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How Not to Diet

The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss

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How Not to Diet

By: Michael Greger MD
Narrated by: Michael Greger
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Read by the author, Michael Greger.

'
How Not to Diet is for those who want the facts, not your typical fantasy, filler or fluff.' - Telegraph

Put an end to dieting and replace weight loss struggles with this easy approach to a healthy, plant-based lifestyle, from the bestselling author of How Not to Die.

Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight-loss fad – but they aren't making us happier or healthier as obesity rates continue to rise alongside a number of diseases and health problems. It’s time for a different approach.

How Not to Diet is a treasure trove of buried data and cutting-edge dietary research that Dr Michael Greger has translated into accessible, actionable advice with exciting tools and tricks that will help you to eliminate unwanted body fat – for good.

Dr Greger, renowned nutrition expert and founder of NutritionFacts.org, explores the many causes of obesity – from our genes to the portions on our plate to other environmental factors – and the many consequences, from diabetes to cancer to mental health issues. From there, Dr Greger breaks down a variety of approaches to weight loss, honing in on the optimal criteria that enable success, including: a diet high in fibre and water, a diet low in fat, salt, and sugar, and diet full of anti-inflammatory foods.

How Not to Diet goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight loss accelerators available to us in our body’s systems, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. This is the ultimate weight-loss guide, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©Michael Greger 2019 (P)2019 Macmillan Digital Audio
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How Not To Diet is a treasure trove of science-based data and dietary research, translated into accessible, do-able advice. (Noted)
Praise for How Not to Die: Dr Michael Greger reveals the foods that will help you live longer. (Daily Mail)
Praise for How Not to Die: This book brims with valuable insights . . . vegetarian or not, this book is a great way to improve your diet. (Financial Times)
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I actually enjoy his quirky narration style and nerding out into details about various studies.
Only problem I have is implementing a lot of the recommendations due to IBS, like many IBS sufferers I often feel better with more refined versions of foods (e.g. white rice instead of brown, instant oats instead of steel cut oats, cooked veg instead of salads, also cruciferous veg can be a digestive nightmare, as can flax seeds). I also have a hard time going vegan, there are times when in a flare up and the only foods I can eat are chicken soup and white rice. Sadly as a result I can't really go full whole food, plant based, high veg, high fibre and "put it to the test" as he says :D I learned a lot of interesting science though and implement what I can. I hope he'll write a book about IBS someday!

Very detailed, not great for IBS sufferers though

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Dr Michael Greger is, without doubt, the most important voice in nutrition advice in the world.
Follow the advice in this book and you will lose weight and be the healthiest you can be.
The reading style takes a little time to get used to and may irritate some but for me added to my enjoyment of the book.
Thank you for the hard work of Dr Greger and his team in bringing the science of diet for health and weight loss to the overweight and unhealthy world in which we now live.

Exceptional advice

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This is the second book of Dr Greger’s I’ve listened to and both I’ve struggled to put down. I’m always drawn back to listen to them and everyone in my family and friendship group will be hearing about what I’ve learnt from his books. Amazing listens, so well narrated and I will definitely be going back to listen to the rest of his books.

Hard to put down!

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The book is full of facts and science - blowing away many myths and ideas about dieting. It has changed my family’s eating habits - slowly transitioning from supermarket to gardening more and shopping at a green grocers. It has changed our lives ... and that has been put to the test.

Life changing ...

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I couldn't believe my luck when I found out Dr Greger narrated this himself.

He is an engaging and gifted public speaker, you should go check out his talks on youtube.

Dr Greger is gifted public speaker.

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