The Medical Freedom Channel

“Seth Roberts is a UC Berkeley psychology professor known for going his own way. His latest publication is a diet book, which is something scholars at world-ranked universities don’t write too often but which Roberts believes is an excellent way to get an important health message across to the general public. The book, a brisk, 194-page how-to hardback published by Putnam’s in April and recently outselling Philip Roth’s latest novel on amazon.com, is called ‘The Shangri-La Diet.’ The title evokes a state of peace and plenty, and the subtitle underlines that author’s claim that this place is not as far-off as you might think: ‘The No Hunger Eat Anything Weight Loss Plan.’ The book works out Roberts’ theory that ingesting two common food ingredients can lead to voluminous, permanent weight loss. The ingredients are sugar and oil.” (05/30/06)