The most effective diet for healthy weight loss just got better! THE DASH DIET WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION uses the key elements of the diet ranked as the "Best Overall Diet" by US News & World Reports in 2011 and 2012, and proven NIH research on DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) to create a program guaranteed to speed weight loss and boost metabolism. Based on never before published NIH-funded research and developed by the foremost DASH dietitian and leading nutrition expert, Marla Heller, this effective and easy weight loss program includes menu plans, recipes, shopping lists, and more. Readers will enjoy a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat and nonfat dairy, lean meats/fish/poultry, nuts/beans/seeds, heart healthy fats, and limited amounts of whole grains. The result: faster metabolism, lower body fat, improved strength and cardiovascular fitness-plus the diet can lower cholesterol and blood pressure without medication, and without counting calories!As effective as the original DASH for heart health and turbocharged for weight loss.