You on a Diet: The Owners Manual for Waist Management

 

One of the more recent best-selling diet books is entitled "You on a Diet: The Owners Manual for Waist Management," written by Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oza. The main focus of the book is to give the reader a better sense of the biology of the human body and how it affects weight loss. You on a Diet teaches how the body works and how it reacts to dieting in order to empower the reader to make better food choices. It also contains information regarding weight management using medical means such as drugs and surgery. The primary goal of the book is to teach the why and how of a healthy eating and exercise.

"You on a Diet" Basics:

Three meals per day plus snacks. Limit simple carbohydrates such as simple sugars and refined flour, and unhealthy fats such as trans and saturated fats. Eat whole grain carbohydrates, lean meats and small portions of healthier fats such as mono and polyunsaturated fats. Snacks include fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy products, and nuts. Avoid eating three hours before bedtime. Exercise is encouraged everyday.

It's refreshing to see a best-selling "diet" book like You On a Diet that actually focuses on the basics of sensible weight loss: low-fat Food Guide Pyramid nutrition and exercise. The book is loaded with good information and quite informative regarding its biology lessons and is an excellent choice among commercial diets. The main problem that I have with You on a Diet and most other books written by weight loss gurus and experts is that they make something simple, complicated in order to sell a product or make a career. Biology is helpful, so is information, but let's be honest, most of us know why we're overweight and how we should be living in order to be thinner and healthier. We lack the discipline to avoid eating too much of the wrong things and don't exercise enough. You don't need the hot new bestseller to tell you that.