The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

Mindy Hermann, Barbara Rolls

ISBN 10: 0062060643 / ISBN 13: 9780062060648

Published by William Morrow Cookbooks, 2012

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Synopsis:

Ranked as one of the best diet plans by US News & World Report: A plan to lose weight that puts the focus on feeling sated and satisfied with fewer calories; author Barbara Rolls has earned the author the Obesity Society Presidential Medal of Distinction for her work in research and outreach. 

Lose weight and keep it off while managing your hunger: That's the simple and effective promise of Volumetrics, the #1 New York Times bestselling diet and lifestyle plan that for more than a decade has shown readers how to feel full on fewer calories. In The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet, Dr. Barbara Rolls expands on her time-tested message with new findings, recipes, and user-friendly tools. Dr. Rolls's twelve-week program supports readers step-by-step as they develop new habits to help them lose weight and keep it off—and her 105 delicious recipes, divided into thirty-five food categories, provide a foundation for personalizing and preparing everything from breakfast favorites to main courses to desserts.

The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet also features:

• Budget- and time-saving tips for losing weight
• Myth busters shattering common beliefs about diets and dieting
• Food shopping strategies and options for saving time or saving money
• Game plans for eating out, including menu buzz words, key questions, calorie labeling, and more
• New tips for feeding the family and camouflaging veggies in favorite dishes
• Concise charts with nutritional information for personalizing meals
• Before-and-after photos comparing standard and Volumetrics recipes, with tips on how they were adapted to provide more food for the calories

About the Author:

Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., is professor of nutritional sciences and the Helen A. Guthrie Chair of Nutritional Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, where she heads the Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior. A veteran nutrition researcher and past president of both the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior and the Obesity Society, Dr. Rolls has been honored throughout her career with numerous awards, including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and honorary membership in the American Dietetic Association. In 2010 she received the Obesity Society's highest honor, the George A. Bray Founders Award, and was elected to the American Society for Nutrition's Fellows Class of 2011. She is the author of more than 250 research articles and six books, including The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan and The Volumetrics Eating Plan. She lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

Mindy Hermann, R.D., is a writer who specializes in collaborative projects on cooking, food, and nutrition with researchers, health professionals, and chefs. The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet is her tenth book. She lives in Mount Kisco, New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple...
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good