--- product_id: 124772193 title: "How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss" price: "R923" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/124772193-how-not-to-diet-the-groundbreaking-science-of-healthy-permanent store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss **Price:** R923 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss - **How much does it cost?** R923 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/124772193-how-not-to-diet-the-groundbreaking-science-of-healthy-permanent) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Discover the cutting-edge science behind long-term weight loss success, in this powerful new book from the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die . Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad―and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It’s time for a different approach. Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of the Nutrition Facts website. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die , Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causes―and remedies―of obesity. Dr. Greger hones in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how these foods actually affect our health and longevity. He lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss diet―factors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiome―showing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success. But How Not to Diet goes beyond food to identify twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities. Dr. Greger builds the ultimate weight loss guide from the ground up, taking a timeless, proactive approach that can stand up to any new trend. Chock full of actionable advice and groundbreaking dietary research, How Not to Diet will put an end to dieting―and replace those constant weight-loss struggles with a simple, healthy, sustainable lifestyle. Review: Knowledge is Power When You Want to Lose Weight! - Dr. Greger knows what the scientific studies say about weight loss and he's spilling the beans!!! He also makes his books highly enjoyable to read because he knows how to amuse with witty humor. I was laughing already when reading the introduction. The laughs continued throughout the book at enjoyable intervals. I knew I was really going to learn a lot more about how to lose weight than any other book could teach me. The first part of the book discusses surgery, diet supplements and other quick weight-loss solutions and their consequences! Is there a better way? Is there hope for us all in this obesity epidemic? Dr. Greger has done the research for us and he knows the truth about how difficult it is to lose weight. He is fighting for anyone who is overweight and wants to lose weight more permanently. Some of the questions this book answers include: What spice helps you lose weight when you eat it daily? What time of day should you exercise for maximum fat loss? (This has helped me the most!) What specific food should you eat if you want to live longer and be slimmer? Should you skip any meals? What does the research say about fasting? Which cinnamon should you eat and which should you avoid? No author has influenced my eating habits this year more than Dr. Greger! His logical explanations work well to encourage a healthier lifestyle! At the end of the book there is a list of all the things to do to guarantee your weight loss success. One idea has been lifechanging for me. I have an easy way to fit in an hour of walking each day. With all the choices you have for reading diet books that only work if you follow them exactly and all the time, why not give this book a try! It is much easier to follow the daily activities this book suggests that help you look your best and keep it that way. I found some easy things to do daily and some food items to add into my diet. I do think non religious meditation and yoga are preferable so you don't have to change your whole belief system to benefit. I have found these two activities reduce my anxiety and pain in my body. Dr. Greger recommends one of them however and has some interesting information on the other! Today I also got the cookbook that goes with this book because it has recipes Dr. Greger mentions in this book that sound so good. He's really also a really creative and original cook. I trust the health advice by this doctor because he is backed by science and lives what he recommends. I'm happier, healthier and more grateful for having found his wonderful healing books. The advice works!!!! ~The Rebecca Review P.S. Since reading all the main How Not To books I've lost weight and seem to have figured something out because I do not lose weight easily! This book has helped me greatly! My nurse was really impressed that I'd lost ten pounds! Review: Sound advice and a dash of craziness! Most comprehensive source I've seen in 20 yrs in the industry - How Not to Diet contains about 570 pages of both common-sense and unconventional diet advice. You may be tempted to skip to the end to read Dr. Greger's Twenty One Tweaks. However, the bulk of the book contains WAY more than what is suggested in the final chapter. I spent 20 years working in an industry related to weight loss. We busted myths and searched for healthy ways to lose and maintain weight loss. I don't ever recall finding a single resource as comprehensive as How Not to Diet by Dr. Greger. The book sheds light on how our struggles with weight resulted in a convoluted and deceptive industry, as well as a healthcare field that has failed us. And it teaches us how to resolve our weight problems and reach a healthy goal with a natural and sound approach. How Not to Diet includes a lot of common-sense advice, which we would all expect from Dr. Greger. But the book also includes information on some rather interesting ideas that seem a little crazy to me, such as sleeping with your body tilted head-down about 6 degrees. This is just one of the Twenty One Tweaks found at the end of the book that can contribute to lasting weight loss. Some seem a little odd to me, but by this point, I know that Dr. Greger's recommendations come after careful research and everything is evidence-based. I pay attention to Dr. Greger. Everything he publishes, every video he produces, it's all based on scientific data. He cites everything so we can check out the proof ourselves and not just take his word for it. That's why I trust his book on weight loss. Dr Greger busts all the myths about dieting. He proves why crazy fads like the Keto diet are dangerous in the long term. Why you can't buy weight loss in a bottle. Beyond the list of things we can't do, we learn much more about what we CAN do. And everything is within reach and easier than we thought. Maybe someday we will all sleep with our footboards slightly elevated. Who knows. In the meantime, this book will help open our eyes to healthy, sound ways to lose weight and keep the weight off forever. It will teach us how to view the diet industry from a new angle because we know their claims can't be trusted. How to eat more food and lose more weight at the same time. How to choose every food more carefully. And so on. The book is long, but the techniques are easier than ever. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #55,432 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Nutrition for Cancer Prevention #8 in Food Counters | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 7,206 Reviews | ## Images ![How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81EHiUPdg6L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Knowledge is Power When You Want to Lose Weight! *by T***W on June 2, 2024* Dr. Greger knows what the scientific studies say about weight loss and he's spilling the beans!!! He also makes his books highly enjoyable to read because he knows how to amuse with witty humor. I was laughing already when reading the introduction. The laughs continued throughout the book at enjoyable intervals. I knew I was really going to learn a lot more about how to lose weight than any other book could teach me. The first part of the book discusses surgery, diet supplements and other quick weight-loss solutions and their consequences! Is there a better way? Is there hope for us all in this obesity epidemic? Dr. Greger has done the research for us and he knows the truth about how difficult it is to lose weight. He is fighting for anyone who is overweight and wants to lose weight more permanently. Some of the questions this book answers include: What spice helps you lose weight when you eat it daily? What time of day should you exercise for maximum fat loss? (This has helped me the most!) What specific food should you eat if you want to live longer and be slimmer? Should you skip any meals? What does the research say about fasting? Which cinnamon should you eat and which should you avoid? No author has influenced my eating habits this year more than Dr. Greger! His logical explanations work well to encourage a healthier lifestyle! At the end of the book there is a list of all the things to do to guarantee your weight loss success. One idea has been lifechanging for me. I have an easy way to fit in an hour of walking each day. With all the choices you have for reading diet books that only work if you follow them exactly and all the time, why not give this book a try! It is much easier to follow the daily activities this book suggests that help you look your best and keep it that way. I found some easy things to do daily and some food items to add into my diet. I do think non religious meditation and yoga are preferable so you don't have to change your whole belief system to benefit. I have found these two activities reduce my anxiety and pain in my body. Dr. Greger recommends one of them however and has some interesting information on the other! Today I also got the cookbook that goes with this book because it has recipes Dr. Greger mentions in this book that sound so good. He's really also a really creative and original cook. I trust the health advice by this doctor because he is backed by science and lives what he recommends. I'm happier, healthier and more grateful for having found his wonderful healing books. The advice works!!!! ~The Rebecca Review P.S. Since reading all the main How Not To books I've lost weight and seem to have figured something out because I do not lose weight easily! This book has helped me greatly! My nurse was really impressed that I'd lost ten pounds! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sound advice and a dash of craziness! Most comprehensive source I've seen in 20 yrs in the industry *by A***R on December 10, 2019* How Not to Diet contains about 570 pages of both common-sense and unconventional diet advice. You may be tempted to skip to the end to read Dr. Greger's Twenty One Tweaks. However, the bulk of the book contains WAY more than what is suggested in the final chapter. I spent 20 years working in an industry related to weight loss. We busted myths and searched for healthy ways to lose and maintain weight loss. I don't ever recall finding a single resource as comprehensive as How Not to Diet by Dr. Greger. The book sheds light on how our struggles with weight resulted in a convoluted and deceptive industry, as well as a healthcare field that has failed us. And it teaches us how to resolve our weight problems and reach a healthy goal with a natural and sound approach. How Not to Diet includes a lot of common-sense advice, which we would all expect from Dr. Greger. But the book also includes information on some rather interesting ideas that seem a little crazy to me, such as sleeping with your body tilted head-down about 6 degrees. This is just one of the Twenty One Tweaks found at the end of the book that can contribute to lasting weight loss. Some seem a little odd to me, but by this point, I know that Dr. Greger's recommendations come after careful research and everything is evidence-based. I pay attention to Dr. Greger. Everything he publishes, every video he produces, it's all based on scientific data. He cites everything so we can check out the proof ourselves and not just take his word for it. That's why I trust his book on weight loss. Dr Greger busts all the myths about dieting. He proves why crazy fads like the Keto diet are dangerous in the long term. Why you can't buy weight loss in a bottle. Beyond the list of things we can't do, we learn much more about what we CAN do. And everything is within reach and easier than we thought. Maybe someday we will all sleep with our footboards slightly elevated. Who knows. In the meantime, this book will help open our eyes to healthy, sound ways to lose weight and keep the weight off forever. It will teach us how to view the diet industry from a new angle because we know their claims can't be trusted. How to eat more food and lose more weight at the same time. How to choose every food more carefully. And so on. The book is long, but the techniques are easier than ever. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How to avoid falling for unsustainable gimmick diets *by K***F on February 14, 2021* Dr. Greater is the real deal. He doesn't tell you what you have to do or try to make you feel guilty if you reject his advice. But neither does he treat you as as a child who isn't capable of hearing the truth. Processed "food" is engineered to be addicting. It does not exist to nourish your body, which is supposed to be the reason we eat, it exists to taste good so that we continue to be good customers. Our bodies are not designed to be carnivores OR omnivores, since omnivores also have to have the abilities of carnivores. We don't have claws, teeth, or the speed to catch prey. Our teeth, digestive acid, and alimentary canal are those of herbivores. Yes, we can eat fish, meat, dairy and milk, but so could bunnies. They wouldn't be healthy bunnies, however. But Dr. Greger doesn't go into that in this book. He does, however, discuss the numerous studies that show the negative effects of eating processed foods and animal products have on our bodies and how consuming them makes it much more difficult to lose weight. (The fact that avoiding these same foods ALSO extends not only our lifespans but also our "health" spans is a happy byproduct.) The number one take away from this book? Eat more fruits and vegetables, especially those that are grown above ground, intact grains, and pulses. Avoid processed foods (yeah, that includes olive oil) and animal products. But he gives you more than that. He has some of the best advice I've ever read on how to break old habits and how to establish new ones. He also discusses what herbs and spices have been shown to increase your metabolism or decrease your appetite. He also discusses how and when to drink water for a metabolic boost. There is an almost overwhelming amount of information. Have I found this information to be helpful, and effective? YES. Does it promise to help you lose 20 pounds in 7 days? No. Is this book for everyone? Sadly, no. If you are not committed to making major changes in the way you eat, and then continuing them after you have lost the weight you want lose, don't waste your money. Any diet, whether it's a gimmicky one or not, will have you regaining the weight you lost, and perhaps then some, once you stop it. The beauty of Dr. Greger's recommendations is that you can follow them without becoming physically hungry, and the cravings for the foods that made you gain weight in the first place will diminish. (Trust me on that one.) In addition, you can continue on this plan eating a variety of food that will give you the best chance at avoiding problems with your cardiovascular system, a variety of cancers, and arthritis and dementia, or at least postponing problems until later in life. If you are ready to make some major changes in your life to lose weight and then continue on with them to maintain a healthy lifestyle, then this may be the book for you. PS to KETO fans who may want to rebut me here. Yes, you can lose a lot of weight fast eating that way. I've done it. But to maintain that loss you have to continue on KETO, which means not getting enough fiber and the phytonutrients and antioxodants found only in plants. Yes, whole plant food eaters will have to take a B12. But animals do not make B12; it is made by bacteria that animals eat. You can get B12 from pill instead of having to eat bacteria-laden food or eating animals. I also take an omega 3 supplement, extracted from the same source where fish get their omega 3: algae. Omega 3 has not been shown to reduce cardiovascular events but may protect brain health. If you are young enough, you can probably produce enough of you own Omega 3 from foods like walnuts and flaxseeds. I do not have to take a vitamin pill, however, which KETO adherents should, depending on how strictly they follow KETO. And the lack of protein in a varied whole plant food diet has long been disproved. An excess of animal protein, on the other hand, is likely to be responsible for the explosion of kidney failure we see in the US. And the high consumption of animal products (especially dairy) may be responsible for the explosion of diabetes that we are seeing in many places in the world. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/124772193-how-not-to-diet-the-groundbreaking-science-of-healthy-permanent](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/124772193-how-not-to-diet-the-groundbreaking-science-of-healthy-permanent) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-10-09*