Kibi W. (Kibi) reviewed on 3/23/2006 + 582 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

This new, completely updated edition of Dr. Adkins' New Diet Revolution contains many features to make the book more reader-friendly, including:

• Numerous sidebars on topics such as "The Dangers of Trans Fats," "How to Read a Food Label," Make Fast Food Friendly," and "Lipolysis Test Strips"
  
• End of chapter summaries
  
• More charts
  
• More case studies
  
• Definitions of all terms not immediately familiar to the layman

It is more authoritative:

• New research supports the principle of controlled carbohydrate nutrition
  
• More than twice as many scientific references

It has more useful information:

• 100 all new recipes -- all of them delicious
  
• Dozens of tips to make doing Atkins easier -- at home and elsewhere
  
• Menus for all four phases of the Atkins Nutritional Approach
  
• Advice on shopping and setting up an Atkins kitchen
  
• Exercise programs for all phases of fitness

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