The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great

Marc Notes:
A Fireside Book.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-321) and index.

Table of Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I. Why It Works: It's All About Nutrition -- Chapter 1. Know Thyself -- Chapter 2. The Road Ahead -- Chapter 3. The Right Carbs in the Right Amounts -- Chapter 4. The Power of Protein -- Chapter 5. Meet Your New Friend: Fat -- Part II. What to Eat: How to Tailor Atkins to Your Needs and Goals -- Chapter 6. Atkins for You: Make It Personal -- Chapter 7. Welcome to Phase 1, Induction -- Chapter 8. Moving to Phase 2, Ongoing Weight Loss -- Chapter 9. Into the Home Stretch: Pre-Maintenance -- Chapter 10. Keeping It Off: Lifetime Maintenance -- Part III. Eating Out, Eating in: Atkins in the Real World -- Chapter 11. Low-Carb Fast-Food and Restaurant Meals -- Chapter 12. Recipes and Meal Plans -- Part IV. A Diet for Life: The Science of Good Health -- Chapter 13. Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 14. Managing Diabetes, aka the Bully Disease -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index.

Brief Description:
Atkins is more than just a diet-- it's a healthy lifestyle that focuses on maintenance from Day 1, ensuring that you'll keep the weight off for good. Learn how this proven low-carb plan has been updated and is now even easier than ever.

Review Quotes:
"For once, a book where the scientific facts outweigh the hype and where the results fulfill the promise. Once you have read the book, your diet and lifestyle will never be the same." -- Dr. William J. Kraemer, professor of kinesiology, University of Connecticut

Biographical Note:
Dr. Eric C. Westman is the Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Duke University, the Vice President of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, is on the editorial board of Nutrition and Metabolism and has penned articles for numerous peer reviewed publications. He is an expert in low carb diets, diabetes and obesity, and insulin resistance.

Contributor Bio:Westman Eric C
Dr. Eric C. Westman is the Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Duke University, the Vice President of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, is on the editorial board of Nutrition and Metabolism and has penned articles for numerous peer reviewed publications. He is an expert in low carb diets, diabetes and obesity, and insulin resistance.

Contributor Bio:Phinney Stephen D
Dr. Stephen D. Phinney is a Professor of Medicine Emeritus at UC-Davis. He is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. He has twenty-five years of clinical experience as a director of multi-disciplinary weight management programs and has contributed to books and peer reviewed articles and is an expert in low carb nutrition and metabolism, fatty acids, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome.

Contributor Bio:Volek Jeff S
Dr. Jeff S. Volek is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. He is an associate editor at both The Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism and the Review of Diabetic Studies. He has contributed to numerous peer reviewed publications and is an expert on low carb diets, exercise and nutrition, weight loss and dieting, and dietary supplements.