Foreword                                           viii
          Barry Sears
Acknowledgments                                    x
Introduction                                       xiii
    The History and Origins of Low-Carb Diets      1   (28)
    Why Low-Carb Diets Work                        29  (30)
    Fat, Cholesterol, and Health: Have We Been     59  (16)
    Misled?
    So Why Isn't Everyone on a Low-Carb Diet?      75  (10)
    (Or Why Your Doctor Doesn't Know about This
    Stuff)
    Is There Such a Thing as the ``Metabolic       85  (10)
    Advantage'' of Low-Carb Diets?
    The Biggest Myths about Low-Carb Diets         95  (29)
    Thirty-Eight (Mostly) Low-Carb Diets and       124 (149)
    What They Can Do for You
      The Atkins Diet                              127 (7)
          Robert Atkins
      The All-New Atkins Advantage                 134 (3)
          Stuart Trager
          Colette Heimowitz
      The Biggest Loser                            137 (4)
          Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
      The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet               141 (6)
          Rachael Heller
          Richard Heller
      The 7-Day Low-Carb Rescue and Recovery       147 (3)
      Plan
          Rachael Heller
          Richard Heller
      Curves                                       150 (5)
          Gary Heavin
          Carol Colman
      Dr. Tea Diet                                 155 (4)
          Mark Ukra
          AKA ``Dr. Tea''
      The Diabetes Diet                            159 (5)
          Richard K. Bernstein
      Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet           164 (1)
          Peter H. Gott
      Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less                   165 (4)
          Walter Willett
          Mollie Katzen
      The Fat Flush Plan                           169 (5)
          Ann Louise Gittleman
      The Fat Resistance Diet                      174 (4)
          Leo Galland
      GO-Diet: The Goldberg-O'Mara Diet Plan       178 (5)
          Jack Goldberg
          Karen O'Mara
      The Hamptons Diet                            183 (3)
          Fred Pescatore
      The Low Gl Diet Revolution                   186 (4)
          Jennie Brand-Miller
      The Lindora Program: Lean for Life           190 (5)
          Cynthia Stamper Graff
      The Maker's Diet and Perfect Weight          195 (6)
          Jordan S. Rubin
      Neanderthin                                  201 (4)
          Ray Audette
      The Paleo Diet                               205 (5)
          Loren Cordain
      Protein Power                                210 (5)
          Michael R. Eades
          Mary Dan Eades
      The Rosedale Diet                            215 (4)
          Ron Rosedale
          Carol Colman
      The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle   219 (4)
          Michael R. Eades
          Mary Dan Eades
      The Scarsdale Diet                           223 (3)
          Herman Tarnower
      The Schwarzbein Principle                    226 (4)
          Diana Schwarzbein
          Nancy Deville
      Somersizing                                  230 (4)
          Suzanne Somers
      The South Beach Diet                         234 (3)
          Arthur Agatston
      South Beach Recharged                        237 (2)
          Arthur Agatston
          Joseph Signorile
      Sugar Busters!                               239 (3)
          H. Leighton Steward
      The TNT Diet                                 242 (4)
          Jeff Volek
          Adam Campbell
      The UltraSimple Diet                         246 (4)
          Mark Hyman
      Women'sHealth Perfect Body Diet              250 (4)
          Cassandra Forsythe
      YOU: On a Diet                               254 (4)
          Mehmet C. Oz
          Michael F. Roizen
      The Zone                                     258 (5)
          Barry Sears
        Fitness Books---Short Takes                262 (1)
      Making the Cut                               263 (2)
          Jillian Michaels
      The 5-Factor Diet                            265 (1)
          Harley Pasternak
      The 3-Hour Diet                              266 (1)
          Jorge Cruise
      Deadline Fitness                             267 (2)
          Gina Lombardi
      The Ultimate New York Diet                   269 (3)
          David Kirsch
      This just in! Fat to Skinny                  272 (1)
          Doug Varrieur
    My Big Fat Diet:The Town That Lost 1200        273 (6)
    Pounds!
    Supplements and Diet Drugs                     279 (31)
    Frequently Asked Questions                     310 (35)
    Tricks of the Trade: The Top 50+ Tips for      345 (21)
    Making Low-Carb Work for You
    What We've Learned about                       366 (15)
    Controlled-Carbohydrate Eating: Putting
    Together Your Program
Resources and Support for a Low-Carb Lifestyle     381 (11)
Endnotes                                           392 (16)
Index                                              408