The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

This book is NOT a fast fix diet, but it does argue very sensibly for not omitting carbs entirely from your diet. Free sugars and bad fats are the baddies, but most people know that by now, anyway. For a maintenance diet, or for a slow steady loss of a few pounds, you could do a lot worse than this book, and once you've ploughed through all the science and case studies, there are some good sensible recipes at the end. I like it a lot, as I'm a carb lover, but it might not appeal to everyone.

Everyone should read this. It's a scientifically validated way of eating that is healthy, filling, tasty and cheap.I needed to cut dietary cholesterol and came across this in general browsing. It convinced me to give up animal protein about 2 months ago. Basically it's going vegan, but not for the normal reasons.I haven't missed it at all. I eat whatever I want, as much as I want. Including chips, crisps, pizzas, curries, etc. Loads of variety and flavour - more in fact than when meat/fish etc are in the recipe.I am not being 100% strict on the dairy side - as it's for my health and I can be flexible. So I have allowed an occasional a bit of cheese when it's an ingredient - eg on pizza. I tried a bit of fish and chicken the other day, just as a protection against eating somewhere where there is no alternative, but it didn't do anything for me - less taste than the veggie alternative.Results = I have lost about half a stone and feel great.

Great book. I have only lost 2 lbs so far. And it's been a month. I will continue to eat this way for a couple more months to see. Losing very little weight is not a big deal, because I feel great. I no longer need or want a nap. I have so much energy, I have never felt like this before.

Fantastic Book!! I’ve healed my body from several autoimmune diseases by following Dr McDougall’s starch based eating plan. Here he explains how the western diet affects our bodies and what we can easily do to heal from all human disease. Including weight loss, diabetes 2, arthritis, cancer, MS, depression, chronic fatigue etc.. Buy this book and then check out his website and YouTube channel for more info.

This book has totally changed my way of eating. I've been trying to switch to a plant based diet, but until reading this book, was not successful. There are so many health benefits from eating a plant based diet, and this book explains everything you will need to know to make the switch successfully.

I am losing weight without feeling exausted. Usually when dieting I cut calories and feel tired and end up eating more to gain energy. With all these carbs my body despite the calorie drop is still working efficiently and I feel energised. I will always eat this way as I dont have to calorie count and am still losing weight with large platefuls of food. I do not feel deprived or hungry, its amazing what eating starches can do. I am for the first time in 8 years hitting my pre pregnancy weight that I was in my 20's.

Started this diet 2 weeks ago, feel healthy and weight dropped 1.5 kg

Love this book, so informative!John Mcdougall is a legand. I think it is so much easier than I thought to eat healthy. Good honest simple diet. What I was looking for but just didnt know it