The Ketogenic Diet: A Complete Guide for the Dieter and Practitioner
I wrote this book for the reader who wants an objective, technical, unbiased look at all aspects of ketogenic/low-carbohydrate diets.  Readers looking for a light read, or another diet book promising an easy, magical approach to weight loss will probably be disappointed with this book and may want to look elsewhere.  I decided to write this book for a few reasons.  First and foremost, there is a great deal of misinformation being presented about ketogenic diet.  Both proponents and critics of such diets tend to make basic mistakes in the underlying physiology.  My first goal was to set the record straight in this regards.  Second, there are a number of questions which abound regarding such diets.  Most of these questions revolve around exercise, or potential health problems.  A book was needed to address all of these issues (and more) in an objective way.  Ketogenic diets are not magical (as proponents tend to suggest), nor are they an instant health risk (as critics tend to suggest).  Like all dietary approaches, ketogenic diets have pros and cons and this book addresses both.This book is fairly technical and readers who are frightened off by such detail may find the book difficult reading.  However, the majority of feedback I have received indicates that even individuals with non-science backgrounds have had little trouble with the technical sections.  As well, I did my best to include enough basic physiology information to make the more technical sections easier to understand.  The few very technical sections are set apart as 'Technical Notes' and are not critical to an understanding of the physiology of the diet.