This best-selling consumer reference has been completely revised and updated to provide South Africans with a comprehensive kilojoule, carbohydrate and fat counter, specific to local products. It is an invaluable guide for dieters, dieticians and the health conscious alike.

Understanding the nutritional value of foods is the best and fastest way to lose weight, improve eating habits, and have increased energy. This convenient book will help readers lose weight because it provides nutritional information for thousands of food items in addition to all the tools necessary to create a personalized weight-loss plan.

Two noted nutritionists help readers sort through the carbs that are best for them in this revised guide. Contains more than 15,000 listings of brand-name foods, generic foods, and restaurant selections with information on carb and sugar content, and portion size. Reissue.

The history of diets, weightloss, and health has been a volatile one. Once we thought that calories were all that mattered, then we decided it was fat that was the enemy, then came the low–carb craze. The current conventional wisdom is that there's no one, easy answer, and all of these factors contribute to weight gain and health in different ways. Perhaps the most unexpected discovery is that some fats (like olive oil and omega fats) are actually good for you! This book is the first available resource that really gets to the bottom of current dietary thinking. It is invaluable for calculating the amount and type of fats, calories and carbs in over 3,500 foods commonly found on supermarket shelves and in restaurants. For dieters on everything from the South Beach Diet to the Mediterranean Diet to the Fat Smash Diet, this is the go–to resource for getting the most up–to–date and complete nutrition information available.