Description
Product Description
Updated with must-have new recipes, diet tips, and research. Discover the simple secret to permanent weight loss and optimal health, as seen on Dr. Oz.
Fad diets come and go, but after more than two decades of success stories and media attention,
The F-Factor Diet has stood the test of time. Now hailed as the go-to lifestyle program for anyone who wants to improve their health and lose weight for good, F-Factor’s scientifically proven approach allows you to achieve results without hunger, deprivation, or denial. Change your life without disrupting your lifestyle: dine out, drink alcohol, eat carbs, and work out less from Day 1.
Now revised and updated with new recipes, diet tips, and research,
The F-Factor Diet includes:
· An easy to follow 3-step program to shed pounds, boost energy, and increase longevity, on which men lose an average of 15 lbs., and women 10 lbs., in just one month.
· More than 75 quick and delicious F-Factor approved recipes plus a complete set of guidelines for dining out and ordering in.
· Proven tips, tools, and solutions to keep you motivated, inspired, and on track.
It’s time to change your life forever and join the F-Factor movement. Your journey to a happier, healthier you begins now!
Review
“As a professional gourmand and glutton, I’ve tried every crackpot diet there is to try under the sun. Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor program is the best one I’ve found for those of us who enjoy the pleasures of a fine meal and also the occasional fine drink too.”
—Adam Platt, chief restaurant critic, New York Magazine
About the Author
Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, is a dietitian in private practice, based in New York City. She has appeared on
Today, The Early Show, the
Rachael Ray Show, Fox Business, MSNBC
, ABC News, and on many other national media platforms. In addition, Tanya has been in profiled in
The New York Times,
The New York Post, the
Daily Mail, and featured in
Town & Country,
Elle,
Vogue,
Allure,
Self,
The Washington Post,
and
Men’s Fitness.
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Chapter
1
How Did We Get So Fat? And Why the F-Factor Diet Is a Long-Term Solution
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
-socrates (469 b.c.-399 b.c.)
You notice it at the beach.
You observe it in the fans at sporting events.
A quick look around the mall and there is no denying it: Americans are fatter than ever.
Currently, 70 percent of American adults are overweight, and half of them are obese. Yet merely three decades ago, less than 50 percent of the American population was overweight. As the years passed, somehow our waistlines kept expanding. It wouldn't be such a big deal if the problem were simply aesthetic. But excess weight correlates with increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, infertility, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, and many forms of cancer. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported in 2004 that being overweight could soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. We clearly have reason to worry.
A recent survey published in the National Institute of Public Health publication reports that, in the United States on any given day, 44 percent of men and almost 66 percent of women are trying to lose weight. Last year alone, Americans spent billions of dollars on weight-loss products, health club memberships, diet foods, liposuctions, and gastric bypass operations. And where did investments in these supposed panaceas get us? Despite our attempts to lose weight, this country's population is currently the heaviest it has ever been. Our individual weight problems have become a national crisis.
After low-fat diets failed to put an end to the epidemic of obesity, low-carb diets appeared to be the solution to Americans' struggle with weight. We tried diets like Atkins and South Beach, and in doing