Heart Association Diet Book Offers Recipe for Success

After being fed a steady diet of faddish and rigid weight-loss plans, Americans
may now have a recipe for permanent success, courtesy of the American Heart
Association.

“No-Fad Diet: A Personal Plan for Healthy Weight Loss” is the association’s
first diet book, offering up old-fashioned common sense that is described in the
book as “think smart, eat well and move more.”

The book recommends a three-pronged approach to lasting weight loss:

• Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein and
  moderate in healthy fats;
• Become more physically active;
• Minimize temptations.

The book’s release this month comes as the obesity epidemic threatens the
health of a growing number of Americans. Nearly two-thirds of adults are
overweight or obese, putting them at risk for a variety of ills, including
diabetes, certain cancers, and, of course, heart disease, according to the
federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The pendulum is swinging back toward a more reasonable approach to weight
reduction,” said Dr. Robert Eckel, president-elect of the American Heart
Association and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado
School of Medicine. “There is nothing fancy here [in the book]. It’s good, sound
science applied to an everyday approach.”

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