The Gl Diet for Dummies

By Nigel Denby and Sue Baic

Book Overview

If you're sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs - as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470027533
• ISBN13: 9780470027530
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The GL Diet For Dummies

I like the book overall...but, its written by someone in England, and there are many food items that we don't HAVE here in the USA so...its not really perfect...but it DOES give you a lot of good sound info on the GI plan...and as the title states..for DUMMIES, it IS easy to understand.

hate diets?.....NO PROBLEM

This book is sooooo easy to follow and the recipes are easy also. I've had it a couple of weeks and have already lost 7 lbs.

A good tool

A good tool for those interested in a glycemic load program of eating. Good explanations of the body's processes, as the whole GL way of eating/dieting is very sound and certainly works for lowering high Blood sugars and makes weight management very easy. Also look for "The glycemic Load Diet" by Dr. Dan Thompson, another great book.

for well-rounded health

I bought this book and "The Big GL + Diet Planner" by Fiona Hunter so I could start getting all the nutrition I possibly can from my food without feeling like I'm missing out on something, and without feeling guilty when eating some of my favorite foods. This diet helps level out your blood sugar levels which if unstable, can cause plenty of ailments-diabetes ofcourse being one of them-but can also cause mood swings and hunger cravings for more of the sugary, high-carb food you just ate! This diet is more of a "slow" carb diet. The carbs that you eat are more slowly digested and so they sustain energy much longer and your body still has something to restock up on glucose in the muscle. (ok if my science is off a bit, just read the book:) overall this is a great diet. For those who are on a low-carb diet, beware-this book does have a few places where it talks quite poorly of the Atkins diet, but it does also mention that without the Atkins thought on carbohydrates, nutritionists may have taken a bit longer to getting around to seeing the real effect carbs have on our blood sugar levels and health overall. simple diet. easy to follow. anyone can do it.