• New case histories and follow ups to show how people are still succeeding on the Sugar Busters plan.
• A brand new introduction.
• More answers to Frequently Asked Questions, taken from the Sugar Busters web site and author mail.
• A special section on Sugar Busters For Kids.
• Up-to-date information on diabetes and the effect Sugar Busters can have in preventing it.
• Explanation of calorie counting and it's place in the Sugar Busters plan.
• Special new section on following Sugar Busters while pregnant.
• A BMI (Body Mass Index) Chart and Calculation Formula to help you answer the question "Are you obese or overweight?"
• The benefits of eating many smaller meals a day.
• More complete discussion of the Ancestor's Diet.
• Up-to-date material on women and weight loss, the special nutritional needs women have and how to best use the Sugar Busters plan if you are a woman.
• Improved recipes and lists of foods acceptable on Sugar Busters.
• Information on how Sugar Busters compares to other diets from Atkins to Ornish.
• All charts and statistics will be updated.
• New references and supporting studies.

When SUGAR BUSTERS! hit the shelves almost five years ago, it quickly became a diet and lifestyle phenomenon. The millions of people across the country on the SUGAR BUSTERS! plan discovered that by simply choosing the correct carbohydrates and lowering their sugar intake, they could shed the pounds they failed to lose with other diets. Now the weight-loss program that swept the nation has been completely revised and updated–incorporating all the newest nutritional findings, health statistics, and scientific studies, and featuring all-new, easy-to-follow recipes and meal plans.

Among the wealth of new material in this edition, you’ll find amazing testimonials from men and women who are losing weight and feeling fit the SUGAR BUSTERS! way; frequently asked questions and helpful answers; the latest on diabetes–and how SUGAR BUSTERS! can help prevent it; essential facts on women, weight loss, and nutrition; and new tips, updated charts, and practical exercise suggestions.

So arm yourself with the facts and get the figure you’ve always wanted. When it comes to optimal wellness on the SUGAR BUSTERS! program, it’s survival of the fittest–a way of life in which everybody wins!

Morrison C. Bethea, M.D., is a graduate of Davidson College and Tulane University School of Medicine. Currently he practices thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgery in New Orleans. Dr. Bethea is a diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, a clinical professor of surgery at Tulane Medical Center, and an author of many publications in the field of cardiovascular disease.

Samuel S. Andrews, M.D., is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He is a recognized expert in the treatment of obesity, and practices endocrinology with the Audubon Internal Medicine Group. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology. He is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the Louisiana State University Medical School in New Orleans.

Luis A. Balart, M.D., is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Dr. Balart is the chief of gastroenterology at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and is Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Memorial Medical Center. He is actively involved in ongoing clinical trials in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis and chronic liver disorders. He is the author of many publications in these areas.