From Mama’s Table to Mine, by Bobby Deen, is near the top of the USA chart, featuring low-calorie, low-fat comfort foods. In general, low-calorie and low-fat diets have been on a downward trend so it’s fairly surprising to see it here. Other top-selling diets don’t show any strong patterns.
In the UK, intermittent fasting is still wildly popular, with The 5:2 Diet Book and The Fast Diet recommending 5 days of feasting and 2 days of fasting / severely reduced calories. The Two Day Diet, which follows the same principle, will be released soon and may be a top-seller as well. Hairy Dieters is still near the top of the charts.
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. The Fast Diet is the no. 1 top selling book and the no. 15 bestselling paid Kindle in the UK on Amazon.
| USA | Diets and weight loss | Nutrition | Special diets | Disorders and diseases |
| 1 | From Mama’s Table to Mine (2) – Low calorie, low fat | The Fast Metabolism Diet (16) – No wheat, dairy, soy, sugar, corn, caffeine, fruit juice or artificial sweeteners | From Mama’s Table to Mine (2) – Low calorie, low fat | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Kindle |
| 2 | Shred (11) – Portion control, meal spacing, whole foods | Wheat Belly (20) – Gluten-free | From Mama’s Table to Mine – Kindle – Low calorie, low fat | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| 3 | The Fast Metabolism Diet (16) – No wheat, dairy, soy, sugar, corn, caffeine, fruit juice or artificial sweeteners | Wheat Belly – Kindle – Gluten-free | Wheat Belly Cookbook (33) – Gluten-free | The End of Diabetes – Plant-based, high nutrients |
| 4 | Wheat Belly (20) – Gluten-free | Forks over Knives – The Cookbook (36) – Vegan whole foods | Forks over Knives – The Cookbook (36) – Vegan whole foods | The Gerson Therapy – Vegan, unprocessed, detox, juicing |
| 5 | Shred – Kindle – Portion control, meal spacing, whole foods | Clean (69) – Detox, food elimination | Practical Paleo (76) – Paleo | Taking Charge of Your Fertility – Unprocessed foods, no caffeine or alcohol |
| UK | Diets & Healthy Eating | Diet & Nutrition | Special diets |
| 1 | Hairy Dieters (3) – Low fat and low sugar | The Fast Diet (1) – Intermittent fasting | Erica White’s Beat Candida Cookbook – Avoiding all types of sugars |
| 2 | Greedy Girl’s Diet (28) – Whole foods, low fat | The Fast Diet – Kindle (k15) – Intermittent fasting | The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book – Low-fat |
| 3 | Honestly Healthy (83) – Vegetarian, alkaline | Hairy Dieters (3) – Low fat and low sugar | The Plant Programme – Mostly vegan, dairy-free |
| 4 | Plenty – Vegetarian | 5:2 Diet Book – Kindle (k48) – Intermittent fasting | The Juice Lady’s Juicing for Health and Healing – Juicing |
| 5 | The Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook (for halogen ovens) | 5:2 Diet Recipe Book (11) – Intermittent fasting | Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding – Exchange plan |
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