Can Go Green Get Lean help you lose 9 pounds in two weeks? Sounds similar to a wish some people have of losing 10 pounds in a few days or as much as 20 pounds in 1 month, right?

It would be very nice if Go Green Get Lean could help people lose 9 pounds in just two weeks, but it means that you would need to lose weight at a rate of 4.5 pounds per week for two consecutive weeks, which is more than double of a more reasonable and widely accepted standard of 2 pounds per week.

Go Green Get Lean is based on the premise that you can lose weight and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. Kate Geagan, author of Go Green Get Lean, an award-winning dietitian, says the amount of fossil fuels needed for the typical American diet is now greater than the energy that food itself provides considering the production, processing, packaging, and transportation involved.

L-e-a-n stands for local, energy, avoiding animal products, and need (”is this food critical to my health?”). Of course, this whole idea of avoiding animal products and losing weight by following what she describes as “the ultimate low-carbon footprint diet” sounds like a crazy vegan talk.

Personally, I do not like when people mix such subjects as dieting or weight loss with what sounds like an environmental activism with just a dash of guilt. But if you happened to believe in what can be described as an eco-friendly diet, this book is for you. [via Taste for Life]