This is an updated version of the book I wrote ten years ago to help as many people as I could to lose weight. I felt certain then—and continue
to do so—that the widespread dissemination of misinformation about
what constitutes a healthy diet had caused that epidemic of weight gain
in this country.
The book made a greater impact than anyone might have predicted.
Its sales exceeded ten million copies, and it was the number oneselling
diet and health book in the U.S. for nearly five years. In fact, it has been the all-time top seller in its field. Certainly of the millions of people who’ve read it, a large percentage followed its precepts, lost
weight, kept it off and decisively improved their health.
What you hold in your hands is a thoroughly rewritten version of that
work. Having listened with care to the people who followed my weight
control program, I’ve clarified and improved the “do-ability” of the practical
chapters of this book. I’ve added many new case histories and a horde
of new and improved recipes. Finally, I’ve incorporated information on the recent upsurge of scientific evidence. We had it right ten years ago,
but now we have twice as much research to confirm the nutritional approach
championed by New Diet Revolution.
