The French diet

The French have the lowest average body weight per capita in the western world, and yet they eat famously well. Nutritionist Montignac explains that this not only has to do with which foods the French choose to eat, but their quality, freshness, and most importantly, the way that they are combined. Although the book is based on the concept of glycemic index (GI), which other diet books discuss, this is the only book that provides the net GI values of combined foods--for example, when you dip a slice of bread in olive oil, its GI drops by 25 percent. Montignac's dieting methods have been helpful to tens of thousands of people around the world who have achieved impressive and long-lasting results and reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.--From publisher description.