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"<B>The #1 diet plan in America for eating healthfully is now a weight-loss plan, too.</b>Named the "Best Overall Diet" by U.S News & World Report, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet is a proven program for weight loss. But that's not all: it also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol; improves mental function; and helps prevent hypertension, heart attacks, heart failure, and colon cancer. And it does all this with a wide selection of your favorite foods. Based on new data from Dr. Thomas Moore's continuing research on DASH, this exciting new weight-loss plan shows how to calculate calorie targets, meet the calorie target in each food category, and learn what counts as a serving; how to add exercise to the DASH diet and use a pedometer; how to keep a food log, plan a menu, and how to adapt favorite recipes for the DASH diet. And you'll learn how to maintain weight loss over time. With inspiring before-and-after stories by others who have experienced success with DASH, you'll also find extensive meal plans for omnivores and vegetarians at the calorie level that is just right for you, concentrating on how to lose weight without sacrificing great tasting foods.Why not reach your goal to lose weight and keep it off by following America's healthiest diet? The DASH Diet for Weight Loss can show you how"--

"Named the "Best Overall Diet" by U.S News & World Report, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet is a proven program for weight loss that offers a wide selection of favorite foods and also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol; improves mental function; and helps prevent hypertension, heart attacks, heart failure, and colon cancer"--