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The Jury is Still Out on Dr. Phil

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What does Dr. Phil talk about in his weight loss book?

The Jury is Still Out on Dr. Phil

The Shape Up! Diet designed and promoted by psychologist Philip “Dr. Phil” McGraw was discontinued several years ago. In 2005, a group of dissatisfied dieters who attempted to sue Dr. Phil for fraud petitioned a California judge to allow them to expand their complaints into a national class action lawsuit, according to CNN.com.

Although the jury is still out on whether Dr. Phil is liable because dieters who attempted to follow his plan did not lose weight as promised, if you are interested in Dr. Phil's Diet plan ideas and his philosophies about weight loss, you can buy his book, "The Ultimate Weight Solution: The Seven Keys to Weight Loss Freedom."

In the book and its accompanying food guide, Dr. Phil endorses a sensible eating strategy that basically mirrors the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food pyramid, with a balance of high-fiber foods, whole grains, plenty vegetables, lean protein and healthy fats. His books include menu ideas and suggestions for ways to make choosing healthy foods easier.

But Dr. Phil's selling points are more psychological than physical. He endorses healthy thinking as well as healthy eating, and he devotes much of the book to the emotional aspects of unhealthy eating and being overweight and he suggests that depression is the root of weight problems for many people. If you want to explore the psychological reasons behind your weight problems, then this plan might be for you, but if you want more action and less introspection, you might want to look elsewhere for a diet plan.

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