The Holford Low GL Diet

By Patrick Holford

Book Overview

TWO SIMPLE RULES 1. Eat no more than 40 GLs a day 2. Eat protein with carbohydate ONE SIMPLE DIET The Holford Low GL Diet At its heart, one controlling principle: If you lose blood sugar control, you gain weight and feel hungry and tired. If you gain blood sugar control, you lose weight and feel happy and full of energy. THE BOTTOM LINE When you balance your blood sugar, you'll lose weight fast. With The Holford Low GL Diet you will beat your cravings You'll enjoy delicious meals, choosing from a wide variety of energy-boosting foods and simple menu plans. The diet is safe and easy to follow, and includes a nutritional supplementation plan to increase your energy and decrease your appetite. Tried and tested by the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, The Holford Low GL Diet is based on the latest medical and nutritional research, made totally accessible. Discover how easy it is to reprogram your body to burn your fat away.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743287223
• ISBN13: 9780743287227
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Easy diet to follow

I found this book very helpful and easy to use. It explains how our bodies react to sugars and what foods to avoid. The diet was fairly easy to stay on, with a few modifications. The first 45 days on the diet I lost 8 lbs and a total of 5 inches. Giving up the chocolate has not been easy and I look forward to my once or twice a week treat. I found my craving for chocolate never went away, like the book said.

The Best Diet Ever! No B.S - This WORKS!!!

I have tried, unsuccessfully, to lose weight for a decade. And when I say I had tried everything, I do mean everything. I eventually simply accepted that I would be a "fat chick" for the rest of my life. That is, until I had a medical and was told I was now officially a Type 2 diabetic. I was horrified! My sister, who had always been thin, had managed to lose her post-pregnancy pot-belly with this book, plus there was the incentive that it claimed to help stabilize blood sugar. With nothing to lose, except hopefully a few pounds, I went ahead and bought the book. Smartest money I ever spent. The recipes were actually dead easy and absolutely delicious and within a short period of time, I understood the philosophy of what should and shouldn't be on my plate, even when eating out. Within 3 months I had lost 35 pounds! As if that wasn't enough to impress my doctor, blood tests also showed that my blood sugar was back in the normal range! This is so much more than a 'diet'. It's a lifestyle change, and I found it incredibly easy. Dinner guests have been known to apologize for coming over for dinner and forcing me to break my diet. I smile and tell them that I'm not breaking my diet - everything they've just eaten is part of the Holford plan. None of them can believe I can eat like this and still lose weight! If you've ever struggled to shed some weight, do yourself a favor. This is the only thing that has ever worked for me and it was easy! I'm still losing weight, I'm healthier and fitter and really feel as though I've been given a new lease on life!

Thorough in every way

The book has covered well the whole concept of why the low-glycemic load diet is a good choice & why the Adkins isn't, includes some interesting recipes, helpful suggestions for menus and a fairly comprehensive list of foods and their glycemic load. Includes studies showing how to get the most out of the regimen and recommends supplements that enhance its effectiveness as well. Altogether a very satisfactory book.