Ornish Diet: Eat More and Weight Less?

Ornish Tops Diet Plans

Ornish diet says it's not how much you eat, but what you eat. According to Ornish diet plan, one may eat more and weight less.

A recent study published last week by the University of Massachusetts has proved that vegetarian Ornish Diet Plan tops for reducing the risk for heart disease. Surprisingly, some of other the most popular diets and the government's Food Pyramid did not score as well as the Ornish diet did.

Dr. Ornish has a book about his diet plan called "Eat More, Weigh Less:" Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly

The description of the book reads the following information about Ornish diet plan:

"You really can eat more and weigh less -- if you know what to eat. As this groundbreaking book clearly shows, it's not just how much you eat, it's primarily what you eat.

"Most diets rely on small portion sizes to reduce calories sufficiently. You feel hungry and deprived. Dr. Ornish's diet program takes a new approach: abundance rather than deprivation. If you change the type of food, you don't have to be as concerned about the amount of food. You can eat whenever you're hungry , eat more food -- and still lose weight and keep it off. Simply. Safely. Easily. In this book, you'll find 250 gourmet recipes from the country's most celebrated chefs.

"Unlike high-protein diets that may mortage your well-being, Dr. Ornish's diet and lifestyle program is scientifically proven to help you lose weight and gain health. People not only keep off the weight, they lower their cholestoral and reduce their chances for getting heart disease and such other illnesses as breast, prostate, and colon cancer; diabetes; osteoporosis; and hypertension. Dr. Ornish's program has given millions of people new hope and new choices. "

Ornish Diet Plan Key Points

• Eat vegetarian diet with only 10% of the total daily calories from fat

• Moderate exercise

• Fostering social support

• Reconnecting with the self