The GL Diet [Paperback]

Nigel Denby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005

This is not just another diet book—this is a way of life. Forget the high-protein and the faddy single-food diets. Here is a simple eating plan that will become a way of life, helping dieters to lose weight and feel healthier at the same time. The GL (Glycaemic Load) Diet is the next step on from the GI Diet. Unlike the GI Diet, however, it is not complicated and full of tables and calculations. It also takes into consideration portion size, helping to establish how much you can really eat of a particular food without gaining weight. Written by acclaimed nutritionist and dietitian Nigel Denby, this revolutionary book is ideal for all those who want to stop yo-yo dieting and lose weight permanently while still enjoying their food.

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About the Author

Nigel Denby is a state registered dietician and nutritionist. He has his own nutritional consultancy, delivering a clinical service to Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's Hospital Women's Clinic, amongst others. He also runs his own Harley Street practice, specialising in Weight Management, PMS, IBS and food intolerance. He works extensively with the media, writing for the Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Zest and Essentials. His work in radio and television includes Channel 4's Fit Farm, BBC Real Story and BBC and ITN News.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: John Blake (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844541126
• ISBN-13: 978-1844541126
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,769,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the PERFECT diet for this hectic age!, May 22, 2005

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Claire "Claire" (UK / Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The GL Diet (Paperback)

Nigel Denby's GL Diet is brilliant. It's simple, easy to understand, warm and inclusive in tone, informative, easy to follow, and the perfect antidote to all the fads, crazy complicated counting, silly restrictive and just awful diets we've been fed for the last few years!

I travel a lot, entertain a lot and generally have a very busy life that does not leave room for a time consuming labour intensive eating regime. This is the one for me. It works, it's easy, and I spend less time thinking and worrying about food that I ever did before. And that's got to be a GOOD THING!

My energy levels are up, I'm back in the gym (there seems to be more time in my life now!)and loving it, and my life is simply simpler.

If you've been caught in a 'diet trap' (as the author calls it) then this is the diet for you. Best thing - noone's noticed anything other than delicious food on the table when I cook (simple, fast recipes included), and noone notices when I'm eating out that I'm 'dieting' and everyone notices how good I look and my energy levels.

Thanks Nigel & Diet Freedom (really good website, answer all your questions fast - www.dietfreedom.co.uk), you've made a ex-frenzied fatty very happy, calm and lighter!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Atkins and Southbeach, this is better, June 8, 2005

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Al (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The GL Diet (Paperback)

As a man I normally find diet books boring and preachy but this is a refreshing change... And the authors have a sense of humour! 30 pounds down and 7 to go I can highly recommend it after yo-yoing up and down on the Atkins diet and feeling deprived and tired most of the time I can now eat plenty of fruit and even bread and still lose weight. My wife says I am a new man! It is the best diet book I have found in my long history of being overweight.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Throw away all your other diet books!, June 6, 2005

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Christina (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The GL Diet (Paperback)

I first saw this book in the UK featured in The Times newspaper, it seems to be taking over from the Gi diet books.
It is much simpler than South Beach and other Gi diets and using the GL (glycemic load)is more accurate and means more food choices. I didn't lose any weight on South Beach but have lost 5 pounds in two weeks already and haven't felt hungry at all. Vert straightforward, no nonsense, non-techy easy read. Brilliant!