Kuzemchak Sally - Flat Belly Diet! Family Cookbook

EAT FOR A
Flat Belly
AND A HEALTHY
FAMILY!

IF ALL THE OTHER DIETS AND THOUSANDS OF CRUNCHES YOUVE DONE havent made a difference to your midsection, you might be surprised by this promise: You can target belly fat by eating rich, delicious foods every day that will also leave you full, energized, and excited about food. Its true! Thanks to groundbreaking science and the tenets of the healthiest diet in the world (the Mediterranean diet), Prevention was able to develop the Flat Belly Diet, a remarkably satisfying eating plan that targets belly fat and has helped thousands of people lose weight and keep it off.

Yes, I know it may sound incredible, but believe me, I know how exasperating belly fat can be. In countless letters and e-mails, Ive had people all over the world describe the strenuous workout plans and crazy diets theyve tried to target their trouble spots. Ive been there, too. Before the Flat Belly Diet, I had tried just about everything to shrink my postbaby belly (a belly that expanded to hold twin babies, no less!). But much to my chagrin, I discovered exactly what you did: It. Just. Wouldnt. Budge. What an amazing breakthrough when we developed the diet and saw firsthand how well it worked for people. Some people in our initial test panel lost as much as 15 pounds in 32 days! And their health markers improved as well.

To help confirm what we were seeing, I asked Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, to evaluate the diet even further. His team assessed 11 overweight women with excess belly fat, ranging in age from 35 to 65, before and after they followed the Flat Belly Diet meal plan for 4 weeks (they skipped the Four-Day Anti-Bloat Jumpstart).

His findings after only 4 weeks were truly impressive. While the women lost an average of roughly 8.5 pounds and took an average of more than 1.5 inches off their waistlines, Dr. Katz also saw a significant decrease in overall abdominal fat (including fat in the liver), which was measured before and after with MRI scans of the subjects bellies. He also measured blood pressure, cholesterol levels, insulin sensitivity, and inflammationand in all areas he saw lower numbers, the type of changes typically associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, and stroke. We were thrilled!

Scientific backup is important, but in reality we knew this diet worked simply by the outpouring of letters wed received telling us so. And since our first book was published, weve listened carefully to what our readers said they wanted. We developed an online community Web site at www.flatbellydiet.com and adapted the diet for many different audiences, creating Flat Belly Diet! Diabetes and even Flat Belly Diet! for Men, for guys who want to get into the kitchen and discover the Flat Belly Diet for themselves. The truth is that the Flat Belly Diet provides an extraordinarily healthy way of eating for most people.

In fact, knowing the food on this diet has such wide appeal, I realized that theres really no reason anyone who is trying to lose weight and cook for her family should need to refer to separate cookbooks every night. After all, families are one of the greatest support networks that anyone who is trying to lose weight can have. Why not tap into that power by enjoying the same meals together? And the benefits certainly wouldnt have to stop there. For parents who are concerned about the dangers of childhood obesity, overhauling the familys eating style is obviously a good place to start. After all, when families share meals, lifelong patterns are developedgood habits that can serve them well into adulthood take root. Thats why we decided to create this latest collection.

Even if youre the only one in your house looking to lose weight, the food on this family-friendly plan will prove appealing and satisfying for everyone else, too. Youll find dozens of ways to make nutritious meals and snacks that are delicious to family members of all agesand while youre shedding inches and pounds, you can also feel good knowing that theyre reaping the benefits these the research, we uncovered healthier, more wholesome foods can offer, including a lower risk of obesity and chronic disease and a longer, healthier life.