The Japan Diet: The Secret to Effective and Lasting Weight Loss

by Naomi Moriyama, William Doyle

Raised in Tokyo, author Naomi Moriyama first travelled to the West as a college student, and promptly gained 25 pounds eating a typical Western diet. Returning home for the holidays, she found that the weight melted off as she reverted to the healthy diet of her homeland. The experience inspired her first book Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat.

Healthy and effective, The Japan Diet is based on the traditional Japanese style of eating and is filled with over 40 simple, delicious recipes: satisfying soups, fresh vegetables, delicate grilled fish; mouthwatering meals that will keep you satisfied for longer. And with a 7-day Healthy Eating Plan built on the foundations of the Japanese diet, but based on ready meals, takeaway foods and convienence items from supermarkets, this book is also ideal for those dieters without the time to cook.

With clear, practical advice and handy shortcuts, this diet offers a fresh and easy approach to a healthier, slimmer lifestyle.

Genres: Nonfiction, Diets, Japan

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Naomi Moriyama is a Manhattan mom and author of “Secrets of the World’s Healthiest Children: Why Japanese Children Have the Longest, Healthiest Lives — and How Yours Can, Too” (translated into 8 languages so far), “Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen” (translated into 21 languages), and “The Japan Diet: 30 Days to a Slimmer You”. Naomi has served as Chief Marketing Consultant for Ralph Lauren Japan, as Director of Marketing at HBO in New York, and as Account Executive at Grey Advertising in Tokyo and New York. She grew up in Tokyo but now lives in New York City with her nine-year-old son and her husband and co-author, William Doyle.

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Reviews

[OxoNewbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

No groundbreaking insights though I did learn a few new things (e.g. soaking rice for 20 mins before cooking) and it's always good to have a reminder. The authors suggested reading a chapter a day which is good advice (I usually read it first thing in the day to set me up in the right frame of mind for the day). After reading this book, I will try to replace sugary cakes or biscuits with fruit for dessert and I am going to try to find some mugicha and give that a go instead of fizzy drinks. The authors are based in the USA but it was good that the book included references to the UK e.g. the healthy ranges in UK supermarkets. This book comes with a chapter on traditional recipes and an useful explanation on Japanese ingredients.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

For readers of Moriyama's prior book, Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat, much of this is old ground. Reminding us of the precepts of the japanese diet covered in her first tome, Moriyama adds more recipies to our repitoir and presents her philosophy with a plan for a more disiplined dietry regime. There is still a lot of useful advice and information to be gained however and considering that Moriyama is US/Japanese, its nice to see the effort was put in to provide local health statistics and supplier lists. No new revolutions since her last publication, but a welcome addition indeed.

[Shirley Simmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea of this book is that (1) "food should be enjoyed as close as possible to its, natural state with the minimum of artificial technique." The challenge is not how to cook but (2) "the ability to select fresh ingredients and enhance natural flavour is more important than cooking technique." (3) "What a cook must avoid is too much cooking. Japanese haute cuisine is based on the paradoxical cooking philosophy that the ideal way of cooking is not to cook."
The author of the book Naomi Moriyama shares her secret how to stay healthy!

[Tasneem · Rating 2 out of 5]

This diet book was okay. It didn't really inspire me, but I do agree with some of its priciples about eating more fish, green leafy vegetables and fruit. I did find it a bit too heavy on the concentration of carbohydrates though.
However, if I were to move to Japan [nothing is impossible] I shall most certainly follow a traditional Japanese food diet.

[Monika · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice primer on the fundamentals of the Japanese diet, but if you're looking for recipes, you'll find better elsewhere.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Japonska hrana ni samo suši. Marsikaj se lahko naučimo od njih. Obleka naredi človeka (=kar ješ to si)