Combat Fat!: America's Revolutionary 8-Week Weight Fat-Loss Program [Paperback]

Andrew Flach (Author), Rosemarie Alfieri (Author), Stew Smith (Author), James Villepigue (Author), M. Laurel Cutlip LN RD (Author)

Book Description

Series: Healthy Living Books | Publication Date: January 27, 2003

Overweight America is killing itself. Now there is a safe and effective weight-loss program designed to rid men, women, and children of unhealthy, unwanted excess body fat.

300,000 needless premature deaths in the US are attributed each year to overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity...second only to tobacco. The health risks of being overweight or obese include cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Combat Fat! lays forth a prescription for healthy weight management through an 8-week diet and exercise plan that adheres to the guidelines recommended by the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control.

Author Andrew Flach, a recognized authority on health and fitness with numerous books to his name, teamed up with fitness professionals Rosemarie Alfieri, Stewart Smith, and James Villepigue and dietician Laurie Cutlip to craft a plan so simple and so easy to understand that any reader can start to take command of their health in the very first day. Combat Fat! includes menus, recipes, workout plans, exercises, motivational strategies, healthy eating guidelines and much more. 100 b/w photos.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A no-nonsense diet and exercise program. -- The Detroit Free Press

A well-written, easy-to-digest guide to losing weight. -- Chicago Tribune

From the Inside Flap

More than half of all Americans are overweight and 24 percent are considered obese by the government's standards. Between 1998 and 1999 obesity rose six percent, affecting all regions of the country and all demographic groups. These numbers make it clear that America is in a body fat crisis. The health consequences are enormous-diabetes, heart disease, cancer, among others. Obesity and lack of physical activity is the second leading cause of premature death in the United States—second only to tobacco!

Combat Fat! is a breakthrough book offering a 3-step solution to our nation's new health challenge. Experts Rosemarie Alfieri, Andrew Flach, Stewart Smith, and James Villepigue combine their more than 50 years of professional experience in health and fitness to dramatically demonstrate to Americans that a healthy, strong and lean body is possible for anyone who is willing to make the commitment.

Combat Fat! provides an easy-to-follow, straightforward method of diet and exercise that uses body fat percentage, rather than body weight, as the leading indicator of health and wellness.

Readers will discover why body fat is the most important variable in the health equation and how they can measure and interpret their own body fat percentages. The authors present a flexible, 8-day diet and exercise plan that will meet everyone's individual needs-including vegetarians'. The program is safe and all natural-no drugs or "fat burner" supplements are suggested.

Combat Fat! provides critical information on how to "eat within the system" by choosing proper foods, even when it's fast food. Readers will learn to decipher food labels to avoid common mistakes and misconceptions.

The Combat Fat! exercise program includes detailed workout plans that are designed for the average man or woman. The exercises require minimal equipment and can be followed at home. Americans can end their obsession with dieting by focusing on healthy body fat loss rather than unhealthy "weight loss." Combat Fat! recommends a safe, effective and realistic goal for those who want to shape up.

Combat Fat! based on the specific recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and the Surgeon General. Combat Fat! is a reliable and credible program which presents safe, practical, and simple lifestyle changes for health management through fat control. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press (January 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578261198
• ISBN-13: 978-1578261192
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,874,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a truly authoritative way to loss fat that works!, December 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Combat Fat!: America's Revolutionary 8-Week Fat-Loss Program (Hardcover)

As a doctor, nearly half of the men and women I see in my medical practice are overweight. About 2 in 10 are frankly obese. For years I've been on the lookout for an approach to losing weight that made sense and that I could recommend to them with some degree of enthusiasm. I finally found the answer in this program called the "Combat Fat" program. The book was effectively brought to my attention by one of my patients who had already given the Combat Fat approach a try and had begun to win her battle to trim down. It's the only approach I know of that is actually based on guidelines set up by the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control, which is reassuring when you stop to consider how may weight loss programs are little more than fads. I plan to inform my overweight patients about this unusually user friendly book, especially those who are trying to give up cigarettes or have a family history of diabetes or heart disease or if they're already in trouble with any one of a number of obesity-related illnesses, or if they're just interested in looking better and living longer.

A New York Phyician

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Nonsense Fitness., April 2, 2002

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Paul K. Gold (Woodstock, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Combat Fat!: America's Revolutionary 8-Week Fat-Loss Program (Hardcover)

If you want a no nonsense fitness plan to follow then this book is for you! This book contains a large menu section that covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I really liked the fact that it listed the recipes for many of the meals. There are three levels of exercise plans including stretches. Absolutely everything is spelled out for you, there is no guesswork. You can say goodbye to calorie counting, pre-packaged meals and supplements. The bottom line is: This book works.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Effective, February 5, 2002

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Matthew Bloom (Astoria, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Combat Fat!: America's Revolutionary 8-Week Fat-Loss Program (Hardcover)

An excellent book! I found this to be the most comprehensive, informative and easy to understand health-related book I've ever read. It refocuses the long-time emphasis away from weight control and calorie counting to the real health problem facing millions of Americans: Fat. It clearly defines the problem and the best way to tackle it. Not only does it include lots of exercises designed to fight fat, it also devotes many pages to nutrition, diet, menus and the psychology of improving over-all health by reducing the percentage of fat in ones body. It's the kind of book you can continually refer to. It's already helped me look and feel better. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to avoid fad diets and deceptive weight-loss schemes.