| Acknowledgments | | ix | |
| Introduction Your Abs May Save Your Life | | xi | |
| You Have Abs. Yes, you. And This Plan Will Help You Find Them |
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| The New Abs Diet Cheat Sheet And Portion-Distortion Decoder |
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| Chapter 1 The Next Step In Weight Loss |
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| Cutting-Edge Research Blazes New Paths to a Flat Belly and Healthier Body |
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| The New Abs Diet Start-Up Kit |
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| Chapter 2 Eat This, Weigh Less |
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| Why the New Abs Diet Works When Others Fail |
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| Chapter 3 Burn Fat Day And Night |
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| How Metabolism Shapes Your Body--And How You Can Change Yours |
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| Chapter 4 How The New Abs Diet Works |
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| What Your Last Meal Is Doing to Your Body Right Now |
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| Chapter 5 A Six-Pack In 6 Weeks |
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| A Week-by-Week Guide to How Your Body Will Change |
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| Chapter 6 Shocker: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat |
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| The Truth about the Trend That's Threatening America's Health |
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| Chapter 7 The New Abs Diet Nutrition Plan |
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| The Powerfoods and System That Will Change Your Body |
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| Chapter 8 The Abs Diet Power 12 |
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| Meet the Powerfoods That Will Shrink Your Gut and Keep You Healthy for Life |
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| Special Report Your Weight Is Not Your Fault |
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| The Sneaky Ways Food Manufacturers Are Scheming to Make You Fat |
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| Chapter 9 The New Abs Diet Meal Plan |
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| Using Powerfoods in Quick and Easy Recipes |
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| Chapter 10 Fitting The New Abs Diet Into Your Life |
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| How This Simple Eating Plan Makes Your Life Simpler, Too |
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| Chapter 11 Turbocharging The New Abs Diet |
| | 167 | |
| How Exercise Can Strip Away Fat and Add Muscle |
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| Chapter 12 The New Abs Diet Workout |
| | 177 | |
| The Easiest, Most Effective Workout Plan Ever |
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| Chapter 13 Targeting Your Abs |
| | 211 | |
| A 50-"Six-Pack" of Exercises |
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| Special Section The Ultimate Eight-Pack Workout |
| | 271 | |
| New Exercises to Upgrade Your Abs |
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| The New Abs Diet Maintenance Plan | | 283 | |
| Nutritional Values of Common Foods | | 285 | |
| Glycemic Loads for Selected Foods | | 298 | |
| Index | | 300 | |