If permanently losing weight while improving your health is a real goal of yours in 2005, I highly recommend you read the new book by Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon, Eat Fat, Lose Fat: Lose Weight and Feel Great with the Delicious, Science-Based Coconut Diet.

This book provides you clear guidelines to achieve your health and weight goals, and it is also a fascinating and well-researched read that, once and for all, dispels all the dietary myths surrounding fats.'

Now, in one concise (and enjoyable!) read, you will learn which fats should really be avoided, and which fats you should consume and in what quantity to help you optimize your weight while increasing your ability to prevent disease and premature aging.

The prime choice among these recommended fats, as you can guess from the title, is coconut oil. In addition to the many disease-fighting benefits of coconut, Enig reveals the 25 ways to enjoy these benefits of coconuts (p. 111) and supplies you with a "cornucopia of coconut" listing the various forms in which coconut is available. (p. 64)

You've read about the remarkable health benefits of coconut oil here at Mercola.com before, including that it can actually help curb your appetite, but Enig and Fallon, both pioneers in the movement to right all the misconceptions that have been fostered about healthy versus unhealthy fats, do a masterful job in "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" of presenting all the research that has proven the remarkable benefits of coconut oil (and other good oils and fats) ... in a way anyone will understand and appreciate reading!

How "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" Breaks the Fat Myths Once and for All

Since the 1950s the government, media, "health experts" and food advertisers have engrained the following five words into the minds of Americans: "Avoid foods high in fat."

In turn, many Americans cut down on saturated and other forms of fat that are actually quite healthy and necessary to the body at the appropriate levels. And here's what happened: America got fatter anyway, and sicker too.

Today, as you well know if you've read even just a few issues of the free Mercola.com e-newsletter, nearly three-quarters of all Americans are considered overweight. Meanwhile, diseases that are associated with overweight, such as diabetes, are at epidemic proportions in the United States.

Dr. Mary Enig, world-renowned biochemist and nutritionist, and Sally Fallon, founder and president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, address this apparent paradox in "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" ... and prove it is no paradox at all.

As you will read in fascinating detail, the "no saturated fat, no coconut oil, no tropical oil!" mantra of previous decades was dead wrong, propelled more by commercial interests than your interests.

With the new "Eat Fat, Lose Fat," you will learn the truth about which fats are actually good for you (particularly coconut oil) and can help you LOSE weight (and increase health) -- along with the other foods that can help as well. And you will get commonsense guidelines for incorporating healthy fats like coconut into your life right away!

In the chapter titled "Health Recovery" Enig and Fallon describe the ways coconut contributes to recovery from specific health conditions such as:

• Diabetes (p. 143)
• Depression (p. 145)
• Fungal infections (p. 146)
• Gallbladder ailments (p. 146)
• Hypoglycemia (p. 149)
• Immune system disorders (p. 149)

The Fat Facts, Plus a Whole Lot More

Part one of this book provides you with the scientific research on all fats and explores the vast health benefits of coconut oil. In these chapters you will learn the truth behind the "Top Four High-Fat Health Myths:"

• High-fat foods cause heart disease (p. 26)
• High cholesterol causes heart disease (p. 28)
• High-fat foods increase blood cholesterol (p. 31)
• Cholesterol causes plaque buildup in arteries (p. 32)
  

Based on years of research and experience, Enig and Fallon also present a compelling and detailed description of why popular diets such as Atkins (p.66) and the South Beach Diet (p. 70) ultimately fail so many people.

In Part 2 of the book, the authors show you how to build your own comprehensive and commonsense nutritional plan, while Part 3 provides you menu planning and some very delicious recipes.

A Solid Plan for Permanent Weight-Loss Success

While the insights you will read are fascinating, you also want results from the knowledge.

In simple, easy-to-follow steps, "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" walks you through how to create the most ideal and nutritious weight-loss plan for you. You will be able to choose from one of the three nutritional programs that best suit you:

• Quick and Easy Weight Loss (p. 104)
• Health Recovery (p. 134)
• Everyday Gourmet (p. 166)

The last section of the book contains some delicious recipes so you can put the nutrition plan outlined in her book into action in your daily life. I call these "realistic recipes" because they are designed to fit the busy lifestyle most of us face. But not only are they quick to prepare -- they are also healthy and incredibly tasty!

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