Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight: The Negative Calorie Effect

This book is somewhat outdated (it's over 20 years old). To give it credit, it is a lifestyle change, not a rigid diet that cannot be sustained. It eliminates almost all fats. Recent research has shown that some fats are necessary for proper nutrition, but this seems to be extreme. While it is a vast improvement over a fast food diet, it still contains an too much emphasis on carbohydrates. There are many recipes for potatoes, corn, complex carbs, etc., but they use many canned foods such as beans which contain excess salt and sugar. Diabetics should be especially careful, as some of the recipes are high glycemic - such as beans served over spaghetti - I think NOT! . It also uses what I think of as synthetic food such as TVP (texturized vegetable protein) - yuck! In addition, the book states that those following this diet should be regularly checked by a doctor for Vitamin B deficiency! I went back and did some research. Dr. Barnard has some affiliation with PETA, and promotes a vegan lifestyle, which in my mind politicizes the book. Although it doesn't say so, this is a vegan book with mediocre recipes, and it's going into the trash.

I was so perplexed by the person below who gave this book only 1 star and implied that complex carbohydrates are bad and that people would "do better on a diet of lean meat", that I looked at her "other reviews". Among those reviews she gave a 5 star designation to a cookbook which she described herself in this way: "food fried in 6 inches of animal fat, lard or similar. TONS of butter, biscuits, gravy..." etc. She gave that book 5 stars. As for me, I may not be able to follow Dr. Barnard and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's diet advice exactly to every letter YET, but I find it a good goal to shoot for, I find the info very useful, people do tell me I look young for my age and I've been eating this sort of diet for 7 years now, and I will definitely take Dr. Barnard's health advice over that reviewer's anytime!

I accidently found this book at the local library. In 5 months of following the book's guidelines, I lost 55 lbs!I've tried just about every diet imaginable and this seems to be the only thing that works. I thought it was going to be a major sacrifice, but when you lose weight this quick, you realize that it really isn't and that it's worth it!Everyone should read this book, even if you're not overweight. You'll look AND feel better!

After reading Dr. Barnard's book, I changed my diet to only include the foods that he listed in the book. I lost 10 pounds in my first week alone. I feel great and have so much more energy. I don't even have any cravings for the old junk I was eating. Everytime I go to the grocery store, I take Dr. Barnard's book with me and if I forget whether or not I can buy a kind of food, I open up his book. I would recommend this book to anyone that needs to lose weight.

This book has drastically changed my life. I was suferring from migraine headaches and just by learning about the common trigger foods versus the safe foods helped me for life! I used to have a migraine headache almost every week, but since I have eliminated from my life Chocolate, Dairy products, Red meats COMPLETELY, as well as many more from the common trigger foods, I've lost 20 lbs, took vitamins, and have never, ever felt better! Thanks so much Dr. Barnard. I am a big advocate of this book for anyone who experiences physical pain.

This is a common sense book. It's easy to follow, no measuring, counting calories. No eliminating breads like some other diets. I love my pasta and my bread. You can eat this all you want. I lost 10 pounds the first week. Basic concept: no meat, no dairy (except skim milk)