The Alternate-Day Diet is a revolutionary eating plan
based on the animal studies documenting alternateday
calorie restriction, which indicate that limiting
caloric intake every other day can turn on the «skinny» gene
(SIRT1). Applying this same model in humans, Dr. Johnson
discovered that a similar cascade of positive effects occurs
—reduced inflammation, lower free-radical stress, improved
insulin resistance, and better cellular energy production, among
others. Most important, it also promotes fat loss by releasing fat
cells from around the body’s organs.
But, perhaps, the most significant benefit for those who
want to lose weight is that every-other-day calorie restriction
eliminates feelings of chronic deprivation—the reason that
most diets fail.
Easy-to-follow and scientifically sound, the diet is already
a worldwide Internet phenomenon. And this book will provide
Dr. Johnson’s legion of followers—plus those new to the…
