The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime [Paperback]

Ph.D. Jack Goldberg Ph.D. (Author), Karen O'Mara O.D. O.D. (Author), Gretchen E. Becker (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2004

In 1996, Drs. Goldberg and O'Mara embarked on an in-depth review of the scientific literature concerning weight loss and improvements in serum lipids through diet, as well as all of the popular diets being touted at the time. Sifting through hundreds of studies, they set out to create their own diet — one based on the most proven elements and soundest data from the scientific literature. The diet they created emphasizes very low carbohydrates with normal protein amounts, using high monounsaturated fats and reducing saturated fats, eating plenty of fiber, as well as natural sources of vitamins and nutrients from a variety of vegetables and some dairy products. After first testing the diet on themselves, and both losing weight, they started a formal clinical study in moderate-to-severely obese subjects, and they and others have now tested this diet more informally with hundreds of people of varying weights and ages. The Four Corners Diet has proven to be a bold and easy plan for eating a healthy, nutritionally balanced diet at each meal, every day, for losing weight now—and keeping it off for life.

Editorial Reviews

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"Your diet is effortless and it really works." I just turned 50 and cannot go through the rest of my life heavy. I am motivated encouraged and losing weight.

About the Author

JACK GOLDBERG, PHD, is a clinical biochemist and research scientist. His longstanding interest in diet and nutrition began with his discovery and patent of the first commercial kit to measure HDL cholesterol. He lives in Skoke, Illinois.

KAREN O’MARA, DO, is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and critical care. Her interest in nutrition and the effects of diet on health and illness has spanned her twenty-plus year career in medicine. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

GRETCHEN BECKER, a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College, is a writer and editor specializing in medical books and the author of The First Year™—Type 2 Diabetes and Stop Diabetes. She lives in Halifax, Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (April 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569244278
• ISBN-13: 978-1569244272
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great diet, June 15, 2004

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Reader from the suburbs (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime (Paperback)

I have been on this diet since it was called the GO diet. Not only did I lose all the weight I desired without starving myself to death, I have also managed to keep it all off!! This diet is so simple it's a wonder everyone isn't on it. Easy changes to my eating habits has resulted in a permanent change in not only my weight but also my overall health. The sleepy feeling halfway through the day is no longer there. I do not need to sleep as many hours at night as I used to either. I love this diet!! It's given me more energy and at least a couple more hours a day of "awake" time. To me that is priceless. My 29 year old son went on it and his triglycerides were improved by it. He remains on it to this day as he too believes it is a life style change and not just a weightloss diet. I am wondering if the "reader from Alabama" even read this book or is perhaps confusing the Four Corners diet with another diet, because coffee is a "pharmafood" and is NOT discouraged on this diet. It is, in fact, specifically included in the diet. I should know because I drink at least 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day - a habit I've had for 20 plus years now. I love this diet and I love this book. I will remain on this diet for the rest of my life.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a healthy lifestyle!!!!, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime (Paperback)

Not only have I lost weight on this diet, I also lowered my cholesteral. I originally took on this low carb lifestyle after my doctor hit me with the high cholesteral news about 5 years ago (which was long before the low carb craze of today). The original "go diet" was recommended at that time and I'm staying with the program with this book. Bottom line, simple reading, simple to implement into your life, simple to maintain. This diet works!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I lost 45 lbs. with this diet with no side effects!, June 9, 2004

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Allison (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime (Paperback)

I have been on the Four Corners diet since August 2002. During that time I have lost 45 lbs. and have experienced no side effects of any sort. I have always battled with my weight and I have personally tried every diet on the market with no success. This book made me realize that I needed to completely change what I eat as well as my eating habits. This diet has changed my life and I have passed it on to friends, family, co-workers, basically anyone who asked me about my significant weight loss. After reading one of the customer reviews posted on Amazon, I was deeply troubled when someone questioned Drs. Goldberg and O'Mara's research and then shamelessly promoted a competing diet. I have known the O'Mara family personally for several years and I know first hand the extensive research and hard work Dr. O'Mara has put into this book. Her entire family follows this diet and her son, who started the diet the same time I did, has lost 85 lbs. and has kept it off to this day and also experienced a significant drop to his high blood pressure. I will continue to recommend this book to anyone who wants to lose weight in a healthy way.