Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan [Paperback]

David L. Katz (Author), Catherine S. Katz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2007

Lose weight easily with Dr. Katz's groundbreaking approach to appetite control. Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet shows you how to fill up to complete satisfaction on fewer calories, calm the appetite center, and drop up to 16 pounds in just 6 weeks while eating delicious and nutritious food suitable for the whole family. With a Mediterranean-inspired 6-week meal plan, more than 100 delicious, simple, family-friendly recipes, and hundreds of insights available nowhere else, the Flavor-Full Diet will lead to weight control and better health, and to food you love that loves you back.

Editorial Reviews

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This research-proven diet, with dramatic weight-loss success backed by clinical research from Yale University "will send taste buds buzzing and waistlines shrinking."--Jorge Cruise, author of The 3-Hour Diet

 

"Dr. David Katz is one of the most renowned experts in diet, nutrition, and weight loss. He combines the credibility of a research scientist with the charisma and wisdom of an extraordinary educator."--Dean Ornish, MD, author of Eat More, Weigh Less

"Katz is so smart and passionate--you can trust him to separate fact from fads and fantasy in the important search for more energy and health."--Diane Sawyer, ABC News

About the Author

DAVID L. KATZ, MD, is associate professor of public health, director of the Yale Prevention Research Center, and associate director of nutrition science at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. Dr. Katz writes a monthly nutrition column for O: The Oprah Magazine and a health and nutrition column for the New York Times Syndicate. He lives with his wife, collaborator CATHERINE S. KATZ, PhD, and their five children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (August 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594866848
• ISBN-13: 978-1594866845
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great approach to losing and maintaining weight, August 23, 2007

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This review is from: Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Paperback)

The core concept of The Flavor Full Diet is one that has apparently been researched for quite a while, but few of us know of - that of "sensory specific satiety". This refers to the role of flavor, and specifically, many different flavors (sweet, salty, bitter, etc) combined in one meal causing our hypothalamus to be over-stimulated. The net result is that too many flavors increase our appetite and leave us wanting to eat more food, even if our stomachs are full.

I've always wondered why I feel still feel hungry after eating several different courses, or at family gatherings during the holidays. Now I have the scientific reason behind my cravings and am learning how to curb my appetite by sticking closer to one "flavor category." I can still enjoy sweet foods, for example, I just try not to eat them after a salty meal.

Dr. Katz makes the concept very easy to understand and with his wife Catherine, have supplied some great recipes that are easy to make. Though I don't have kids, the recipes seem quite family friendly - and as the book doesn't limit what you eat, only how you eat it - I think this eating plan will be very attractive to people.

I deeply respect Dr. Katz' work, as he is one of a few leaders in this industry that is not just writing books on how to improve your health, but is advocating through research, policy and program initiatives to improve health across the nation. Thanks Dr. Katz for an excellent book!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Duplicate of old...cost a few more bucks...different covers, October 3, 2007

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Andrian "acq" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Paperback)

This book is an exact copy of the old version(2005). It costs several dollars more and it has different front and back covers. The meal plan, recipes, information and everything else is the same. Good recipes, I tried some, and it had an interesting twist to the boring recipes I'm use to. I have been eating healthier for the past several years and wanted something different and with a twist. Please don't waste your money buying the 2007 version, it's much cheaper to buy the 2005 version "The Flavor Point Diet" and it's a hardcover. The new version is printed on cheap paper and it's a paperback. Please don't throw your money on this new version, you're better off buying the old version.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very real-world applicable, July 28, 2008

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This review is from: Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Paperback)

I like the idea behind the theory of this book, but I don't think it would be very applicable in the real world if followed to a T.

Basically the author advocates eating one repeated flavour theme per day so you don't have tastebuds looking for a buffet of flavours. The reasoning being that if you have more flavors to chose from, you will eat more. There is some merit to this idea, but I can't see planning my days like this.

This may be great for single people with no kids, or couples trying to lose weight together -- but unless you want to have your family on the same diet, you'll be cooking twice for meals. I was not interested in doing this as my husband is actually not a fan of some of the flavors, and I was not interested in cooking two dinners :)

Just knowing that when more flavors are present, there may be the urge to over-eat is a good thing to know; I can make meals a little less complex to stem wanting seconds. But that is about where the usefulness of this book stops for me.