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Books : The Mediterranean Diet
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780060578787
ISBN: 0060578785
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2004-01
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: January 27, 2004
Studio: Harper
Sales Rank: 2115
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Scientists have discovered that traditional Mediterranean cuisine is one of the most healthful, nutritious diets in the world—one that can help everyone lose weight and enjoy lower rates of coronary heart disease and other chronic conditions, including diabetes and cancer. From tasty Moroccan vegetable stew to rosemary focaccia, from eggplant parmesan to lemon almond cake, The Mediterranean Diet offers a program that will make dieters everywhere—and food lovers in general—rejoice.
- Includes a 7-day eating plan chock full of savory meals
- Essential in-depth nutritional information about each food category
- A 3-day exercise plan
- Luscious soup-to-nuts recipes designed to satisfy your individual tastes
Lose weight and worry with every delicious meal!
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
What bothers me about this book is the dietitian bias of the authors. Although they tout the Mediterranean diet, they incorporate non-Mediterranean foods such as salmon and the highly toxic canola oil. There is NO canola oil in the traditional Mediterranean diet!! In fact, canola oil is a toxic substance. Further the authors have a problem with saturated fats, because this is drummed into dietitians as being bad, yet it is the very enigma that is behind the French paradox. It pays to take a very ... Read More
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The book was informative, I only wish the print was a little larger.
I was able to understand the principles of the diet. Some of the recipes were tried, and enjoyed.
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After the title of The Mediterranean Diet, is a subtitle that says "lose weight and feel great with one of the world's healthiest diets". A word of warning. The emphasis of this book is not on losing weight and the so-called Mediterranean ways that the authors advocate are not quite authetically Mediterranean.
The book begins with an introduction on what is wrong with Western diets. It then goes on to present an exotic, "magical" Mediterranean setting. Luckily, the authors didn't get ... Read More
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If you are looking for a book written specifically for losing weight, this is not the book for you.(There is one chapter on losing weight.) If you are looking for a book to help you determine the best diet for good health, this is the book for you.
Pros:
Very well organized
Very well researched
Very detailed
Interesting
Includes the Mediterranean lifestyle as important as the diet
Cons:
Although the author, a dietitian, says the Mediterranean ... Read More
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This is a review of the paperback version of this book. Author is a registered dietician. Basic recipes are a small part of the book.
If you've never heard of the components of the Mediterranean way of eating and are interested in basic nutrition, you might like this reading. If you are interested in cooking, search for a cookbook.
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