides by 66%, and my LDL by 15%. Moreover, I've rasied my HDL (the "good" cholesterol)by 13%. My blood pressure is now around 120/70. My ratio of Total Cholesterol to HDL is down from 5.0 to 3.7. (5.0 and over is associated with heart disease). I've read all of this stuff before! I've been to Weight Watchers, Nutri Systems and Jenny Craig. I've tried all kinds of diets. Trying to follow the food pyramid just doesn't work. Let's face it, we just don't have time to prepare and eat so-called "well balanced meals" (with too many carbs anyway)day in and day out. In my opinion, this book is a waste of your money and time and effort. If you want to know what really works and why buy "The Protein Power Lifeplan" by Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades (on this site) instead of this book. Better yet, buy them both! Try this one (or the other) for a year and then try the other for a year and then email and let me know how you did.

This book is great:
I am really learning a lot about my eating habits and better choices/ways to eat from this book. It's easy to read and has an easy to follow format that is addictive in itself. I'm making life changes and this book was right on time to help me in that pursuit.

Makes a great gift:
Give it as a gift. Tell that special someone that they are not only fat but stupid as well.

Informative read:
This book was my first read from the for dummies series. I found it informative. Although some of the content was a repeat of what I have already read as a chronic dieter, I still found the information helpful. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who would like to learn the ins and outs without the mumbo jumbo. It also has helpful nutritional info at the back.

Best "healthy" diet book:
I've read them all -- and as always the "dummies" book is more than a quick fix. This book is FULL if information, facts, tips and just plain healthy stuff!