In this weight loss program, a renowned nutrition and fitness consultant offers a diet that is based on the healthiest aspects of traditional Mediterranean and Asia diets. Readers are encouraged to adhere to a ratio of 50 percent carbohydrates, 25 percent protein, and 25 percent fat. While the author promotes functional foods--such as soy imitation meat products and grains that have been enriched with vitamin supplements--he also allows readers to indulge in the occasional sweet. Readers are also advised to burn at least 300 calories a day through physical activity. Fifty recipes are included.