The Pritikin Principle: The Calorie Density Solution [Illustrated] (Hardcover) Review

If your a fan of the Pritikin diet, you will like The Pritikin Principle.However, it does not differ much from the typical Pritikin Diet except that it adds the new Calorie Density Guides(based on a pound of food forcalculations).What this guide does lack, however, is directions forcalculating calorie density on all the foods NOT listed in this book (whichare a lot).It does include a guide for making better choices atrestaurants.However, the author tells you to limit animal protein intaketo 3 to 4 ounces per day, yet almost every restaurant choice for lunch anddinner includes an animal protein choice (a few vegetarian choices areincluded).Dairy products, fats, and ALL processed grain products,including breads, are restricted.The basic idea is that you fill up onvegetables, fruits, and whole grains.The author stresses that in order toloss weight, you have to create a calorie deficeit, preferrably throughreducing calories and increasing exercise.
Like former Pritikin diets,this diet plan is rather stringent and would be difficult for those whofrequent restaurants to follow in order to lose 7 pounds per week asadvertised on the cover. Volumetrics by Barbara Rolls offfers a similar,less restricted diet plan based on energy (calorie) density per gram. Also, she tells you how to calculate the energy density for any food, whichis extremely helpful.Both books are based on lifestyle changes ratherthan short-term diets.Robert Pritikin's The Pritikin Principle is easierto read, but I believe Barbara Rolls' Volumetrics would be much easier tofollow, especially over a lifetime.

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The facts: "Low-fat" and "fat-free" processed foods are a major contributor to America's weight problem. Gimmicky calorie-counting diets leave you feeling hungry. Yo-yo dieting is devastating to your body. And strict dietary regimens never, ever last. Now, the world's premiere name in health and nutrition introduces a scientifically proven strategy for losing 2 to 7 pounds a weekand keeping it off. "If you focus on selecting foods with low calorie density, and worry less about how much of them you're eating," says Robert Pritikin, "you'll lose weight without ever feeling hungryand you'll look and feel great. That's the key to the success of the calorie-density solution." To date, this revolutionary approach has only been available to participants in Pritikin Longevity Center programs. Now, you can put all the experts of the Pritikin Center to work for you. Includes charts of calorie-density levels in common foods. Provides more than 50 delicious recipes and an a!rray of easy-to-follow menu plans. Debunks popular fad diets.

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