The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise [Mass Market Paperback]

Nathan Pritikin (Author), Patrick M. McGrady (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (July 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055327192X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553271928
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best diet/health book ever written, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise (Mass Market Paperback)

While it is not the most popular, The Pritikin Program will help anyone lose weight quickly while maintaining the proper nutritional balance. Especially good for those people interested in losing body fat. I managed to get down to 3% body fat and 130 Cholesterol level while following Pritikin. While you need not follow the program in its entirety, it is an especially useful guide to helping the dieter get more fit while feeling better.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but should be updated, August 11, 1999

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Simon Lack (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise (Mass Market Paperback)

This book had some useful information in it, although much of the material is 20 years old and I'm sure that we have better nutritional information now than then. For instance, Pritikin eliminates all oils including olive oil, and yet there is other literature that pushes the health benefits of olive oil.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really works!, January 18, 2000

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Terry J. Allen (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise (Mass Market Paperback)

I followed the recommended diet for Maximum Weight Loss plan and lost 10 lbs in 7 weeks. My cholesterol level dropped from 220 to 156 in that time also. I continued to follow the maintenance plan for over a year and kept the weight off. I just had a baby and plan to follow the plan again to get back to my goal weight!