Super Nutrition for Women (Revised Edition)
Chapter One
The Perils of Low-Fat Eating
Discovery consists in seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.
—ALBERT SZENT-GYORGI
Susan is 38 years old and she is dieting—again. She couldn’t count the number of diets she has been on since she first tried to lose her “baby fat” at age 13. A half grapefruit for breakfast, a salad with diet dressing for lunch, and broiled fish for dinner will help her reach her goal, she hopes. It seems to get harder and harder each time. It takes less time to regain the weight and more time to lose it, especially from around her waist. Desserts are her downfall—she rewards her daytime watchfulness with a “little treat” at night, Häagen-Dazs rum raisin ice cream. Susan is a chronic dieter.
Twenty-eight-year-old Pat works at maintaining nutrition despite a hectic lifestyle. She often reads articles on the latest food trends and is quick to incorporate them into her diet. Concerned about fat and cholesterol, she avoids oils, butte ... read full excerpt from Super Nutrition for Women (Revised Edition) ebook