As the holidays have come and gone, weight loss diets are topping the charts of bestselling books.
Shred, by Celebrity Fit Club’s Ian K. Smith, has shot to the top of the USA chart, with an emphasis on portion control and meal spacing. Raw food and intermittent fasting books are currently popular, Raw Energy and The 8-Hour Diet. Wheat Belly is still selling well, with the Wheat Belly Cookbook selling in similar numbers.
In the UK, there’s a sudden fascination with intermittent fasting, with The 5:2 Diet Book and The Fast Diet recommending 5 days of feasting and 2 days of fasting / severely reduced calories. Hairy Dieters is still very popular.
The positions in the bestselling charts are according to a snapshot of book sales from Amazon. The number in brackets next to the top titles is the ranking in all books – i.e. Shred is the no. 2 top selling book and the no. 28 bestselling paid Kindle in the USA on Amazon.
| USA | Diets and weight loss | Nutrition | Special diets | Disorders and diseases |
| 1 | Shred – Kindle (k28) – Portion control, meal spacing, whole foods | Wheat Belly – Kindle – Gluten-free | Raw Energy – Kindle – Raw food | Nothing to Fear – Kindle |
| 2 | Shred (2) – Portion control, meal spacing, whole foods | Wheat Belly (15) – Gluten-free | Wheat Belly Cookbook (14) – Gluten-free | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Kindle |
| 3 | 8-Hour Diet – Kindle – Intermittent fasting | Forks over Knives – The Cookbook (25) – Vegan whole foods | Forks over Knives – The Cookbook (25) – Vegan whole foods | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| 4 | Raw Energy – Kindle – Raw food | Practical Paleo (30) – Paleo | Practical Paleo (30) – Paleo | The End of Diabetes – Plant-based, high nutrients |
| 5 | Wheat Belly Cookbook – Kindle – Gluten-free | Eat to Lose, Eat to Win (32) – Fresh, whole foods, high fiber, high veggies | Wheat Belly Cookbook – Kindle – Gluten-free | My Stroke of Insight |
| UK | Diets & Healthy Eating | Diet & Nutrition | Special diets |
| 1 | Hairy Dieters (2) – Low fat and low sugar | 5:2 Diet Book – Kindle (k9) – Intermittent fasting | Erica White’s Beat Candida Cookbook – Avoiding all types of sugars |
| 2 | Greedy Girl’s Diet (14) – Whole foods, low fat | The Fast Diet (1) – Intermittent fasting | Dr Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution – Low carb, unprocessed foods |
| 3 | Clean & Lean Diet Cookbook (79) – Limited carbs and sugars | Hairy Dieters (2) – Low fat and low sugar | The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book – Low-fat |
| 4 | Clean & Lean Diet (82) – Limited carbs and sugars | 5:2 Diet Recipe Book – Kindle – Intermittent fasting | Erica White’s Beat Candida Cookbook – Kindle – Avoiding all types of sugars |
| 5 | Portion Size Diet – Kindle – Portion size | Greedy Girl’s Diet (14) – Whole foods, low fat | Fasting Can Save Your Life – Fasting |
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