The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories

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Dieters everywhere have the same complaint: they're hungry all the time. Now this revolutionary book, based on sound scientific principles, can help you lose weight safely, effectively, and permanently without those gnawing pangs of hunger. The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan introduces the concept of "energy density" -- concentration of calories in each portion of food. Here you'll learn how to avoid high energy -- dense foods, and how such different nutritional factors as fat, fiber, protein, and water affect energy density and satiety. You'll discover which foods, eaten under which circumstances, allow you to consume fewer calories and still be satisfied. And you'll get to know the hidden calorie traps, seemingly innocuous foods that can sneak unwanted calories into your body. Finally, the authors offer 60 sensible, tasty and easy recipes, plus an integrated program of exercise and behavior management that can be sustained over a lifetime.

Barbara Rolls, PhD, holds the endowed Guthrie Chair of Nutrition at Pennsylvania State University and has served on the board of the NIH's National Institute of Diabetics and Digestion and Kidney Diseases. She has written three books for health professionals on nutrition and published many articles. Robert Barnett is a well-known food and nutrition writer. He is the author of Tonics and editor of the American Health Food Book. He is currently a health editor at Parenting magazine.

"Refreshing...Honest--and honestly motivating." -- Washington Post VOLUMETRICS... is such a refreshing entry into the crowded weight-loss market. It's honest-- and honestly motivating...This book treats its readers respectfully, never promising more than it can deliver-- but delivering plenty nonetheless. -- Lawrence Lindner, The Washington Post Most Effective Diet of 2011 -- The Daily Beast