New diet books in the bookshops for JuneI don't endorse any of these books. The only two diet books I have endorsed so far are The Paleo Diet and The South Beach Diet. I think they both are sound approaches to overall nutritional health. And both favor reduced carbs -- especially grains -- and increased protein.
Coming off of the busy release schedule of April and May, publishers have eased off in diet-related titles for this month (but they’ve compensated with some really long book subtitles).
June 1
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
John Robbins (Forward), et al. (BenBella Books)
Oh, man, first it was the French, and then the Japanese. Now The China Study tells us that Chinese eat 20 percent more calories than Americans, but are one-third less fat. The claim that it’s not how much you eat, but what you eat (hint: think vegetables), is one of the convention-challenging findings in the paperback edition of last year’s book about the study that New York Times nutrition editor Jane E. Brody called “the grand prix of epidemiology.”
Secrets of Longevity
Maoashing Ni (Chronicle Books)
Acupuncturist to Hollywood celebrities, herbologist, and Tai Chi master Dr. Maoshing Ni’s latest book on living a longer, healthier life is right up to date with its recommendation to eat blueberries, but, as an Amazon reviewer notes, a little behind the times with its recommendation of “8 x 8″ glasses of water.
June 2
The Ultimate Smoothie Book: 130 Delicious Recipes for Blender Drinks, Frozen Desserts, Shakes, and More!
Cherie Calbom (Warner Wellness)
Author Calbom’s popular 2001 all-things-smoothie guide gets a facelift this month, with a new edition that includes 29 more recipes than the original offered. Self-styled “Juice Lady” Calbom even includes a few low-carb smoothie options this time for those still faithful to an Atkins approach to weight loss.
June 5
The GL Diet For Dummies
Nigel Denby, Sue Baic (John Wiley & Sons)
The glycemic index/glycemic load diet took off in Europe before it was generally known in the U.S., so it’s appropriate that the publishers of Wiley’s Dummies series tapped two English dieticians to write this new release. The authors promise “no more calorie counting” — just glycemic load counting. But since GL numbers are small, they’re easier to count, and are certainly easier than dieting using the metric system.
June 13
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Nina Planck (Bloomsbury)
Lard and pork bellies are health food? So says farmer’s market advocate Nina Planck in this new book that maintains that much of what we’ve been eating since the end of World War II has been disastrous for our health. Ms. Planck says that she has lost 25 pounds and seen her cholesterol and lipids fall by eating her diet of animal fat-rich “real food.” What would the Chinese say to that?
June 15
The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity
Donna Gates, Linda Schatz (Body Ecology)
Do all your problems stem from yeast? Author Gates promotes this theory in the ninth edition of this somewhat disorganized but well-meaning (according to Amazon reviewers) book.
June 27
The Great American Detox Diet : Feel Better, Look Better, and Lose Weight by Cleaning Up Your Diet
Alex Jamieson (Rodale Books)
Lower price, longer subtitle, for the paperback release of last year’s vegan detox diet by “Super Size Me” director Morgan Spurlock’s girlfriend, vegan chef Alex Jamieson.
June 30
Slimming Secrets of the Rich & Famous
Adele Parker (John Blake)
If author Parker’s 2003 book Celebrity Slimming Secrets didn’t lead to celeb diet satiety for you, you’ll want to preorder her new book, which covers Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jennifer Aniston, among others. This time around, there’s a special emphasis on post-pregno slimming.
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