Summary
The Diet Denominator: Fill Your Tank for Less comes complete with a unique, easy to use food evaluation tool. With the Diet Denominator, you can “fill your tank for less” by selecting foods that are energy lean. As a result, you will fill up on fewer calories, select smarter foods that you still enjoy, and fell less hungry afterwards. The key to weight loss is good nutrition and the key to good nutrition is education. While many newer diet plans focus on educating the reader about dieting and good nutrition, they often come across as are overly scientific, impossible to follow, and lack a true system to use their plan. The Diet Denominator does not overwhelm the reader with scientific facts or jargon. The Diet Denominator consists of a simple to use food evaluation tool, which makes it easy for anyone to apply at home, at the grocery store, and even at fast food restaurants. The Diet Denominator is based on the energy density of foods (also known as volumetrics), which is a well-tested and proven theory, but until now, lacked a system to use it. Volumetric diet plans require that you make knowledgeable food choices consisting of items that are energy lean, many of which make you feel full (increased satiety) and thus eat less afterwards. Unlike carbohydrates and fat, the protein, fiber, and water content of foods help make you feel full while containing fewer calories, allowing you to “fill your tank for less”. Therefore, with this diet plan, you can consume equal or larger portions of foods while losing weight using a simple to use food evaluation tool, which is the basis of this book.
About the Author
Frank G. Bottone, Jr., Ph.D. received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in nutrition biochemistry from the interdepartmental program in nutrition at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, NC where his research focused on the cancer chemo-preventive effects of dietary compounds in red wine, soy, and garlic, and various pharmaceutical compounds. While at NCSU, Frank published numerous peer-reviewed journal article including. Frank graduated with his Master of Science degree in Biology from Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, VA, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Virginia Wesleyan College, in Virginia Beach, VA. Frank has received numerous awards including the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award from the VWC Alumni Association, an honor held by fellow alum Bob Valvano. In 2005 while at NCSU, Frank received the distinguished Kenneth R. Keller Research Award for excellence in research and the Nancy G. Pollock Graduate School Dissertation Award for outstanding scholarly research.
