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The French Diet: Even the Name Sounds BetterReviewed by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLadyMichel Montignac's The French Diet: The Secrets of Why French Women Don't Get Fat New Book Offers A Proven “No Deprivation Diet” With Delicious Recipes and Practical, Day-To-Day Advice for Eating Well, Losing Weight — and Keeping It Off
The book is a solution to reader demand for more specific information on precisely what to eat, when, and how, in order to reap the benefits of the French diet and lifestyle. But wouldn’t it be more fun to go do it in France?
The French have the lowest average body weight per capita in the Western world, and yet they eat famously well. Montignac explains in THE FRENCH DIET that this not only has to do with which foods the French intuitively 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, THE FRENCH DIET breakthrough is in examining the net GI values of combined foods eaten as a meal – what Montignac calls the “glycemic outcome.” This approach focuses on balanced, selective eating, not restriction or deprivation – and the resulting delicious menus easily motivate long-term maintenance. For example, Montignac notes in THE FRENCH DIET that you can have a glass of wine before your dinner – but that it’s better to first eat a small chunk of hard cheese – so that the resulting insulin response is lowered, minimizing the metabolic reaction that leads to weight gain. While other diets focus on the “can’ts” and the “don’ts”, THE FRENCH DIET encourages readers to savor eating and to discover new flavors, tastes and textures in addition to the ones they already know and love. This positive approach will prove a welcome reprieve to readers who’ve suffered through the predictable backsliding of food-restricting diet plans. Montignac writes, “you can maintain a slim figure and still enjoy artfully prepared, delicious gourmet fare in your own kitchen every day.” Already a phenomenon for years in Europe, Montignac’s dieting methods have been helpful to millions of people around the world (including a celebrity following among devotees including singers, actors, and fashion designers) who have achieved impressive and long-lasting results and reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes – all without depriving themselves of the foods they enjoy. The recipes included in THE FRENCH DIET will accommodate the most sophisticated palate with decadent-seeming selections such as foie gras canapés, poached oysters, entrecôte steak Bordeaux-style, lobster Martinique, a variety of cheeses, and even chocolate mousse! “Respect your body’s pace and work with it and you will achieve all of your weight-loss and maintenance goals,” the author reassures us. “Here is a new appreciation of French food and a little taste of how it can not only help you lose weight but enjoy life to the fullest.” In THE FRENCH DIET, readers will learn:
Written for a range of readers, from those who dine out frequently, to yo-yo dieters, to those who don’t want to give up wine or “the good life” but who do want to lose weight, THE FRENCH DIET reveals the secret to living, eating, and looking like the French with this delicious, deprivation-free diet. This diet should work for me. I fit in all those categories. I just wish I fit into my clothes. About the author: THE FRENCH DIET: |
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The French Diet just sounds sexier and more stylish. A new
book by renowned dietician Michel Montignac, titled THE FRENCH DIET: The
Secrets of Why French Women Don’t Get Fat (May 2, 2005; $20.00, 192 pp;
hardcover )tells all. 
The author of more than 20 books which have sold a combined
several million copies worldwide, Michel Montignac’s work is now being released
for the first time by an American publisher with a 100,000-copy first printing
due in bookstores on May 2, 2005. With THE FRENCH DIET, Americans who
have read about the benefits of the French lifestyle will now have access to the
practical, day-to-day advice, scientific theory, and recipes behind this
internationally recognized diet pioneer’s method.