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I'm changing my review about this book. I have a Master's degree in nutrition and feel compelled to correct it. The book itself is misleading; I read it and thought that it was fairly balanced, recommending avoidance of processed carbohydrate foods and refined flours. Good: don't eat sugar, don't eat flour, eat an abundance of good fat; I'm good with that. But then a relative of mine actually went to one of James' Total Transformation workshops. It turns out the program Kat James actually preaches in her workshops is CRAZYTOWN. It's a ketogenic diet. No carbs at all. Not good carbs, not any carbs. Basically it's a free-for-all on heavy cream. Which, in my professional opinion is dangerous long-term. Not to mention unsustainable and unnatural. Not to mention, it won't work for everyone in terms of losing weight (Not everyone has the genetic makeup of an Inuit). Plus, the diet relies far too heavily, in my opinion, on made-up copies of desserts and treats sweetened with xylitol and stevia. While I do agree that xylitol and stevia are healthier sweeteners, I don't think they should be used in the amounts James actually recommends to her clients, as they only propagate a dependency on sweet tastes regardless of whether they are carbohydrate-containing.
I don't know where the disconnect happened between the recommendations in the book and the recommendations James actually preaches happened. But don't bother reading this book if you want sane, scientific, proven health and weight-loss advice. Instead read anything Dr. Mark Hyman has ever written. He knows what he's talking about and has helped thousands of people transform their health. If you suffer from obesity or diabetes, read Hyman's The Blood Sugar Solution. If you want to lose a few and get healthier, read UltraMetabolism.
I don't know where the disconnect happened between the recommendations in the book and the recommendations James actually preaches happened. But don't bother reading this book if you want sane, scientific, proven health and weight-loss advice. Instead read anything Dr. Mark Hyman has ever written. He knows what he's talking about and has helped thousands of people transform their health. If you suffer from obesity or diabetes, read Hyman's The Blood Sugar Solution. If you want to lose a few and get healthier, read UltraMetabolism.
