How Not to Diet by Michael Greger

How Not to Diet by Michael Greger

Discover the cutting-edge science behind long-term weight loss success, in this powerful new book from the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.

Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad--and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It's time for a different approach.

Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of the Nutrition Facts website. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causes--and remedies--of obesity.

Dr. Greger hones in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how these foods actually affect our health and longevity. He lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss diet--factors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiome--showing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success.

But How Not to Diet goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. Dr. Greger builds the ultimate weight loss guide from the ground up, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend.

Chock full of actionable advice and groundbreaking dietary research, How Not to Diet will put an end to dieting--and replace those constant weight-loss struggles with a simple, healthy, sustainable lifestyle.

Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling book, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He is a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He's given talks at the Conference on Global Affairs, testified in front of Congress, and was called as an expert witness in Oprah Winfrey's beef slander trial. Dr. Greger received the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award in 2017. He is a Tufts University School of Medicine and Cornell University School of Agriculture graduate. His debut book, How Not to Die, became a New York Times Best Seller almost immediately.

At NutritionFacts.org, he has videos on more than 2,000 health subjects, with new videos and articles being added every day. He donates all of the earnings from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements to charity.