The 40/30/30 Phenomenon

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Summary: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - THE BEST WRITTEN 40/30/30 BOOK
Review: I have just completed Gittleman's 40/30/30 booklet and not only is this easy and complete, but it is THE best written explanation of the 40/30/30 out there. She is an outstanding author who can skillfully consolidate some pretty confusing concepts into a meaningful practical program. I read two other reviews on this page - and they missed the point entirely about this booklet.. Because it is a booklet (and not a book), it is designed to be an introduction and overview to a new diet trend, not a dissertation. For mainstream Americans, 40/30/30 Phenomenon describes why the program is a phenomenon and how to follow this new program. Read it and you will see. As a nutritional advisor, this is MUST READING for my clients.

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Summary: It's a pamphlet - not a book!
Review: I needed something to get me started and this book was just the thing. This book explains the principles clearly and simply and gives you just enough to get started and want to learn more.

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Summary: I'm Sold on this Phenomenon!
Review: The book may be easy to read and a good overview of the ZONE diet plan, but... the first recipe I've tried, vegetarian lasagna, turned out to be a disaster. To begin with, the ingredient list is faulty. It calls for 3 tablespoons of Italian seasoning, but in the procedure, you only use 3 teaspoons. It then tells you to blend the cottage cheese until smooth - what cottage cheese - it was never on the ingredient list? Finally, right when you now know something is definetly off with the recipe and your assembling the noodles, etc. - IT DOESN'T FIT IN THE PAN. So much for 40/30/30 for tonight's dinner and the two hours in the kitchen. The recipe was a good idea and I'm interested in a solution if you ever read this Ms. Gittleman.

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Summary: It's a pamphlet - not a book!
Review: This 56 page pamphlet has a lot of good information - buy it used because it is only a pamphlet - not a book.

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Summary: The Best 40/30/30 Explanation Out There
Review: This book gives very sketchy infomation about the 40-30-30 diet. The diet seems to be hard to follow, but the book does do a fairly good job helping you calculated you own plan. Yet, it could have done a better job for women, according to their plan calculations I could only eat 45 gms of protein, then says not to go below 76. Even 76 is very low cal. Good into to this diet though. A more informative book is needed.

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Summary: I'm Sold on this Phenomenon!
Review: This book should be required reading by EVERYBODY. I lost 15 pounds just by following Gittleman's recommendations. I added back avocados, almonds, and olive oil to my diet. I found that I had long-term appetite satiety and believe me, this was the first time in years since following the fat-free diet fads. This is clearly a guide to a very popular eating program and to tell you the truth, who has time to read anything longer than 50 pages these days! I plan to read all of Gittleman's books, she is probably the most articulate spokesperson for dietary balance.....and she looks like she walks her talk!

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Summary: Mixed Feelings
Review: This book was easy to follow, and it had some good information. However, the book (pamphlet may be more apropos) was very short. I had an "empty" feeling after I was done reading it. In my opinion, this book needed to be more complete.

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Summary: This makes sense and it works
Review: This is the first book on dieting that I have actually ever read past the third page. I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. Not only does the information make perfect sense, it works. I went from a size 10 to a size 4 in three months and I even cheated a little. I had started reading other information on low-carb diets, but most of it was so strict, I don't know how anyone with a family could stick to them. I am a true believer in this balanced way of low-carb eating. I have purchased about 10 of these books just to give out to friends. If you are serious about changing your eating habits permanently and maintaining your desired weight, this is a perfect place to start.

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Summary: Single Best Book on Nutrition I Have Ever Read
Review: Whoa! Just read this book and I must say that it makes the most sense out of anything I have ever read on the subject of nutrition. I didn't buy it for its recipes -either..One glance at the two sample recipes and you could tell that the publisher goofed! But the author's insights on the proper role of fats, healthy proteins and long lasting carbs were so brilliant. I think this book should be required reading for every teenager, women, and man out there. It says it all and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand it, either. I have lost 30 pounds on the lower carbohydrate diet plans. The 40/30/ 30 Phenomenon explains why, how, and where to go from here. I give this book 5 stars.