Weighing the diet books - Cover Story Life Portal BR

Weighing the diet books - Cover Story

And then there were three.

For years, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution has dominated best-seller lists. But by last November, Atkins had company. Dr. Phil's The Ultimate Weight Solution had cracked the top ten. And The South Beach Diet sat comfortably at number one. Where it should be.

South Beach isn't perfect. Its rationale has some flaws. And just because people buy a self-help book, you can't assume that they'll follow its advice (or we'd all be trim, sculpted, happily married, wealthy, and living a purpose-driven life).

But for the first time in a long time, one of the most popular weight-loss books is recommending a healthy diet. Whether it helps those unwanted pounds disappear any better than other diets is another question.

After all these years, publishers know what sells. And, with a few exceptions, what's selling now are books about "good carbs."

Books like The South Beach Diet, The Zone, and Good Carbs, Bad Carbs argue that "bad" carbs are making us fat. Even the Atkins diet, which has urged dieters to limit all carbs since the 1970s, has modeled its recent advice (especially for Phase 2) after the "good-carb" books. In a nutshell, here's what they claim:(Continue Reading)

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