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Author of the New Low Carb Diet ``Hamptons Diet'' Will Have Only Southern California Book Signing Today in Los Angeles.


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SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004

The Former Associate Medical Director of the Atkins Clinic

Will Be Available for Interviews Today

Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of the emerging new mega-diet, The Hamptons Diet, will make a special book signing appearance at Pure Foods Low Carb Market in Santa Monica today from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

The Hamptons Diet quickly became the number two diet book at Amazon.com in only its second week of availability. The headline of ads for the book read... "This Summer everyone will be leaving South Beach and going to the Hamptons!"

Dr. Fred Pescatore MD, former Associate Medical Director of the Atkins Clinic, created The Hamptons Diet as an evolution of both the Atkins and South Beach Diets, incorporating the latest science not included in either of those approaches. The Hamptons Diet is a unique melding of controlled carbohydrate carbohydrate, any member of a large class of chemical compounds that includes sugars, starches, cellulose, and related compounds. These compounds are produced naturally by green plants from carbon dioxide and water (see photosynthesis).  intake with the widely accepted Mediterranean diet Mediterranean diet Nutrition A diet that differs by country, characterized by ↑ consumption of olive oil, complex carbohydrates, vegetables, ↓ red meat. See Diet, Mediterranean diet pyramid. Cf Affluent diet.  and builds on a platform of Organic, minimally processed whole foods. And while dieters can lose weight just as quickly on The Hamptons Diet as on Atkins or South Beach, the overall focus on health and wellness and food quality sets it apart in providing a much better long term result.

The Hamptons Diet focuses on healthy carbohydrates Carbohydrates
Compounds, such as cellulose, sugar, and starch, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are a major part of the diets of people and other animals.

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carbohydrates,
n.
 coming from vegetables, whole grains and fruits while eliminating all refined carbohydrates. Further, it focuses on the healthiest fats with a predominance pre·dom·i·nance   also pre·dom·i·nan·cy
n.
The state or quality of being predominant; preponderance.

Noun 1. predominance - the state of being predominant over others
predomination, prepotency
 of monounsaturated fat monounsaturated fat A saturated fatty acid–ie, an alkyl chain fatty acid with one ethylenic–double bond between the carbons in the fatty acid chain. See Fatty acid, Saturated fatty acid; Cf Polyunsaturated fatty acid, Unsaturated fatty acid.  as found in The Hampton Diet's flagship food, Macadamia macadamia (măk'ədā`mēə), name for the nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, an evergreen tree native to Australia, but cultivated in Hawaii. The nuts, also called Queensland nuts, are eaten roasted or raw.  Nut Oil.

Pescatore's only LA book signing will be held today between 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at Pure Foods Low Carb Market, recently featured in Time Magazine. Pure Foods is located at 1820 Wilshire Blvd., at 18th Street in Santa Monica, Calif. News trucks can park in the rear of the store and run cable through the back door if you want to do a live shot for your evening news from the book signing.
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