The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program: A Personalized Plan for becoming Slim, Fit, and Healthy your 40s 50s 60s and Beyond - Hardcover

Richard F. Heller; Rachael F. Heller

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525941746 ISBN 13: 9780525941743

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1997

Synopsis

Drawing from their breakthrough research into the carbohydrate-insulin connection, which made The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet such a huge bestseller, the Hellers offer the comprehensive, straightforward STAR Program: a plan that is Simple, Targeted, Adaptable, and Rewarding.
By following this simple program, you'll reap the outstanding rewards of reduced cravings and weight, along with increased energy and health. On the LifeSpan program, virtually all foods are allowed - in enjoyable and satisfying quantities. As your cravings drop, you'll choose from a variety of nutrition, activity, stress-reduction, and other lifestyle options that maximize continued weight loss and good health. You'll find tempting meal plans and dozens of delicious recipes, along with special hints for dining out, eating alone, entertaining, vacations, and family celebrations.
The Carbohydrate Addict's LifeSpan Program will help you personalize a plan for getting trim and staying vigorous through the best years of life - all without struggle or sacrifice.

About this title

About the Author

Rachael F. Heller, M.A., M.Ph., Ph.D., is a research and health psychologist and a professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Reviews

The authors of The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (1993) and Healthy for Life (1995) aim the latest volume in their approach to carbohydrate addiction at maturing Americans. Professors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, the Hellers reiterate their claims that excess insulin causes some people to crave carbohydrates, creating an unstoppable cycle of cravings and weight gain. Noting that metabolisms slow down as individuals age, the Hellers again tell personal stories of learning how to manage their carbohydrate intake and their weight. They present their Basic Plan, which is based on craving-reducing proteins and vegetables and allows "Reward Meals" that include reasonable portions of carbohydrates. Nine "Options" include such tactics as adding chromium, exercising, or cutting out MSG (which triggers carbo cravings). The Hellers also link excess insulin to such age-related diseases as high blood pressure, heart disease and adult-onset diabetes. Accompanying recipes and menus, which allow much more fat than typical low-fat/high-carb plans, may attract new readers. To maturing Heller fans, much of the text will seem familiar.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Low fat? High carbohydrate? Protein rich? Low carbohydrate? What's a dieter to pick, and how well do any of these weight-loss programs work? A partial answer comes from the Doctors Heller, both researchers and authors, who discovered that consumption of certain carbohydrates triggered cravings--and an overabundance of insulin, which, in turn, stimulated hunger and more cravings. Based on the popularity of their Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (1991), they've refined their initial recommendations into an easy-to-follow STAR (simple, targeted, adaptable, rewarding) program, with only three guidelines--but a lot of options, meal plans, and even more recipes (more than 200). A quiz helps readers determine whether their genes are addicted to carbohydrates; other chapters point to scientific evidence linking overproduction of insulin with being overweight. Along with a smattering of feel-good psychology, the Hellers have produced an almost surefire second best-seller that'll refuse to stay on library shelves. Barbara Jacobs

The Hellers have written a sequel to their popular The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (LJ 5/15/91), which argued that the best way to lose weight lay in reducing carbohydrates rather than fats. This new work is designed specifically for people between the ages of 40 and 60, but, unfortunately, it covers the same diet program as the first book, only with different personal success stories. The first three sections contain a description of the carbohydrate addict, "the basic plan," "options" to help in further weight reduction, and tips on eating out. Yet the food pyramid is never discussed, and skipping a meal is encouraged. Menus and recipes are presented in the fourth section, and a lengthy bibliography is included. Purchase only where this writing duo is in demand.
-?Connie Weaver, Bosler Free Lib., Carlisle, Pa.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525941746
• ISBN 13: 9780525941743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 494