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9780399154935

The Alternate-Day Diet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780399154935

  • ISBN10:

    0399154930

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-04-10
  • Publisher: Putnam Adult
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Summary

Discover the breakthrough technique that allows you to activate your "skinny gene" and enjoy these remarkable and measurable benefits: Lose fat easily and quickly without deprivation, discomfort, or stress, Improve fat metabolism, Avoid regaining lost fat, Slow the aging process, Optimize nutrition, Reduce by as much as ninety percent the primary cause of inflammatory disease. Join the Alternate-Day Diet revolution, and change the way you think about dieting forever. Book jacket.

Author Biography

James B. Johnson, M.D. , an instructor in plastic surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, retired after more than twenty years in private practice to pursue his longtime interest in alternate-day calorie restriction. He has published numerous articles in scientific and medical journals, including Medical Hypotheses and Free Radical Biology & Medicine. His work has been featured in the popular press, including The Independent (London) and Woman-'s World. His website is AlternateDayDiet.com.

DONALD R. LAUB SR., M.D., is the former chief of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Why This Diet?p. xi
How I Arrived at This Plan and Why I Know It Works
Calorie Restriction: What It Means and Why You Probably Won't Do Itp. 3
The Truths About Dietingp. 15
The Alternate-Day Advantagep. 27
The Asthma Studyp. 45
SIRT1, the "Rescue" Genep. 61
The Alternate-Day Diet Program
Starting the Alternate-Day Dietp. 77
Nutrition: It's About Quantity and Qualityp. 103
Step 1. The Induction Phasep. 131
Step 2. The Alternate-Day Diet for Lifep. 141
Delicious Down-Day Menus and Recipesp. 157
Frequently Asked Questionsp. 239
Acknowledgmentsp. 253
Sourcesp. 255
Indexp. 263
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