The Harcombe Diet is the result of 20 years of research trying to answer the question "Why on earth do we have an obesity problem, let alone an epidemic, when we want more than anything else in the world to be slim?" This research has led dietician and author Zoe Harcombe to several discoveries: The calorie theory (eating less = weightloss) is fundamentally wrong; The current diet advice is actually the cause of the obesity epidemic; A better public health message to embed in people's minds is Eat real food; The only way to lose weight is to work with your body never against it; Weight gain and loss depends on what we eat, what we eat with what and how often we eat - in no way is it as simplistic as just how much we eat; Overweight people are not greedy, weak-willed or in need of a psychiatrist - they are victims of the wrong advice. So how is the Harcombe Diet different from other diets? It really works! Zoe says, 'I set out to understand why we had an obesity epidemic and to design a diet that would eliminate hunger and food cravings. I did not set out to design a diet that would lose people 7kgs in 5 days and yet, at the time of going to print, this is the record for Phase 1. As a bonus, the most common themes in the endless testimonials are: 'I'm not hungry'; 'My cravings have disappeared'; 'I feel great'; 'I've got more energy than I've ever known' and 'This is the last diet I will ever need'. It fundamentally rejects the calorie theory, upon which 99% of diets are based. The new and unique contribution of The Harcombe Diet is the discovery that there are three very common medical conditions that cause insatiable food cravings and that these conditions, in turn, are caused by eating less (calorie restricted diets). By following Zoe's step-by-step instructions, you'll not only lose weight and gain health and vitality, but you'll discover an eating plan that you can stick to for life.

Author Biography

Zoe Harcombe has been researching obesity, overeating, weight loss and dieting since she graduated from Cambridge University. As an accredited dietician who has personally suffered from anorexia and bulimia, Zoe knows how devastating food addiction and cravings can be. Her research led her to discover the Harcombe Diet, which she has been living, craving free and at her ideal weight (50 kilograms, BMI 20), for over 10 years. Zoe regularly writes for newspapers and magazines in the UK and can be heard on BBC Wales and Real Radio FM. Zoe is a member of MENSA.