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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Kyle Cathie (24 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1856266117
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856266116
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,338 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

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

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great food, and still the pounds fall away!, 5 April 2005
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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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars At last!, 21 April 2006
By Mrs. B. Jones "desperate" (UK) - See all my reviews
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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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288 of 293 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, accessible, stimulating advice, 5 Jun 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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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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2.0 out of 5 stars Only ever used 1 recipe
I have had this book for a long time and despite looking through it many times, I have only ever used one recipe. Read more
Published 16 days ago by bluebird

5.0 out of 5 stars Could it really be this easy?
I looked at the GI diet a couple of years ago, expensive ingredients put me off. Now, using this recipe book and its partner by Anthony Worral Thompson, I have a selection of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Green

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
This is a well written and informative book.

It contains plenty of information about food; how it is used by our body, and problems that can arise when poor dietary... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Mackie

2.0 out of 5 stars Fails as an everyday diet book
I have recently been diagnosed with insulin resistance, and told I needed to follow a low GI diet. A recipe book created by a chef who was also diagnosed as insulin resistant... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mayfly

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic GI recipes
I was sceptical about Warrall-Thompson and GI since he seems to endorse everything and anything. But in fact the science bit explaining GI is by an expert and the recipes are by... Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. J. Gauld

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't be intimidated - these are easy!
I've had this book for a year and use it every week. The recipes are almost all accessible, delicious, and by no means as time-consuming as you might think. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by Dr Winston O'Boogie

5.0 out of 5 stars Eventually a non-frustrating diet!
This book with stunning photography is nothing like a diet book. I really like it because all the recipes of the book are easy to prepare, delicious and there are recipes for... Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2006 by Emma

4.0 out of 5 stars GI and the South Beach Diet
I've been on the South Beach Diet for over a month now (and doing well I hasten to add) and brought this book to liven things up a bit. Read more
Published on 13 May 2006 by HW256

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love food you'll love this book
this is by far the best cookery book i have ever bought. The food is amazing and even better- you loose weight eating it. Highly recommended
Published on 1 Mar 2006 by krissycharles-jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a buy
Have been using this book for a few weeks and some of the recipes are well worth doing, especially the Plum compote, and Tomato Tart, I would but this book for the recipes not for... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2005 by kerrywhittle

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