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You do not have to be on a diet to enjoy the benefits of this book, but each recipe lists total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, calories, sodium, and fiber content, so that the meals you prepare may be keyed into any stage of a diet or maintenance program. In addition to main dishes and ideas for entertaining, there are many tips on cooking for one person, eating out, and meals to take to work. And the dishes are easy to prepare.The Katahns love good food, and they love to cook. They will show you how to prepare fabulous meals—like Sesame-Ginger Lamb Chops or Triple Cheese Manicotti—that combine low fat and low salt with lots of fruits, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates. The recipes in this book meet all the guidelines set forth by the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society for reducing the dietary risk of disease.

The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter grew out of The T-Factor Diet, the first popular diet book to show that fat was (and is) the major culprit in the American diet. All calories, Dr. Martin Katahn told us, are not created equal: his metabolic studies showed that the fat we consume in our food, as opposed to the carbohydrate and protein, is converted most efficiently to body fat and may lead to such conditions as cancer, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes.The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter tells you everything you need to know to cut the hidden fat out of your food. It also provides a brief overview of vital diet and exercise principles, and target levels of fat consumption for men and women at varying body weights. Once you understand the role of dietary fat, you are liberated forever from the need to cut calories or even restrict your overall intake of food. Spend a few minutes a day checking the fat levels in various foods and making sensible choices, and you are well on your way to a longer, happier, and healthier life.

Follow Dr. Katahn's advice and kick the nicotine habit without adding those extra pounds—guaranteed. He presents a safe, simple program based on the latest scientific research in metabolism, biochemistry, and smoking cessation. He shows which method of quitting is best suited to your personal situation, which exercises have lasting calorie burning effects, and how eating the right foods will increase your metabolic rate to compensate for the lack of nicotine.

Want to add twenty years or more of disease-free living to your life? Miraculous as it may seem, the means to do it are not in a lab but in your own kitchen. Cutting-edge scientific research now shows that the human body depends on hundreds of different food compounds to keep its immune system at maximum strength. These phytochemicals (phyto from the Greek word for plant) protect us from cancer and heart disease as well as other degenerative diseases that ordinarily creep up on us as our immune systems grow weaker with age. With over 100 delicious recipes, this book shows you how to maximize your resistance to cancer and other diseases by changing how you eat and think about food. The distinct colors of various foods play different roles in neutralizing harmful substances before they can attack your body cells. Dr. Martin Katahn, who revolutionized the science of weight loss with his T-Factor Diet, shows us how to recognize the essential phytochemicals and understand how they work together. He also explains how diet can be combined for maximum effectiveness with exercise, to increase energy and reduce stress. Originally published in hardcover under the title The Tri-Color Diet.

By now, most people who have tried some of the recent fad diets have realized that those diets don’t work; weight lost in the initial stages is eventually gained back, leaving the dieter at the same weight as before, or even heavier. What does work, however, is the program outlined in The T-Factor Diet, the groundbreaking book that has sold well over a million copies since initial publication. Its runaway success launched the best-selling T-Factor Fat Gram Counter and its companion guides, changing a nation’s attitude toward high-fat foods. This book’s scientifically proven advice remains true today: by understanding the "T-factor" or thermogenic effect, in which carbohydrate calories are burned faster than fat calories, you can lose weight quickly and safely, and keep it off—all without going hungry. Dr. Martin Katahn explains how to choose foods that naturally maximize the T-factor level, thus activating the body’s hidden fat-burning potential; he also includes exercises, recipes, and meal plans.

The Low-Fat Supermarket Shopper's Guide offers quick and effective ways to bring all the benefits of a low-fat lifestyle to the table with maximum efficiency. This pocket guide will save the health-conscious shopper hours of standing in supermarket aisles examining and comparing food labels. The authors of the best-selling The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter have updated all listings of brand-name foods from every supermarket department. Their recommendations offer a reliable, time-saving method for shopping for long life and good health. In this revised and updated edition, grams of carbohydrates, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, calories, dietary fiber, and sodium have been added to all listings, and Web sites of over one hundred national food companies have been supplied. Perfect for anyone interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, The Low Fat Supermarket Shopper's Guide offers a wealth of reliable, up-to-date information.

In this newly revised edition of the New York Times bestseller, Jamie Pope and Martin Katahn offer an informative, practical guide to low-fat eating that will help you lose weight while lowering your risk of disease. With listings of more than 2,000 foods, you'll find all the valuable information you need to make informed decisions about your diet. In this edition, the authors have updated listings, including total fat, saturated fat, calories, fiber, and sodium in the foods you eat each day; and they have, for the first time, listed grams of carbohydrates for each food. With up-to-date information on disease-fighting phytochemicals, the best sources of essential vitamins and minerals, and cholesterol content for many foods, this is an invaluable guide for anyone concerned with optimizing their food choices, achieving a healthy body weight, and preventing disease.

You don't have to be on the Rotation Diet to enjoy this book; but each entry lists calories and nutritional information so that the recipes can easily be keyed to any stage of the diet or to maintenance. In addition to main dishes and ideas for entertaining, there are many tips on cooking for one person, eating out, and meals to take to work. And the dishes are easy to prepare.The Katahns love food, and they love to cook. They will show you how to prepare delicious meals that combine low salt and low fat with lots of fruits, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates. The recipes in this book meet all guidelines set forth by the American Cancer Society for reducing the dietary risk of disease.

If you have a weight problem, you probably believe that you eat too much. Your doctor may have told you this, and certainly every diet book does. But it may not be true; and your usual remedy, repeated low-calorie dieting, may be making you fatter and fatter whenever you stop dieting and start to eat like a normal human being.This breakthrough book shows you how to end the vicious circle of diet and despair. It shows you how to compare the contribution of your eating style versus your activity habits to your weight problem, and demonstrates that simply increasing your activity output by 200 calories a day is your ultimate fat solution.The author was once seventy pounds overweight. He then became director of the Vanderbilt University Weight Management Program in Nashville, Tennessee, supervised the treatment of over 1,500 patients, and developed an activity and nutrition program to meet the special physical and psychological needs of overweight people. He will show you how to discover your hidden athletic talents, how to run or play at any active sport and experience less effort than it now takes you to walk around the block. It is a book full of new ideas, new recipes, confidence, and pride. You will, quite literally, never have to diet again.