The Addictocarb Diet: Avoid the 9 Highly Addictive Carbs While Eating Anything Else You Want

There's a reason diets don't work. Science has shown that a class of carbohydrates, called "Addictocarbs," light up the brain's pleasure centers and make it almost impossible to moderate eating. If you're struggling to lose weight, counting calories and shrinking portions are not the answer. The answer lies in how your brain reacts when you eat certain foods—foods that directly stimulate the addiction center of the brain, causing irresistible cravings. But there's a way to overcome this addiction. It's called The Addictocarb Diet, and it's a cure—not a fad. The Addictocarb Diet: Avoid the 9 Highly Addictive Carbs While Eating Anything Else You Want explains that obesity stems from our addiction to these nine carbs, proven by new brain imaging techniques from the emerging field of addiction neuroscience. Once dieters accept the addiction—and treat it like such—losing weight and keeping it off is almost effortless. The Addictocarb Diet gives you tools for success, containing tips for how to handle dietary lapses, how to navigate fast food challenges, managing or avoiding diabetes, as well as answers to frequently asked questions from hundreds of patient inquiries. You'll also find sample recipes from Dr. Roseman and his patients, suggested menus, along with the helpful Addictocarb Diet Self-Assessment Tool.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS Acknowledgments Foreword by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD Introduction: My Story PART ONE: HOW DOES FOOD ADDICTION AFFECT YOU? Chapter 1 The Diet Overview: An Easy Guide to Addictocarbs Chapter 2 Looking at Food as an Addictive Substance Chapter 3 Two Myths about Weight Loss PART TWO: THE DIET Chapter 4 Two Rules to Help You Lose Weight and Keep It Off Chapter 5 Step 1: "Shaking" the Addiction Chapter 6 Step 2: Beginning Addictocarb Rehab Chapter 7 Step 3: Staying Slim for Life Chapter 8 Getting Back "On the Wagon" PART THREE: DAILY LIVING AND THE ADDICTOCARB DIET Chapter 9 Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Vegetarian, and More Chapter 10 Fast Food the Addictocarb Diet Way Chapter 11 Addictocarb-Friendly Snacks PART FOUR: EATING FOR YOUR HEALTH Chapter 12 Bonus Health Benefits Chapter 13 Diabetes: Prevent It--Treat It--Beat It PART FIVE: THE ADDICTOCARB DIET RECIPES AND MENUS Chapter 14 Addictocarb Alternative Recipes for Bread Chapter 15 Addictocarb Alternative Recipes for Potatoes Chapter 16 Addictocarb Alternative Recipes for Pasta Chapter 17 Addictocarb Alternative Recipes for Rice Chapter 18 Other Recipes Chapter 19 Sample Menus APPENDICES Appendix A Your Frequently Asked Questions Appendix B What to Eat and What to Avoid Appendix C The Addictocarb Diet Self-Assessment Tool (ADSAT) Appendix D The Addictocarb Diet Progress Tool About the Author

About the Author :
Dr. Bruce Roseman has been a Family Doctor in private practice in Manhattan for 30 years and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital where he holds joint appointments in the departments of Family Medicine and Ob/Gyn. He has served as medical editor for several food/health-related books and magazines including The Olive Oil Cookbook, The Low Cholesterol Oat Cure, Whittle's The Health Report, Big Bird Goes to the Doctor (Sesame Street) and as a medical columnist for Woman's World. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as a medical expert, including Live Wire (PBS), The Human Condition (NPR), Good Day New York, The Queen Latifah Show, and The Joan Lunden Show, and has been featured in magazines such as Guideposts and Parent. He is the author of A Kid Just Like Me, which details a popular method he invented to teach children with learning disabilities to read, while working with his son. He lives in New York City with his wife of over a quarter century, Ellen, and is proud to be the father of two fine young men, Joshua and Aaron.