The Calcium Diet [Hardcover]

Edita Kaye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0974095516 | ISBN-13: 978-0974095516

Welcome, to my Calcium Diet. I would like you to know, that all the opinions expressed are my own based on my own reading and my own interpretation and application of all the vast array of material I have read, and it gives me great pleasure to share all that I have learned, with you. In my opinion, calcium may well prove to be one of the most exciting nutrients to help us all shed fat pounds and inches. With this in mind I have written The Calcium Diet. I believe it can help you to understand the new value of calcium in weight loss and apply it to your own quest for weight loss and improved health. And with its easy-to-follow 21 days of menus and over 100 recipes, you’ll see how simple it is to add the power of calcium to your own daily life.

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About the Author

About The Author Edita Kaye is a best-selling author who has appeared on such national programs as The Today Show, The View, CNN, PBS, Fox National News, QVC and HGTV and has been featured in such national publications as Parade Magazine, USA Weekend, Consumer Reports, First for Women, Woman’s World, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal and more. Edita is dedicated to helping America become fit, slender and healthy again with her remarkable health, diet and nutritional books, great food, inspirational advice, laughter and always a prayer. Edita is also the author of the best selling Skinny Pill, the award-winning, Skinny Rules, Cooking Skinny With Edita, The Fountain of Youth, and Bone Builders books. She was the host of a national PBS Special Series, The Fountain of Youth. Edita’s books have been selected by The Double Day Book Club, The Literary Guild and The Christian Book Club. She is an inspirational speaker for national and international corporate health programs, associations and organizations. This is her second book on the miracle of calcium.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: The Calcium Research Institute (October 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974095516
• ISBN-13: 978-0974095516
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,497,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Should you buy this book?, February 19, 2004

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Lee Mellott "Skin Care For Wrinkles" (Frederick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Calcium Diet (Hardcover)

One thing I love about Amazon is the opportunity to read reviews which helps me decide if I should purchase a book.
Thus it was great to see a number of reviews written on "The Calcium Diet". But as I read the reviews I noticed that they all were written in the same time frame. They all were written by "a reader" and they all said pretty much the same thing and some included plugs for Ms. Kayes website.

Ms. Kaye's previous book "The Skinny Pill" (see my review) was disappointing. So could her new book. "The Calcium Diet" deliver?

Recently studies have shown that calcium is a nutrient that can curb cravings and help your body burn fat. Another book at Amazon, "The Calcium Key" is written by the researcher behind many of these studies. The calcium weight loss connection is so interesting I did a quick web search to see what else I could find out. There was some disappointing news. Perhaps calcium is a key in weight loss BUT guess who sponsored many of these studies; The dairy industry and others who would benefit, according to what I read online.
I hope this did not effect the results of the studies. I am not saying calcium does not aid in weight loss only that the if the sponsor of the studies is the industry that sells dairy...well it makes me wonder.

In Edita's newest book she no longer looks at the skinny pill (chitosan and other supplements) as the miracle pill to blast fat as she did in her previous book. Now she claims calcium is key. In her book she recommends you take 1,200 mg calcium in 3 daily divided doses. As I mentioned previously many of the studies were sponsored by the dairy industry. But there is still the possiblity that YES calcium does work to promote weight loss. However, in the original studies fat loss was found to be greater if you EAT DAIRY as opposed to INGESTING SUPPLEMENTS. Edita's plan involves taking supplements.
I do think calcium can help, in a weight loss program. If you ate a yogurt for a snack for example, the combination of protein and carbs would do more to help you control your appetite than if you ate cookies. So perhaps calcium can help you shrink in size. However, I would like to read more studies that do not have a vested interest in the results.

Then Edita goes on to suggest a diet to use with your new calcium supplementation plan. Let's see meat, fish, chicken, veggies. Sound familiar? Yes its the low carb high protein plan, with some twists. After week 1, Edita suggest you add spicy condiments to raise your metabolism and in week 3 you add diuretic fruits like tomato, parsley and lemon to make you lose your bloat by running to the restroom.

If you follow Edita's low carb plan you will lose weight. But will you be able to stick to it and keep it off? And be sure to check out who published the book.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fixing A Stalled Diet, January 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Calcium Diet (Hardcover)

I love this book because it offers a way to "unstick" any diet. And all
diets get "stuck" sometimes. I was also really impressed by the level of
research and with how easy and fun it was to read. I never knew that just
having a snack at bedtime could help burn fat overnight. I didn't know that
it was important to make sure that calcium supplements and calcium are
spread out over the whole day, and not taken in one dose. I also didn't know
that drinking caffeine, too much could block calcium, and so now I have a
reason to include at least a couple of decafs. But mostly I liked that I
could stay with my favorite diet, add calcium and get "unstuck".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Egg noggin anyone?, December 5, 2005

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Laurel "Revered Reviewer" (Asia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Calcium Diet (Hardcover)

The basic premise about adding calcium may be true because it will make you feel fuller. However, you can get the same info on-line from any search engine. Save your money and read the latest health buzz from more reliable sources.