Exercise is good, but for weight control it is a bit overrated. It is easier to keep your weight down by selecting food that does not create excess energy, because the excess food energy gets converted and stored as body fat. Not all food creates energy, so that counting calories does not make sense. What matters is the Glycemic Index of our food and drinks. This book shows you exactly what to eat and what not, to control your weight and stay healthy without eating less. The book provides detailed tables of all major food and drink items and rates their desirability. The Baby Boomers have had...

Science has now determined what makes us fat. It is not the fat in food, but sugar and starch. It is not calories that count, but another nutritional measure, the Glycemic Index (GI). The GI counts the sugar level in our blood. That has made it simpler. To stay slim, we don't have to starve ourselves with low calorie regimes. We only have to select the right food and we can eat plenty of it. This book provides a variety of food plans to match our lifestyle. We all have different body-energy requirements, depending on our lifestyle. People who work physically, and sporty individuals need...