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Diets Book Summaries

The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook
by Lyle McDonald • 2005
A protein-only fast drops half a pound of fat daily. The maintenance formula keeps it gone.
4.25
265
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook Summary
Immersive
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook
A protein-only fast drops half a pound of fat daily. The maintenance formula keeps it gone.
by Lyle McDonald 2005 115 pages
4.25
265 ratings
Fit for Life
by Harvey Diamond • 2003
Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.
3.87
168
Fit for Life Summary
Immersive
Fit for Life
Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.
by Harvey Diamond 2003 392 pages
3.87
168 ratings
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
by Neal D. Barnard • 2006
The fat blocking your insulin lives inside your cells. A low-fat vegan diet clears it.
4.23
1k+
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes Summary
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
The fat blocking your insulin lives inside your cells. A low-fat vegan diet clears it.
by Neal D. Barnard 2006 288 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Bulletproof Diet
by Dave Asprey • 2014
Start your day with butter coffee, eat more fat, and drop a pound daily.
3.74
6k+
The Bulletproof Diet Summary
The Bulletproof Diet
Start your day with butter coffee, eat more fat, and drop a pound daily.
by Dave Asprey 2014 322 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
by Arthur Agatston • 2008
Two weeks to reset cravings, then interval training burns what the diet leaves behind.
3.66
1k+
The South Beach Diet Supercharged Summary
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
Two weeks to reset cravings, then interval training burns what the diet leaves behind.
by Arthur Agatston 2008 352 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
by Rachael F. Heller • 1991
One meal without rules, two that reset insulin. End the cravings that sabotage every diet.
3.60
252
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet Summary
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
One meal without rules, two that reset insulin. End the cravings that sabotage every diet.
by Rachael F. Heller 1991 322 pages
3.60
252 ratings
Deep Nutrition
by Catherine Shanahan • 2008
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
4.20
5k+
Deep Nutrition Summary
Deep Nutrition
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
by Catherine Shanahan 2008 512 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Fasting
by Jason Fung • 2016
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
4.26
15k+
The Complete Guide to Fasting Summary
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Reverse diabetes, burn fat, and think sharper: the fasting method without counting calories.
by Jason Fung 2016 304 pages
4.26
15k+ ratings
The Longevity Diet
by Valter Longo • 2016
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
3.87
4k+
The Longevity Diet Summary
The Longevity Diet
Eat mostly plants, fast five days twice a year, and activate your body's self-repair.
by Valter Longo 2016 314 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21
by Sondi Bruner • 2015
Remove the foods fueling chronic inflammation: a 3-week reset built on 5-ingredient meals.
3.82
175
Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21 Summary
Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21
Remove the foods fueling chronic inflammation: a 3-week reset built on 5-ingredient meals.
by Sondi Bruner 2015 208 pages
3.82
175 ratings
The Fast 800
by Michael Mosley • 2018
Eight hundred calories a day can put diabetes into remission. The protocol that makes it stick.
3.73
7k+
The Fast 800 Summary
The Fast 800
Eight hundred calories a day can put diabetes into remission. The protocol that makes it stick.
by Michael Mosley 2018 252 pages
3.73
7k+ ratings
The Primal Blueprint
by Mark Sisson • 2009
Your lean default is genetic. Trigger it by dropping cereal, endless cardio, and calorie counting.
4.06
9k+
The Primal Blueprint Summary
The Primal Blueprint
Your lean default is genetic. Trigger it by dropping cereal, endless cardio, and calorie counting.
by Mark Sisson 2009 283 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet
by Michael Mosley • 2015
Eight hundred calories a day, eight weeks: the clinical protocol that reversed type 2 diabetes.
3.91
4k+
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Summary
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet
Eight hundred calories a day, eight weeks: the clinical protocol that reversed type 2 diabetes.
by Michael Mosley 2015 256 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Fast This Way
by Dave Asprey • 2021
Keep your buttered coffee. Still trigger cellular cleanup, shed fat, and sharpen your mind.
3.89
2k+
Fast This Way Summary
Fast This Way
Keep your buttered coffee. Still trigger cellular cleanup, shed fat, and sharpen your mind.
by Dave Asprey 2021 285 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Fit For Life
by Harvey Diamond • 1985
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
3.80
2k+
Fit For Life Summary
Fit For Life
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
by Harvey Diamond 1985 368 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. • 2007
The cholesterol number that stops heart attacks, and the diet that gets you there.
4.39
4k+
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Summary
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
The cholesterol number that stops heart attacks, and the diet that gets you there.
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. 2007 320 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
Food
by Mark Hyman • 2018
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
3.99
6k+
Food Summary
Food
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
by Mark Hyman 2018 400 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Fiber Menace
by Konstantin Monastyrsky • 2005
Fiber doesn't cure constipation. It causes it. The case against the most trusted health advice.
4.04
250
Fiber Menace Summary
Fiber Menace
Fiber doesn't cure constipation. It causes it. The case against the most trusted health advice.
by Konstantin Monastyrsky 2005
4.04
250 ratings
Good Calories, Bad Calories
by Gary Taubes • 2004
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
4.17
9k+
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
by Gary Taubes 2004 640 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Great Cholesterol Con
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
4.23
500+
The Great Cholesterol Con Summary
The Great Cholesterol Con
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2007 374 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance
by Jeff S. Volek • 2012
Your body holds 40,000 calories of fuel. A low-carb switch unlocks it, leaving bonking behind.
4.23
1k+
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance Summary
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance
Your body holds 40,000 calories of fuel. A low-carb switch unlocks it, leaving bonking behind.
by Jeff S. Volek 2012 174 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
by Jeff S. Volek • 2011
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
4.21
2k+
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Summary
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
by Jeff S. Volek 2011 316 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
The FastDiet
by Michael Mosley • 2013
Five normal days, two at 500 calories: the fast that triggers cellular repair and cuts insulin.
3.74
10k+
The FastDiet Summary
The FastDiet
Five normal days, two at 500 calories: the fast that triggers cellular repair and cuts insulin.
by Michael Mosley 2013 224 pages
3.74
10k+ ratings
The Diet Myth
by Tim Spector • 2015
Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.
4.23
4k+
The Diet Myth Summary
The Diet Myth
Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.
by Tim Spector 2015 320 pages
4.23
4k+ ratings
Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight
by Rujuta Diwekar • 2009
Dieting makes you fat. The fix: six meals a day, starting within 15 minutes of waking.
4.17
6k+
Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight Summary
Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight
Dieting makes you fat. The fix: six meals a day, starting within 15 minutes of waking.
by Rujuta Diwekar 2009 296 pages
4.17
6k+ ratings
Mastering Diabetes
by Cyrus Khambatta • 2020
Insulin resistance drives every kind of diabetes. Reverse it with plants, not by cutting carbs.
4.25
1k+
Mastering Diabetes Summary
Mastering Diabetes
Insulin resistance drives every kind of diabetes. Reverse it with plants, not by cutting carbs.
by Cyrus Khambatta 2020 400 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Pregnancy Notes
by Rujuta Diwekar • 2017
Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.
4.09
1k+
Pregnancy Notes Summary
Pregnancy Notes
Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.
by Rujuta Diwekar 2017 220 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Carnivore Code
by Paul Saladino • 2020
Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.
4.17
2k+
The Carnivore Code Summary
The Carnivore Code
Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.
by Paul Saladino 2020 368 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Beck Diet Solution
by Judith S. Beck • 2007
A six-week mental training program that dismantles the sabotaging thoughts that make diets fail.
3.90
1k+
The Beck Diet Solution Summary
The Beck Diet Solution
A six-week mental training program that dismantles the sabotaging thoughts that make diets fail.
by Judith S. Beck 2007 288 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Eat Like a Human
by Bill Schindler • 2021
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
3.86
352
Eat Like a Human Summary
Eat Like a Human
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
by Bill Schindler 2021 304 pages
3.86
352 ratings
Bright Line Eating
by Susan Peirce Thompson • 2017
Four hard lines that turn healthy eating into a reflex, so willpower never enters the room.
3.88
4k+
Bright Line Eating Summary
Bright Line Eating
Four hard lines that turn healthy eating into a reflex, so willpower never enters the room.
by Susan Peirce Thompson 2017 320 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
Fast. Feast. Repeat.
by Gin Stephens • 2020
Lose weight without forbidding any food: the intermittent fasting plan where fat loss is the bonus.
4.30
10k+
Fast. Feast. Repeat. Summary
Fast. Feast. Repeat.
Lose weight without forbidding any food: the intermittent fasting plan where fat loss is the bonus.
by Gin Stephens 2020 344 pages
4.30
10k+ ratings
The Miracle of Fasting
by Patricia Bragg • 1980
The body's deepest repair begins when you stop eating. Fasting from 24 hours to 10 days.
3.84
500+
The Miracle of Fasting Summary
The Miracle of Fasting
The body's deepest repair begins when you stop eating. Fasting from 24 hours to 10 days.
by Patricia Bragg 1980 280 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Fat Chance
by Robert H. Lustig • 2012
Sugar isn't empty calories. It reprograms your hormones to store fat, leaving willpower outmatched.
4.18
6k+
Fat Chance Summary
Fat Chance
Sugar isn't empty calories. It reprograms your hormones to store fat, leaving willpower outmatched.
by Robert H. Lustig 2012 336 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
The Fast Metabolism Diet
by Haylie Pomroy • 2013
A three-phase weekly eating cycle that repairs your metabolism by feeding it more, not less.
3.82
4k+
The Fast Metabolism Diet Summary
The Fast Metabolism Diet
A three-phase weekly eating cycle that repairs your metabolism by feeding it more, not less.
by Haylie Pomroy 2013 256 pages
3.82
4k+ ratings
The Case for Keto
by Gary Taubes • 2020
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
4.27
2k+
The Case for Keto Summary
The Case for Keto
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
by Gary Taubes 2020 304 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Unlocking the Keto Code
by Steven R. Gundry • 2022
A cellular signal, not fuel: why ketones work, and how to get them without strict keto.
3.92
500+
Unlocking the Keto Code Summary
Unlocking the Keto Code
A cellular signal, not fuel: why ketones work, and how to get them without strict keto.
by Steven R. Gundry 2022 272 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Cholesterol Clarity
by Jimmy Moore • 2013
Cholesterol isn't the enemy; inflammation is. The tests that matter and the diet that works.
4.14
500+
Cholesterol Clarity Summary
Cholesterol Clarity
Cholesterol isn't the enemy; inflammation is. The tests that matter and the diet that works.
by Jimmy Moore 2013 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women
by Megan Ramos • 2023
Insulin, not calories, drives weight gain. A fasting protocol designed for women's hormones.
4.23
1k+
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women Summary
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women
Insulin, not calories, drives weight gain. A fasting protocol designed for women's hormones.
by Megan Ramos 2023 272 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Life Without Bread
by Christian B. Allan • 2000
A doctor tracked one number for forty years: 72 daily carb grams. The diseases it reversed.
3.99
214
Life Without Bread Summary
Life Without Bread
A doctor tracked one number for forty years: 72 daily carb grams. The diseases it reversed.
by Christian B. Allan 2000 256 pages
3.99
214 ratings
Why Calories Don't Count
by Giles Yeo • 2021
Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.
3.83
500+
Why Calories Don't Count Summary
Why Calories Don't Count
Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.
by Giles Yeo 2021 368 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Prof. Arnold Ehret's Rational Fasting for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvenation
by Arnold Ehret • 1975
The century-old claim that every disease is internal waste, and the fruit fast that eliminates it.
4.24
396
Prof. Arnold Ehret's Rational Fasting for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvenation Summary
Prof. Arnold Ehret's Rational Fasting for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvenation
The century-old claim that every disease is internal waste, and the fruit fast that eliminates it.
by Arnold Ehret 1975 132 pages
4.24
396 ratings
I Can Make You Thin
by Paul McKenna • 2005
Eat what you crave, stop when full: the mental reprogramming system that replaces dieting for good.
3.65
2k+
I Can Make You Thin Summary
I Can Make You Thin
Eat what you crave, stop when full: the mental reprogramming system that replaces dieting for good.
by Paul McKenna 2005 176 pages
3.65
2k+ ratings
Protein Power
by Michael R. Eades • 1996
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
3.89
1k+
Protein Power Summary
Protein Power
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
by Michael R. Eades 1996 448 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Keto Clarity
by Jimmy Moore • 2014
Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.
4.01
3k+
Keto Clarity Summary
Keto Clarity
Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.
by Jimmy Moore 2014 304 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Abs Diet
by Ted Spiker • 2004
Twelve foods, six meals a day, and a workout that turns muscle into a calorie furnace.
3.83
1k+
The Abs Diet Summary
The Abs Diet
Twelve foods, six meals a day, and a workout that turns muscle into a calorie furnace.
by Ted Spiker 2004 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Anyway You Can
by Annette Bosworth • 2018
Her mother's cancer was terminal. A doctor's last-resort prescription: no sugar, all fat.
4.66
1k+
Anyway You Can Summary
Anyway You Can
Her mother's cancer was terminal. A doctor's last-resort prescription: no sugar, all fat.
by Annette Bosworth 2018 352 pages
4.66
1k+ ratings
The Paleo Diet Revised
by Loren Cordain • 2001
The diet your genes expect: lean protein, foraged plants, and no grains, dairy, or sugar.
3.72
4k+
The Paleo Diet Revised Summary
The Paleo Diet Revised
The diet your genes expect: lean protein, foraged plants, and no grains, dairy, or sugar.
by Loren Cordain 2001 288 pages
3.72
4k+ ratings
Eat Fat, Get Thin
by Mark Hyman • 2016
Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.
3.91
3k+
Eat Fat, Get Thin Summary
Eat Fat, Get Thin
Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.
by Mark Hyman 2016 350 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Two Meals a Day
by Mark Sisson • 2021
Cut sugar, grains, and seed oils. Eat twice a day. Your body already knows the rest.
3.82
411
Two Meals a Day Summary
Two Meals a Day
Cut sugar, grains, and seed oils. Eat twice a day. Your body already knows the rest.
by Mark Sisson 2021 305 pages
3.82
411 ratings
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