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The Negative Calorie Diet by Rocco DiSpirito: Food list

The Negative Calorie Diet (2015) is a diet book that encourages you to eat 10 foods that are “negative calorie” and can help your body burn fat and lose weight. 10-Day Cleanse – 4 meals a day, including 3 smoothies and 1 meal (soup or salad every other day), mostly negative-calorie. 20-Day Eating Plan – [...]

How Not to Die by Michael Greger MD: Food list

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (2015) is a whole-food, plant-based, fairly low-fat diet. Eat unprocessed plant foods - beans/legumes, berries, other fruits, cruciferous vegetables, greens, other veggies, flaxseeds, nuts, turmeric, whole grains. Minimize processed plant foods and unprocessed animal foods. Avoid ultra-processed plant foods and processed [...]

The Blue Zones Solution by Dan Buettner: Food list

The Blue Zones Solution (2015) is a longevity diet which suggests building a community to improve your likelihood of success. Eat whole foods, mostly plant-based. Eat until you’re 80% full. Avoid processed foods. See below on this page for a description of the food recommendations in the diet.  General guidelines  |  What to eat  |  [...]

In the USA, diet book sales are quiet at the end of summer. The Whole30 (paleo-influenced elimination-reintroduction diet) is the bestselling diet book, and some soon-to-be released Trim Healthy Mama books are currently popular. In the UK, diet book sales are also quiet. Jaime Oliver has released a new cookbook/diet book that focuses on calorie [...]

Sugar Crush (2015) is a book that advises avoiding sugar and eating lower-glycemic foods to reduce inflammation, reverse nerve damage, and improve your health. Avoid all processed foods, added sugars, and sweeteners. Plan A – very low to zero carbohydrates, grass-fed protein, grass-fed fats. Or Plan B – variety of fruits and vegetables with low [...]

In the USA, diet books are surprisingly unpopular in June compared to the usual rush for the beginning of summer. The Whole30 (paleo-influenced elimination-reintroduction diet) is the bestselling diet book, and The 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse from 2014 has regained in popularity. In the UK, diet book sales are also somewhat lower than you’d expect [...]

The 22-Day Revolution by Marco Borges: Food list

The 22-Day Revolution (2015) is a whole-foods, plant-based diet. Eat whole plant foods – vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Aim for 80-10-10 - 80% unprocessed carbohydrates, 10% fat, 10% protein. Avoid animal products, processed and refined foods, sugars, artificial sweeteners. See below on this page for a description of the food recommendations in [...]

Brain Maker by David Perlmutter: Food list

Brain Maker (2015) is a book that focuses on nourishing gut bacteria for a healthier body and brain. Eat a diet high in prebiotics, probiotics, fermented foods, low-carb foods, gluten-free foods, and healthful fat. Limit starchy foods. Avoid gluten, sugar (especially fructose), processed foods. See below on this page for a description of the food [...]

In the USA, The Whole30 (paleo-influenced elimination-reintroduction diet) is sticking to the top of the charts. The recently released Brain Maker (gut microbiota health, fermented foods, gluten-free, sugar-free) is also selling well. In the UK, the same three “free-from” books have been at the top of the charts as for a few months now - [...]

The Whole30 (2015) is an elimination-reintroduction diet that has some similarity to paleo diets. Eat vegetables, protein, some fat. Eliminate alcohol, legumes, dairy, grains, sugars, processed foods, for 30 days. Reintroduce alcohol, legumes, dairy, grains to see how you react to them. Long term, eat mostly Whole30 foods (vegetables, protein, fat) with some conscious exceptions. [...]