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The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barbara Rolls, PhD
By (author) Mindy Hermann
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 232,Width 187
Category/GenreCookery for specific diets and conditions
ISBN/Barcode 9780062060655
ClassificationsDewey:641.563
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint William Morrow Cookbooks
Publication Date 3 April 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Based on Volumetrics, named the Most Effective Diet of 2011 by The Daily Beast, The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet by Dr. Barbara Rolls with Mindy Hermann offers smart, simple, science-based strategies for losing weight and keeping it off. In this beautiful full-color combination diet plan and cookbook, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Volumetrics provides new findings, user-friendly tools, and dozens of fabulous and filling recipes to help you lose weight without feeling hungry or unsatisfied.

Author Biography

Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., is professor of nutritional sciences and the Helen A. Guthrie Chair of Nutritional Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, where she heads the Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior. A veteran nutrition researcher and past president of both the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior and the Obesity Society, Dr. Rolls has been honored throughout her career with numerous awards, including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and honorary membership in the American Dietetic Association. In 2010 she received the Obesity Society's highest honor, the George A. Bray Founders Award, and was elected to the American Society for Nutrition's Fellows Class of 2011. She is the author of more than 250 research articles and six books, including The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan and The Volumetrics Eating Plan. She lives in State College, Pennsylvania.Mindy Hermann, R.D., is a writer who specializes in collaborative projects on cooking, food, and nutrition with researchers, health professionals, and chefs. The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet is her tenth book. She lives in Mount Kisco, New York.

Reviews

"With its emphasis on ... high-volume, low-calorie foods, the Volumetrics Diet promises you'll lose weight without starving... Experts love its emphasis on whole foods and veggies and dieters love it for the wide range of fiber-packed recipes that keep you full for hours." -- Shape Magazine -- Winner, Best Low-Calorie Diet Most Effective Diet of 2012 -- The Daily Beast 2012 Best Weight Loss Diet, Best Diet for Healthy Eating, and Easiest Diet to Follow -- US News & World Report "Backed by the best research." -- USA Today "Volumetrics could be the most popular and effective diet you have never heard of." -- Newsweek "The [consumer products rating guide] gave its highest honors to the 'Volumetrics Eating Plan' diet." -- New York Post "A refreshing entry into the crowded weight-loss market. It's honest and honestly motivating." -- Washington Post "We love it-no gimmicky false promises. Rather, it's a diet book that treats its readers respectfully." -- Tufts University As seen on the cover of Woman's World! -- Woman's World "With all the crazy diet books flood[ing] the market...it is nice to read and recommend this highly readable, sensible, research-based approach to achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The book is very attractive, with beautiful color photographs; is easy to read; and has a wealth of practical information." -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition