The "I" Diet

Description

Humans are hardwired with five basic food instincts: hunger (we need to feel full and satisfied); variety (we are driven to seek a varied diet); calorie density (we are drawn to foods high in calories); and, familiarity and availability (if food is around, we eat it). By taking advantage of our biological hardwiring - by feeding rather than depriving our five food instincts - we can reach and maintain a desired body weight. Full of tips and strategies (next time you want a high-calorie food like a Big Mac with cheese, a small portion between two low-calorie items, such as salad and fruit), success stories, day-by-day menus, and easy-to-follow recipes, "The I Diet" can help anyone break the vicious cycle of eating more food and enjoying it less. As David A. Kessler, M.D., former FDA commissioner and author of the bestselling "The End of Overeating", says, 'We know we eat too much. We want to stop, but we can't - it's simply too hard to resist all the high-calorie food out there. That is the problem. With "The I Diet", we have a way to actually regain control of our appetites'.

Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D., a professor of nutrition and a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University, is an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and obesity who has appeared on The Today Show, ABC News, NPR and CNN. She is the author of Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health, as well as nearly 200 research articles published in scientific journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, and JAMA. Dr. Roberts lives with her husband and daughter outside Boston. Betty Kelly Sargent is the co-author of Beautiful Bones without Hormones (with Leon Root, M.D.), What Every Daughter Wants Her Mother to Know and What Every Daughter Wants Her Father to Know.