On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, tom roberts wrote:

> > Another recommendation is the new _Protein Power Lifeplan_
>
> I read Protein Power when it first came out and it was very specific in
> saying that once a day for an hour you could eat anyting in the world
> you wanted to. Many people got the impression you could pig out for that
> one hour. In a latter addition the authors said everyone had
> misunderstood them and that what they had meant was a diet more like the
> Zone Diet.

Wrong book; wrong diet.  You are thinking of _The Carbohydrate
Addict's Diet_ by the Hellers.  That's the one that has the
"reward meal" concept that you describe above.

_Protein Power_ does not have such a thing, and in fact the Eades
have criticized the Hellers for it.

> I have not kept up with their books because I have the feeling that
> they, like a lot of other diet gurus are more interested in creating a
> publishing empire.

Again, wrong authors.  The Hellers have indeed put out a number
of books in a relatively short time.  But _Protein Power_ came
out in 1994, I believe.  You may criticize the commercialism of
the Protein Power infomercial product, with videos, etc.  For
some people, these extra appurtenances are helpful, I suppose.

> They may have evolved into a more paleo position but they were sure not
> that way to start with.

The Eades (not the Hellers) made some mention of paleo ideas in
the original PP book, and in fact mentioned Neanderthin
favorably.  In the new book, the paleo idea is central and
reflects a clear progression of their thinking in this direction.

Todd Moody
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