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The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss |
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Review
Summary |
Dr. John A. McDougall, with Mary McDougall, offers “lifesaving information” in The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss. Drawing on science and medicine, McDougall claims to offer a simple weight loss plan that takes into account the latest research on nutrition, metabolism, and hunger. Providing 100 recipes, the book promises to allow readers to eat as much as they want, as often as they want, while still losing as much as fifteen pounds per month. In addition to the weight loss, the diet plan also promises to lower cholesterol and blood pressure while reducing the risk of heart problems and food allergies.
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| Program At A Glance |
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McDougall’s book does not seem to clearly rest on one insight, and so the book is not clearly about one trick that will solve all weight problems for eternity. Instead, McDougall takes a broader tack, beginning the discussion with the promise that his diet can prevent hunger and fat. The key to understanding this claim is in understanding hunger and fat, and chapter two of the book begins the discussion with insight on the powerful role hunger plays in the body.
The barest hint of a program, however, can be seen in chapters three through five, in which McDougal reveals the Four Secrets of weight control. The first secret is the satisfying role of carbohydrates in replacing hunger with satiety. The second secret is starkly put: “The fat you eat is the fat you wear.” The third secret is an ambiguous process called “calorie dilution,” and the fourth secret is insulin control.
Although there’s nothing really secretive about McDougall’s insights here – many books discuss similar, if not identical topics – they do reveal that the book does maintain some sort of logic, which seems to be the following: watch carbs, fat, and calories, and do your best to monitor your blood sugar levels. These seem to be the claims of other glycemic-level-conscious diets, and McDougall may not be telling us anything we haven’t heard before. Useful to some readers, however, may be the chapters on women as slow weight losers, the cure for obesity, a doable exercise program, and the role of alcohol and coffee in the battle against weight gain. The book concludes rather typically with advice on eating out, “the McDougall way, shopping tips for the diet, and recipes to keep things interesting in the kitchen.
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| Cost |
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The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss can be purchased for $0.98 from Amazon.com.
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| Website In Focus |
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Drmcdougall.com is a site devoted to McDougall’s overall health and wellness program. The site offers a scant amount of information on the doctor’s books, but it does include information on McDougall’s clinic in California. The site also maintains a page for other medical information, including hot button health issues, nutrition, and common health problems.
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| Positives |
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McDougall’s plan does seem to involve a holistic approach, without exclusion or the like
Promotes both healthy dieting and regular exercise
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| Negatives |
The idea that a person can eat as much as she wants, whenever she wants, and still lose 15 pounds per month, is dubious
Their customers do not like them at all and have negative things to say about their experiences. Click here to read a popular McDougall Program blog.
Upon cursory review, the book is not clear on its motives or techniques
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| Final Thoughts |
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The McDougall Program may be an interesting read, but probably won’t prove necessary to an effective and informative diet library. The possible insights of the book do not recommend it over any other diet books, and the promises McDougall makes are not original or startling. In short, this book belongs to the wide swath of middle-of-the-road diet books that trade on the same information, the same promises, and the same difficulties. As the price on Amazon.com might suggest, this book, and others like it, is disposable. People looking to lose weight should consider finding a healthy eating plan that they like and can live with long term. You should also exercise each day by doing an activity that is fun and enjoyable. Water is extremely important too, and dieters need a lot of it to stay hydrated and to keep their bodies free of toxins. Finally, try the addition of a supplement specifically designed to help with weight loss. Be sure that the product you choose includes the two key elements all effective diet products need; a fat-burner to rid the body of excess weight on the arms, hips, belly, thighs and buttocks, and an appetite suppressant to help control caloric intake and keep cravings at bay. Many good intentions are ruined by cravings that take us over and sabotage our dieting efforts. If you combine all these elements, along with patience and diligence, you will see the pounds come off.
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