Product Description

Overweight America is killing itself. Now there is a safe and effective weight-loss program designed to rid men, women, and children of unhealthy, unwanted excess body fat.

300,000 needless premature deaths in the US are attributed each year to overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity...second only to tobacco. The health risks of being overweight or obese include cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Combat Fat! lays forth a prescription for healthy weight management through an 8-week diet and exercise plan that adheres to the guidelines recommended by the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control.

Author Andrew Flach, a recognized authority on health and fitness with numerous books to his name, teamed up with fitness professionals Rosemarie Alfieri, Stewart Smith, and James Villepigue and dietician Laurie Cutlip to craft a plan so simple and so easy to understand that any reader can start to take command of their health in the very first day. Combat Fat! includes menus, recipes, workout plans, exercises, motivational strategies, healthy eating guidelines and much more. 100 b/w photos.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1691634 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-27
• Released on: 2003-01-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 260 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781578261192
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Review
A no-nonsense diet and exercise program. -- The Detroit Free Press

A well-written, easy-to-digest guide to losing weight. -- Chicago Tribune

From the Inside Flap
More than half of all Americans are overweight and 24 percent are considered obese by the government's standards. Between 1998 and 1999 obesity rose six percent, affecting all regions of the country and all demographic groups. These numbers make it clear that America is in a body fat crisis. The health consequences are enormous-diabetes, heart disease, cancer, among others. Obesity and lack of physical activity is the second leading cause of premature death in the United States—second only to tobacco!

Combat Fat! is a breakthrough book offering a 3-step solution to our nation's new health challenge. Experts Rosemarie Alfieri, Andrew Flach, Stewart Smith, and James Villepigue combine their more than 50 years of professional experience in health and fitness to dramatically demonstrate to Americans that a healthy, strong and lean body is possible for anyone who is willing to make the commitment.

Combat Fat! provides an easy-to-follow, straightforward method of diet and exercise that uses body fat percentage, rather than body weight, as the leading indicator of health and wellness.

Readers will discover why body fat is the most important variable in the health equation and how they can measure and interpret their own body fat percentages. The authors present a flexible, 8-day diet and exercise plan that will meet everyone's individual needs-including vegetarians'. The program is safe and all natural-no drugs or "fat burner" supplements are suggested.

Combat Fat! provides critical information on how to "eat within the system" by choosing proper foods, even when it's fast food. Readers will learn to decipher food labels to avoid common mistakes and misconceptions.

The Combat Fat! exercise program includes detailed workout plans that are designed for the average man or woman. The exercises require minimal equipment and can be followed at home. Americans can end their obsession with dieting by focusing on healthy body fat loss rather than unhealthy "weight loss." Combat Fat! recommends a safe, effective and realistic goal for those who want to shape up.

Combat Fat! based on the specific recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and the Surgeon General. Combat Fat! is a reliable and credible program which presents safe, practical, and simple lifestyle changes for health management through fat control.

From the Back Cover
Throw away your bathroom scale! It's your fat, not your weight that matters. You'll experience faster, longer lasting results when you focus on your fat!

Reducing your body fat now is the most important thing you can do you to improve your health and extend your life.

Combat Fat! in 3 Easy Steps- • Measure and monitor your fat quickly and painlessly. You can get a hold on fat in a pinch! All it takes is a simple one step procedure to start today. • Lose fat safely and with the delicious combat fat! Meal plan. Tasty, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat dishes you and your family will love. Easy to follow guidelines mean you'll never have to count carbs, proteins or fats again-while providing a fully balanced diet. • Burn fat fast and fun with the Combat Fat! Workout. With three different levels to choose-from the easy basic workout to the advanced workout—you'll find a program as easy or as challenging as you want.

Customer Reviews

Finally, a truly authoritative way to loss fat that works!
As a doctor, nearly half of the men and women I see in my medical practice are overweight. About 2 in 10 are frankly obese. For years I've been on the lookout for an approach to losing weight that made sense and that I could recommend to them with some degree of enthusiasm. I finally found the answer in this program called the "Combat Fat" program. The book was effectively brought to my attention by one of my patients who had already given the Combat Fat approach a try and had begun to win her battle to trim down. It's the only approach I know of that is actually based on guidelines set up by the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control, which is reassuring when you stop to consider how may weight loss programs are little more than fads. I plan to inform my overweight patients about this unusually user friendly book, especially those who are trying to give up cigarettes or have a family history of diabetes or heart disease or if they're already in trouble with any one of a number of obesity-related illnesses, or if they're just interested in looking better and living longer.

A New York Phyician

Simple and Effective
An excellent book! I found this to be the most comprehensive, informative and easy to understand health-related book I've ever read. It refocuses the long-time emphasis away from weight control and calorie counting to the real health problem facing millions of Americans: Fat. It clearly defines the problem and the best way to tackle it. Not only does it include lots of exercises designed to fight fat, it also devotes many pages to nutrition, diet, menus and the psychology of improving over-all health by reducing the percentage of fat in ones body. It's the kind of book you can continually refer to. It's already helped me look and feel better. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to avoid fad diets and deceptive weight-loss schemes.

No Nonsense Fitness.
If you want a no nonsense fitness plan to follow then this book is for you! This book contains a large menu section that covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I really liked the fact that it listed the recipes for many of the meals. There are three levels of exercise plans including stretches. Absolutely everything is spelled out for you, there is no guesswork. You can say goodbye to calorie counting, pre-packaged meals and supplements. The bottom line is: This book works.