How Not to Diet

The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss

By: Michael Greger MD FACLM

Narrated by: Michael Greger MD

Length: 23 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's Summary

This program is read by the author.

Discover the cutting-edge science behind long-term weight loss success in this powerful new audiobook from the New York Times best-selling 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 Nutritionfacts.org. Author of the mega-best-selling 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 21 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Michael Greger, MD, FACLM (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

Amazing

Wow just WOW!!!! Amazing book. It is mind-blowing the level of dedication Dr.Greger put into this book. It is "an evidence-based diet book"( Dr.Greger). Complete with the scan QR code in the back that links to thousands of cited references that is used to provide evidence-based facts. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND reading this book from cover to cover. This is not for people who just want a quick fix but if you care about yourself and want to BE HEALTHY and be at your ideal weight. This book is for you.

Don’t ignore the narration reviews! It’s so bad!!

I love Dr. Greger’s message and wanted to listen to ALL of the research. However, I absolutely cannot do any more of this book (I’m about 6 hours in at 1.25 speed) due to the sing-song nature of the narration. It’s beyond distracting; it’s unlistenable, teeth-grating and annoying. The facts I want to retain leave my brain instantly due to the aggravation factor. I ignored the MULTIPLE reviews regarding how bad the narration was thinking I’ll be able to deal with it. No, just, no. It’s worse than you think. I believe somehow this must be some kind of blind research to see who will listen for how long before calling it quits. Well, I quit! And I’ll be returning this book, something I rarely do. I beg Dr. Greger and the publishers to re-record this extremely VALUABLE INFORMATION so that all of us can listen and spread the word on how to stop eating CRAP!

I’m floored by what I didn’t know

I learned so manny new things and I keep going back for more. I re-listen to the part on ways to boost weight loss when I need motivation to keep at it and as a result I lost 9 lbs in 10 days! This is the best program i have ever tried. I’m gonna stay with it till I lose another 38 lbs and then just do the daily dozen after that and enjoy feeling good and being lean again just like when I was a teen! I love dr. Gregors style and his humor makes it more interesting. I have no complaints or any criticism. I am full at the end of each of my 3 meals each day no exceptions and I have lots of energy and clarity. I came to this from an intermittent fasting program and this is much better.

Narrator is a Jeff Goldblum/William Shatner mashup

I heard great things about this book and was excited to be inspired to eat healthier. It's actually really hard to focus on the content because the narrator sounds like Jeff Goldblum doing a William Shatner impression, with lots of gravelly elongation of syllables and lingering sibilants. Normally I love it when an author narrates their own books, and it's obvious the author is passionate about the topic. But his style doesn't work for me.

Such impactful material!

This book is so empowering, and immediately applicable. Science based nutrition should be the standard!

Science based dieting

I love Dr. Michael Greger and how he talks so him reading his book is a bonus for me. If you want science based weight loss tips or health tips in general this book is the best that you can buy, period.

Content Fantastic. Author is UNLISTENABLE!

I do not know what Dr. Gregers deal is. The content presented is wonderful, insightful and thoughtfully presented. However, the way Dr Greger speaks is dang near unlistenable. His performance of the book, rather than just reading it, is destroyed because he wants to elongate every other word, slow down and speed up every other word after that. It's terrible. And I am shocked that the publisher didn't say anything. It was worse for this book than his last book. He sounds like a snake oil salesman even though he's not. Im not digging the shtick and I wish I could get my money back and just buy the book to avoid this nonsense.

Good but how not to die much better

I felt this book was OK, the suggestions were for the most part small trivial things that were not realistic to implement and some unfounded, very technical. I have read how not to die 7 times it was excellent and I have been plant based for 4 years now.

Great Content, Horrible Narration

So distracting was the irregular cadence of the author's speech, I had to keep repeating the recording, which prolonged the torture of listening. Stick to your knitting, Doctor. Finally found that if I sped up to 1.25, that helped to regulate the speech to a tolerable level. What a shame, the material is soooo good. For this reason only, I recommend getting the text or kindle version.

Absolutely horrible narration

I listened to his How Not to Die book and the narration was very different. In this book he has a bizarre and beyond annoying manner. He enunciates in the strangest way with what sounds like an attempt to be comical ...which doesn’t work. I’m sure the material is valuable but listening to him made me want to scream. I’m returning the book. Bummer.

Narration not so bad

I was almost put off by the reviews about the narration. If you listen to the sample and are ok with it then you will be fine listening to the rest of the book. I think he’s so funny and his personality is just coming out in the way he reads his material.