Whoever Heard of the Perricone Weight Loss Diet?

Also: Glycemic Impact Diet, Diet Glycemic Impact After Pregnancy, GI Diet

The Perricone diet is not one of the most famous of diets around in the early 21st century. However, for a diet that was only published in 2005, it has raised a fair amount of controversy since then. That is not unusual in the world of weight loss, as most of the famous diets have controversy attached to them by one critic or another, including low carb diets and the South Beach Diet.

Dr Nicholas Perricone has published several books since 2001, including The Perricone Promise, The Perricone Prescription and The Perricone Prescription Personal Journal, The Clear Skin Prescription, and The Wrinkle Cure. All these books helped to make Dr Perricone well known in the skin care and aging field, and all had their own significant degree of success in terms of books sold.

The Perricone Diet Builds on the anti aging elements of his earlier works, and brings weight loss into the fray. The sub title of the book summarises its intent: A Simple 3-part Program To Lose The Fat, The Wrinkles, And The Years. You can read more about the book at Dr Perricone's web site: http://www.nvperriconemd.com/

Some of the controversy around Dr Perricone's claims revolve around the lack of scientific evidence to support them. However, lack of evidence need not mean they are wrong. Some say the emphasis on low glycemic index foods goes against the findings of the USDA, as reflected in the latest food pyramid.

As always with weight loss and diet, it is best to take a balanced view of as much evidence and opinion as you can find time for on this controversial, and money sapping, subject.