Vegan / plant-based diet books have pushed themselves back to the top of the list in the USA, with Eat to Live the top-selling diet book, and other books like Forks over Knives Cookbook, Super Immunity and The End of Diabetes (by Joel Furhman) doing well lower in the charts. The gluten-free Wheat Belly is [...]
The gluten-free Wheat Belly has found its way back to the top of the charts in the USA, with the newer Digest Diet and Choose to Lose close behind. A paleo book is more popular than any of the plant-based diets for the first time in many months. In the UK, Hairy Dieters is ruling [...]
Proposition 37 defeated – campaigners for GM labeling suffered a major setback in the California polls Some people may get meat allergy caused by tick bites, depending where they live. Symptoms include asthma, anaphylaxis, sneezing, nausea, hives and headaches. A Mediterranean diet is more effective for weight loss than a low-fat or low-carb diet, according [...]
Bestselling diet books October 2012 – USA: True Food, Digest Diet; UK: Hairy Dieters, Dukan Cookbook
Some new diet books (True Food and The Digest Diet) hit the USA market, and diet books are in general higher up the charts even as summer ends. Eat to Live (vegan whole foods) and Wheat Belly (gluten-free) are still selling well. In the UK, Hairy Dieters (lower fat and sugar) is still near the [...]
Organic food healthfulness – a Stanford meta-study questioned the benefits of eating organic foods; there was a backlash about how scientific the study was. Low-sodium claims are declining on new food product launches. However, this may be due to “stealth health” – companies lowering sodium in their products without advertising it to consumers. Most Americans [...]
Wheat Belly (gluten-free) is staying strong at the top of the USA charts. Vegan diets remain prominent, and paleo diets are also doing well again. In the UK, (lower fat and sugar) is the no. 1 bestselling book in the country but not included in any of the Amazon diet charts. At the start of [...]
McDonald’s introduced “Favorites Under 400 Calories” while sponsoring the Olympic Games – highlighting lower-calorie menu items. Critics responded that this didn’t mean these foods are healthy. Are calories measured correctly? There are calls to overhaul the current calorie-measuring system. The clean food movement is growing, with more demand for unprocessed foods. Also, many new diets [...]
Wheat Belly (gluten-free) has climbed back to the top of the USA charts with a vengeance, with mentions by Live! With Kelly and Bill O’Reilly of Fox. Vegan diets continue to do well, Forks over Knives and Eat to Live are pretty high on the charts. In the UK, Hairy Dieters (by the Hairy Bikers) [...]
(2012) is a weight loss book written by trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell - Carb cycling - eat a high-carbohydrate diet one day followed by a low-carbohydrate the next "Slingshot” weeks where you rest to restart your metabolism and avoid plateauing Eat 5 times a day Portion control method based on your hand size [...]
The Skinny Rules (2012) is a weight loss diet Avoid processed foods (including sugars, fruit juices, refined flours and grains), fatty foods, and chemicals Eat no animal-foods one day a week Eat vegetables, proteins especially fish, high-fiber foods including whole grains, apples and berries, and monounsaturated oils One splurge meal a week. Below is a description [...]
