The French Diet. Lose weight, eat well the French way

Have you ever wondered why French people have the lowest average body weight per capita in the Western world - yet eat famously well, enjoying fine wines, cheese, chocolate, and foie gras. The reason lies in the uniquely French way of eating, reveals dicting guru Michel Montignac in The French Diet. Over 20 years ago, Michel Montignac challenged traditional ideas about calories, obesity, and weight loss - and created an uproar by encouraging people to enjoy decadent delicacies such as foie gras and chocolate.
The key is to eat foods with low scores on the glycaemic index (GI), which measures the portion of carbohydrates that are converted into sugar. Montignac explains that it is not simply the GI of a given food that facilitates weight loss, but the net GI of combined foods as well. For example, pasta has a relatively high GI, but when eaten with a low GI vegetable such as spinach, its GI will drop by as much as 25 per cent.
In The French Diet, Montignac clearly illustrates why this plan is different from every other diet you've already tried. He also includes menus, at-a-glance GI food charts, clever tactics for social eating the French way, and more than 60 delicious recipes. Montignac's plan not only gives you the secret to living and eating like the French while enjoying a delicious deprivation-free diet, but it also tells you how to reduce cholesterol and lower your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.