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The French Diet
The secrets of why French women don't get fat
Language : English
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley (May 2005)
Hardcover -192 pages
ISBN : 0-7566-1578-X
Dimensions (inches) : 9 x 6 x 0.8
The French have the lowest average body weight per capita in the western world, and yet they eat famously well. Montignac explains in The French Diet that this not only has to do with which foods the French choose to eat, but their quality, freshness, and most importantly, the way that they are combined. Although the book is based on the concept of glycemic index (GI), which other diet books discuss, The French Diet is the only book that provides the net GI values of combined foods. Already a phenomenon for years in Europe, Montignac's dieting methods have been helpful to tens of thousands of people around the world who have achieved impressive and long-lasting results and reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The diet has also found a celebrity following among many entertainers.
In The French Diet, readers will learn:
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The scientifically-accepted metabolic theory behind the diet’s weight-loss and maintenance phases
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A range of classic French recipes for people who love cooking and eating good, fresh food
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How to optimize what you eat
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Clever tactics for social eating the French way
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A debunking of the myth of the low-calorie diet
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Permission to eat chocolate and drink wine
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Fail-safe strategies for getting back on track after a lapse in following the program
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Specific advice for women who have difficulty losing weight due to hormonal imbalances
Written for a range of readers, from those who dine out frequently, to yo-yo dieters, to those who don’t want to give up wine or "the good life" but who do want to lose weight, The French Diet reveals the secret to living, eating, and looking like the French with this delicious, deprivation-free diet.
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