"The Abs Diet is a sensible eating and exercise plan, not a fad diet. The Abs Diet Powerfoods and the Abs Diet Workout are designed to make you fit, healthy, and lean for life. If you want to get on top of your game, this is where you start. Remember: Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself." --The Rock, movie star

"The Abs Diet is a must read for anyone who is serious about building a healthy body and changing to a healthy lifestyle. Most diets are based on gimmicks that set you up for failure; this is the first program I have seen that promotes a lifestyle change that anyone can live with." --David R. Pearson, Ph.D., director of the strength-research laboratory at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana

Finally, a diet that's focused on what you can eat, not what you can't! The Abs Diet isn't just about aesthetics, though. You'll look good, but you'll feel great -- and you'll succeed at last! The Abs Diet addresses the reality of people's everyday lives and shows them how to improve their health through smart eating and exercise." --Heidi Skolnik, R.D., staff nutritionist for the New York Giants

"Clear, crisp, refreshingly sensible, and as entertaining as it is enlightening, The Abs Diet will reward its readers handsomely. There are few 'diet books' that I am willing to endorse; I endorse this one enthusiastically. If you have an abdomen, get this book!" --David L. Katz, M.D., director of medical studies in public health at Yale University School of Medicine and director of the Yale Prevention Research Center

“I can’t argue with a book that encourages blueberries and spinach and discourages trans fats,” says Roberta Anding, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association and a Baylor College of Medicine nutritionist who is also team dietitian for the NFL’s Houston Texans. She believes most guys can relate to the format, and the food information is pretty solid.

Registered dietitian Jane Kirby, author of ‘Dieting for Dummies,’ agrees that the food plan is basically sound but thinks it overemphasizes the “magic” of the 12 power foods. “Whey protein [powder] and instant oatmeal are over-plugged,” she says. “But I guess you can’t spell ‘ABS DIET POWER’ without them.” She believes the 12 foods are all good but that “none are going to magically cause weight loss.” Yet readers shouldn’t miss the book’s peanut butter sandwich recipe, Kirby adds. “It incorporates three of the power foods, sounds delicious, and puts the whole anti-carbohydrate fad into perspective.”