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Title: The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories by Ph.D. Barbara J. Rolls, Robert A. Barnett ISBN: 0-06-093272-4 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 05 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (53 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best weight management book
Comment: I lost 15.4lbs in 4 months without feeling hungry. Best of all I have kept the weight off for one year.
The information on serving sizes, comparison of fat, calories/volume of different types of foods & showing how to load up on fresh veggies re-educated me in making better food choices. I found the illustrations like raisins(small volume) vs grapes (large volume) an eye opener as to how differences in water content or fibre can fill me up with much less calories.
The eating management plan was sensible & balanced. The chapter on how to work out my daily calorie & nutrition requirements helped me gain control of my eating. I only had to reduce my calorie intake modestly to lose weight slowly & steadily. Together with exercise I am now lighter, fitter & more energetic.
Although I didn't use most of the recipes in the book, the recipe renovations gave me lots of tips on how to make my own cooking more healthful.
The great thing is that knowing how to rationalise the major food groups in my daily diet meant that there were no forbidden foods.
Rating: 5
Summary: Volume of Diet Information
Comment: Volumetrics provides a new way of looking at dieting. The look of the food you eat, how big it is per amount of calories. Compare a handful of raisins to two cups of grapes. You choose.
The claim seems to be that if you see that you're eating a lot you'll be satisfied with fewer calories. By choosing foods that have water or air to make them bigger, you will be more satisfied. Fruits and vegetables carry lots of water. Rolls have more air in them than bagels so have fewer calories. Soups are filling and low in calories.
The one problem I have with this book is the term "energy dense", refering to foods that have concentrated amounts of calories per serving size, like Cheese or chocolate. Energy dense seems like it should be a good thing.
The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan is basically a healthy low fat, low calorie diet, with a volume of practical diet information on things like exercise and portion control, with menus and recipes. I like the idea of choice. There are no bad foods. You lose weight based on the choices you make. This book is packed full of excellent diet information.
Rating: 4
Summary: missing star sodium alert
Comment: This otherwise useful/valuable book (see other reviews) is marred by lack of care in the matter of sodium. When the caloric content of food is reduced(desireable for weight loss) the sodium from added salt should also be reduced. For example, an extra helping of Vegetable Curry Soup, or Chili Ranchero would be fine calorically, but in one item of one meal, would exceed the recommended daily maximum sodium intake, ~2000mg. This is an unnecessary risk, since by using simple techniques the salt content of most conventional recipes can be cut at least in half with miniscule loss in flavor. To understand the many reasons for salt restriction, "The Salt Solution" by Boynton, McCarty, and Moore, and "Salt, Diet, and Health" by MacGregor and de Wardener, are highly recommended.
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Title: Restaurant Confidential by Michael F. Jacobson, Jayne Hurley ISBN: 0761100350 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health (Harvard Medical School Book) by Harvey B. Simon, Harriet Greenfield ISBN: 0684871815 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss : The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss by Howard M. Shapiro ISBN: 0446691313 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You by David Ropeik, George Gray ISBN: 0618143726 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health: Birth Through Age Six by Susan B. Roberts, Melvin B. Heyman, Lisa Tracy ISBN: 0553378929 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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