Last week I wrote my introductory post about talking with your teens about dieting and the reasons why you should. In Talk with your Teens about dieting - Part 1, I then discussed The Perfect 10 Diet by Michael Aziz. I now want to talk about The Mayo Clinic Diet, a brand new book by the internationally renowned group medical practice. The Mayo Clinic Diet is another healthy diet that parents and teens can both use.

Unlike the other diets I am reviewing, The Mayo Clinic Diet doesn't include any new revelations or ways of thinking. However it is a very sensible, healthy lifestyle diet. The book itself has wonderful color photos and illustrations. The book is very organized, almost like an easy textbook, and is very easy to follow. You can also buy The Mayo Clinic Diet Journal to keep records of food and exercise.

The book starts off with the new habits that you need to add to your life and the habits that you need to break. This is called the Lose It! part of the diet, and this alone should help you begin to lose weight quickly. The rest of the book is the Live It! phase where you learn how to incorporate the diet into your life. Also included in The Mayo Clinic Diet book area sections on understanding nutrition and weight control, the Mayo Clinic food pyramid, recipes, eating out and burning calories.

Although this book and The Perfect 10 Diet book appear very different, the only real difference in the two diets is that the Mayo Clinic Diet, like most diets, recommends the use of low-fat products. The author of The Perfect 10 Diet says that these low-fat items disturb your hormones and should not be eaten. Other than that, most of the philosophies of the two diets are very similar.

See also:
Talk with your Teens about Dieting - Part 1 
Talk with your Teens about Diet - Part 3 
Talk with your Teens about Diet - Part 4

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