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Antony Worrall Thompson's GI Diet [Paperback]

Antony Worrall Thompson , Mabel Blades , Jane Suthering
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24 Mar 2005
Lose weight for good using the glycaemic index, the diet that dietitians approve of. Includes over 100 recipes.


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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Kyle Cathie; Reprint edition (24 Mar 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1856266117
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856266116
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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100 accessible, original recipes -- The Daily Telegraph, 2 July 05

As well as yummy recipes, there are useful pointers to lower the GI of everyday foods -- Slimming, April 2005

The GI Diet is fast becoming the smartest way to lose pounds... sensational recipes -- OK! Magazine, May 2005

a huge range of delicious recipes to savour -- Star Magazine, May 05

a safe and healthy way to shed the pounds -- Family Circle, April 2005

he knows good food... 120 tasty recipes -- The Sun, 7 July 05

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Welcome to a new way of dieting. The Glycaemic Index diet has long been used by people with diabetes to manage their weight and regulate their blood sugar, and it is now recommended as a safe, healthy and permanent way for anyone – including Kylie, Bill and Hilary Clinton, Steve Redgrave and Naomi Campbell – to shed pounds. Proven to be far more effective in the long-term than any other diet, the GI Diet does not eliminate any food groups. This means that not only is it a healthy approach to weight-loss, but you are far less likely to ‘fall off the wagon’ due to food cravings. Antony Worrall Thompson’s GI Diet includes a full introduction to the Glycaemic Index and 120 fantastic recipes, with luscious colour photography. This is the diet you have been waiting for!

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474 of 477 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great food, and still the pounds fall away! 5 April 2005
Format:Paperback
I looked at some other recipe books for low GI diets, and most repeated the same recipes in different guises over and over again. Some recipe books base their menus over a really bland, under-imaginative, dietician's menu, however, I found this book to be really progressive and thoughtful. There are well over one hundred recipes in this book, and like the recipes in his TV programme, they are really imaginative and tasty, though not fattening. The book, written by Worrall Thompson, has been supervised by a real dietician, and unlike many dietician written books, this one really has managed to balance healthy eating with great taste.

Already, using the recipes in this book, my wife and I are shedding pounds, and I feel that combined with the lifestyle changes you need to tailor in to your life, the weight may stay off. Usually, when on a diet, you are faced with really tedious food, however, Worrall Thompson's recipes are completely irresistible; sometimes you find it hard to believe that these recipes are part of a weight-loss diet.

The book is also quite educational. It teaches you all about the glycaemic index, GI (a measure of how fast carbohydrates are metabolised into glucose by the body and hence how fast they raise blood sugar levels), and gives you a valuable insight into which foods have which types of affects upon the GI, for instance, by categorising foods as low, medium and high GI foods, and what each terms means, e.g. low GI foods are slow to digest, and hence make you feel less hungry and help you lose weight.

I have found this book useful as it simply gives you whole ranges of recipe. You don't need to spend much time cooking, or looking for ingredients - it's all just quick, easy cooking and food preparation, and a delight to have when you have returned late from work and just want to eat something tasty and healthy and not slave over the cooker for any length of time. On a personal note, many of my family members have suffered from maturity onset diabetes and heart disease, and this book specifically deals with aspects of both of these, and teaches you how to eat to best avoid both of these.

I have already noticed changes in myself since first using this book - I already feel as though I have more energy, and several people have commented upon how they think I am looking younger. If it's because of the change in my diet, inspired by this book, then how can you complain?

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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars At last! 21 April 2006
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Having been on unsuccessful diets all my life (I am in my 70s), I couldn't believe it when I lost 9 lbs in the first three weeks. Wonderful recipes, especially soups and fish dishes. All are delicious and fulfilling.

A simple explanation of the science of the GI system is given at the beginning of the book. His recipes use lots of fresh herbs and he is not above using the odd tin of beans.

I never feel hungry, I can now do up the waist of my skirts and trousers. It is now the ONLY cook book I use. It works (and I am a difficult customer!)
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301 of 306 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, accessible, stimulating advice 5 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
Anthony Worrall Thompson offers a highly accessible and intelligent analysis of the theory behind using the glycaemic index (GI) to design a diet which will help you lose weight and find a healthier you. Of course, you'll be forgiven if you're sceptical about the claims - with overweight becoming a pandemic problem and diabetes rates rocketing, more and more people are being obliged to look at what they eat and why.

Low carbohydrate and GI diets emphasise that the major problem is not counting calories but understanding how different foods are broken down and either converted into fuel for your body or stored as fat against leaner times ahead. It's a natural process - the trick is to burn fuel rather than lay down fat. Choosing a low carb diet or watching the GI of the foods you eat is far more effective and certainly far more sustainable than simply counting calories (which usually leaves you feeling hungry ... and then guilty when you succumb to temptation).

The theory, I hasten to add, seems to work: at 6'2", I'm a big, big bloke, but I've never been overly worried about dieting before (not when there's another pint of beer to be drunk), but I've been learning lessons from low carb and GI advocates, and I've lost several excess pounds ... and I feel a lot healthier and more energetic. I'm maybe twenty pounds overweight, and I appreciate that I need to change my lifestyle slightly to ease off that fat. No crash diets, no quick fix, but a sensible, healthy approach to eating.

Low carb and GI approaches emphasise just that. The real objective is to redesign your lifestyle, learn healthy eating habits, and adopt a balanced diet which provides your body with the fuel and nutrition it needs yet does not leave you feeling hungry. The excess weight in the form of stored fat begins to ease off. You feel fitter, less tired. And it's self-sustaining. It's all about learning new, good habits, and moving yourself into a healthier lifestyle.

Worrall Thompson and his co-writers are particularly good at emphasising the need to adopt a more vital lifestyle rather than see yourself as on a diet. The word 'diet' should be banned in its oh-too-familiar form. This is definitely about lifestyle and the acquisition of lifelong, good eating habits. This is not about some remedial intervention, this is a lifestyle decision.

The book talks you through which foods to eat, which ones to reduce. There is a stimulating range of recipes on offer - from main courses to sweets, soups to fish, fowl, and meat, from breakfast to evening repast. And they're beautifully illustrated with fine, coloured photographs - you can visualise the food before you taste it.

The trick, of course, is to begin visualising your changed lifestyle. Learn from the recipes - like all the best cooks, Worrall Thompson is offering up guidelines for choice. Identify your favourite foods, your favourite cooking styles and methods, then combine the two. Experiment. This is not about rigidly following instructions, it's about the liberating impact of a new lifestyle.

The value of this book is in its ability to stimulate your imagination and motivate you to think lifestyle, think choice, think experiment, think plan ahead, and learn good shopping and food preparation habits. Don't think diet and hunger! Be positive! Visualise yourself enjoying healthy eating, enjoying filling meals, enjoying the experience of pounds easing off, enjoying the feeling of being fitter and healthier, more vital, more energetic.

Lifestyle and health are about learning good habits and developing the self-confidence to take control of your life. This book offers an excellent stimulus and a good value product which should encourage you and help get you focussed.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Brill
.Excellent book. very clearly shows what you need to do to lose weight safely and without suffering the usual boredom of a diet
Published 1 month ago by karen sutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for diabetics
Something for everyone, great recipe's so don't feel like you are missing out, good photos too., feel fuller longer. not "faddy" just good cooking, easy peasy too. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Carol
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This book is very informative and has some really good, quick and nourishing recipes. I would recommend this to anyone who want to have a healthy diet and lose some weight in the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Colleen Coombes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Ideas
Really worth a read. You may not be interested in all the recipies but it certainly gives you ideas. Go for it!
Published 3 months ago by Sharon Douglas
2.0 out of 5 stars GI and diabetes
It was OK as a cookery book but I do not feel it was terribly helpful for someone like me who has just been diagnosed with diabetes. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. G. E. Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars Appetising GI food
I bought this book as a Christmas present for my daughter, struggling to get to grips with reactive hypoglycemia (2 hourly feeding cycle) and to help us plan healthy sustaining... Read more
Published 4 months ago by words-worth
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely recipes
Gives great recipes for low GI food but list of low GI ingredients could be more extensive. A good book to use every day.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. M. Farrant
3.0 out of 5 stars gi diet
a well presented book. however i feel that the receipies are designed for those much better off than a pensioner. delivery from the seller was excellent. Read more
Published 4 months ago by raymond thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Antony Worrall Thompson's GI Diet
A real asset in my work as a Diabetic educater and councillor. A number of patients have now bought their own copies!
Published 6 months ago by Linda
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice recipes
Explains the GI concept well and has some good recipes, the one I have tried taste yummy! Would buy other low GI books by him!
Published 7 months ago by Claire
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