The personalized diet : the pioneering program to lose weight and prevent disease / Eran Segal, and Eran Elinav ; with Eve Adamson.
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TextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Life & Style, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781478918806
- 1478918802
- 613.2/5 23
- RA784 .E45 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A paradigm-shifting diet book that explains why one-size-fits-all diets don't work and helps readers customize their diet to lose weight and improve health.
There are certain things we take as universal truths when it comes to dieting and health: kale is good; ice cream is bad. Until now. When Drs. Segal and Elinav published their groundbreaking research on personalized nutrition, it created a media frenzy. They had proved that individuals react differently to the same foods-a food that might be healthy for one person is unhealthy for another. In one stroke, they made all universal diet programs obsolete. The Personalized Diet helps readers understand the fascinating science behind their work, gives them the tools to create an individualized diet and lifestyle plan (based on their reactions to favorite foods) and puts them on the path to losing weight, feeling good, and preventing disease by eating in the way that's right for them.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-335) and index.
Introduction: Welcome to the future of dieting -- Part I. A twenty-first century epidemic and the personalized nutrition solution. A bread story -- Modern (health) problems -- The misinformation highway -- Everything you thought you knew about nutrition may be wrong -- The universe inside your gut--and why it matters -- Blood sugar: your ultimate food feedback response -- The personalized nutrition project -- Part II. The personalized diet program. Testing your blood sugar responses -- Fine-tuning your personalized diet -- Your personalized diet organizer -- The future of dieting.
"There are certain things we take as universal truths when it comes to dieting and health: kale is good; ice cream is bad. Until now. When Drs. Segal and Elinav published their groundbreaking research on personalized nutrition, it created a media frenzy. They had proved that individuals react differently to the same foods-a food that might be healthy for one person is unhealthy for another. In one stroke, they made all universal diet programs obsolete. [This book] helps readers understand the fascinating science behind their work, gives them the tools to create an individualized diet and lifestyle plan (based on their reactions to favorite foods) and puts them on the path to losing weight, feeling good, and preventing disease by eating in the way that's right for them"-- Provided by publisher.
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Library Journal Review
Israel-based MDs Segal (computational biologist) and Elinav's (immunologist) work is a science-behind-the-diet book with a unusual approach and no recipes. The coauthors combine their disciplines to work on a "massive personalized nutrition study" of more than 1,000 subjects. They explain why the "one-fits-all" diet philosophy is unfounded, arguing for a personalized regimen. Their approach uses blood-glucose levels combined with a test of individuals' gut microbiome to discover which foods are "bad" or "good." The hope is that this information will help people avoid high blood-sugar levels and create a healthy gut microbiome, which, in turn, would help them avoid metabolic diseases and other health problems. The last section details steps one can take to start on this path and instructions for blood testing at home (also included is a noninvasive method for those who can't or won't use the blood test procedure). VERDICT A compelling and thorough proposal that offers another avenue to health. Note that a company spun off by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel offers gut microbiome tests, for a fee, but is not mentioned too heavily in this text.-Elizabeth J. Eastwood, Los Alamos Cty. Lib. Syst., NM © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Eran Segal, PhD , is a Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the recipient of numerous honors and awards. He travels and lectures extensively worldwide and has published over 120 scientific articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.Dr. Eran Elinav, MD, PhD , is a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a board-certified physician. He has published over 120 papers in leading scientific and medical journals, and he is a popular international lecturer and the recipient of many prestigious awards.