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...Sonoma Diet by Dr. Connie Guttersen (Meredith) Been eating since Thanksgiving like there's no tomorrow? Have no fear-the diet police have arrived. But this time, there's no weighing, no measuring, no calorie counting, and no keeping track of points. Those are the promises of the Sonoma Diet, named after Sonoma County, north of the San Francisco Bay. That region, says the author, is the idyllic home of healthy, sensuous eating, the Western Hemisphere's version of the Mediterranean diet. Gourmet portion control is the secret here. Eschew sugar and processed foods; instead, gravitate towards wholesome whole grains...
...Flavor Point Diet by Dr. David L. Katz (Rodale...
Afraid that your annual promise to diet will keep you from your favorite dishes? It's not necessary to exclude any particular foods on this program, says the author, the director of the Yale Prevention Research Center. Instead, control the flavors of your food. Katz counsels that "flavor variety stimulates the appetite center in your brain, while flavor repetition soothes it." Thus, during the first four weeks of the plan, every meal and snack will share a common ingredient. Get ready, for example, for Cranberry Day, with cranberry-banana muffins for breakfast, a salad with cranberries for lunch, cranberry...
...high-fiber diet is a good thing all around--it cuts the risk of heart disease and diabetes and promotes weight loss (see above)--but a study in J.A.M.A. found that it doesn't reduce the risk of colorectal cancer...
...Rarely has a man so nicely matched his hour. A third-generation politician, Koizumi toiled for decades in relative obscurity in the Diet until he unexpectedly vaulted to power in 2001 on a platform that promised sweeping economic reforms. Unfortunately, Koizumi's record has fallen far short of his grand promises, but that's largely due to the stiff opposition he has encountered from old-guard LDP members, whose constituencies have long benefited from exactly the kind of pork-barrel programs Koizumi has been trying to do away with. But now, with many of his staunchest opponents finally ousted, Koizumi...