Synopses & Reviews
In a study funded by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Foundation, Dr. Mary Flynn researched the effects of an olive-oil-and-plant-based diet on overweight women who had previously undergone treatment for invasive breast cancer. Now, she reveals her findings in
The Pink Ribbon Diet. Not only is this program more effective than the National Cancer Institutes recommended low-fat diet, but it is also a diet that women find more satisfying and can thereby sustain for life.
The Pink Ribbon Diet features 150 recipes that naturally emphasize Mediterranean foods with nutrients thought to lower breast-cancer risk and foods that improve biomarkers, indicators of risk. This diet has been effective in helping women who have had breast cancer and those at risk of getting it to avoid unhealthy weight gain and safeguard their health.
Review
Publishers Weekly, 8/16/10 “This user-friendly and preventive diet plan will benefit every woman concerned about breast cancer and health.” Library Journal, 8/2/10“[A] reasonable plan, even if you just want to maintain a healthy weight.” Blogcritics.org, 9/15/10“Offers breakfasts, side dishes, main dishes, and—best of all—desserts (including cranberry/almond biscotti)…Bottom Line: Would I buy The Pink Ribbon Diet? Yes, it is filled with recipes designed to satisfy the healthy Mediterranean in me.” Infodad.com, 10/14/10
“[The Pink Ribbon Diet] offers some delicious dishes.” January, October 2010“An interesting—and surprisingly rationale—book…Authors Mary Flynn and Nancy Verde Barr’s guide to diet, weight loss and food is sane and approachable.” Books and Chocolate blog, 12/6/10“This book…should be shared with any woman who is a breast cancer survivor, has been recently diagnosed, or who wants to lower her risk of getting the disease.” Healthy Magazine (UK), January 2011“If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, are recovering from treatment or have a family history, this could be the book for you, with 150 recipes to help you stay lean and reduce your cancer risk.” 4 out of 5 stars. Tucson Citizen, 1/19/11
“A delightful cookbook…The plan is convenient and flexible and serves up delicious choices for every meal and snack of the day. Not only is the ‘Pink Ribbon’ program more promising than the conventional, recommended low-fat diet, it also is an eating plan that women find more satisfying and can sustain for life.”
Today’s Dietitian, March 2011
“Nutrition professionals will want to add this innovative book to their shelf.”
Synopsis
A groundbreaking new diet for the overweight breast cancer patient or anyone at risk for the disease, featuring 150 high-nutrient recipes
About the Author
Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN, is an assistant professor at Brown Medical School and a research dietitian at The Miriam Hospital. She lives in Rhode Island.
Nancy Verde Barr served as executive chef to Julia Child and is a James Beard Book Award winning cookbook author. She lives in Massachusetts.