The Hawaiidiet: Eat All You Want, Control Your Cholesterol and Blood Sugar, and Lose Up to Thirty Pounds in Three Weeks

Terry Shintani has written a fine book on how to eat healthy foods, stay slim, eat as much as you want and really enjoy your food. He has a "Mass Index of Foods" to show you exactly why some foods (cheese, nuts, red meat, etc) are fattening and full of calories, while others (whole grains, beans, vegetables, fruits) are low in calories and you can eat all you want. He practices what he preaches and is very sincere. There are very few good diet authors and it is refreshing to read a valuable book like this.

Hello,I read the other reviews and like to add mine. I have tried every diet on the market for the last 35 years, I bought every diet book and have gone from meat to raw diets, over and over again, with no lasting results as to weight loss or practicality, something you can live with for ever. This book has the answer and I am so thankful to Dr. Shintani for this book.I am also glad that I kept on searching and found the answer. This book may not have the greatest menus, BUT it is the DIET that you are after, the menus you can create yourself or take normal menus and adapt them. Let this not put you off. Good luck and may your search stop here, Teresa

About 2 months ago, I encouraged my dad to try the Hawaii Diet. He is overweight, diabetic, and often suffers from swollen feet/ankles because of his high-salt intake. I cooked the meals for him and within the first week of the diet, he was able to reduce his insulin and the swelling in his feet went down. Before he started the diet, he was taking 50 units of insulin a day. Now he uses only 15 units/day. And soon he will no longer have a need for it because his blood sugar levels are becoming normal. He has also lost over 20 lbs. He probably could have lost even more, but its hard to make a drastic change of diet, so he sometimes goes off of the diet a little. My dad and I both love the taste of the foods in the cookbook. The hardest part is getting used to eating meals without meat. If you live in Hawaii, where all the ingredients are easily accesible, you should give it a try! You will definetly see results quickly.

I bought this book for my father because he needed a diet he could follow. In his own words, "I eat like a pig" and he is STILL losing weight. Since he started following the Shintani plan two months ago, he has lost a whopping 40 pounds and is healthier than he has ever been in his life. I myself have eaten the foods prescribed (and reciped) in the book and found them to be tasty and satisfying. The foods are based on food we eat all the time here in Hawaii, so being on this diet is not like giving up the kinds of food we love to eat. May not be suitable for everyone's palate (but what diet really is?), but I have found it a wonderful way to get healthy.

Once again Dr. Shintani gives us the benefit of his knowledge and experimentation. Hawaii Diet Cookbook takes Dr. Shintani's Eat More Weigh Less Diet into a tropical paradise and provides us with a book of wonderful Polynesian and Asian meals. Each recipe is easy to fix and very tasteful. In this book, Dr. Shintani offers testimony from people who followed this diet and decreased their blood pressure, were able to discontinue medications for diabetes and dropped weight. It is a great book for those who love to cook and eat. I have recommended this book to friends and relatives. Thank you, Dr. Shintani.