Dr. Siegal’s Direct Nutritionals, LLC, worldwide distributor of the venerable Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET(R) hunger-busting cookies and shake mixes and the operator of web site CookieDiet.com (http://www.CookieDiet.com), today announced that it is featured in the cover story of the current issue of People magazine. The story (http://tinyurl.com/ay7rt6) profiles six men and women who have lost half their weight, a total of nearly 1,000 pounds.

Among the newly-svelte participants is Josie Raper of Phoenix, Arizona, who went from 240 to just 119 lbs. by using Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET(R) foods to control her hunger and help her stick to a reduced-calorie diet.

Steak ‘n eggs: Good or bad for weight loss?

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There has been much hysteria pro and con the Atkins-type weight-loss regime, with the low-cal/lo fat and portion control camp screaming that red meat and eggs are dangerous.

In a recent weight loss study Atkins folks sponsored, plant-based diet supporters gleefully point out that participants were being apparently counseled “to choose vegetarian sources of fat and protein.”