• The Perricone Diet was developed by Nicholas Perricone, a board-certified dermatologist. Perricone believes that micro-inflammationUniversity of Texas at Houston: Successful Luncheon Completes $1 Million Endowment(May 2005) is the cause of skin problems, aging and obesity.

• 1. Diet relies heavily on salmon
  2. Recommends nutritional supplements sold by Perricone
  3. Celebrity endorsement: Courtney CoxWebMD: The Perricone Promise

• Anti-Inflammatory Diet

  Perricone introduced his diet principles in 2001 with publication of The Wrinkle Cure, which maintained that this diet could prevent and reduce wrinkles.MedicineNet: The Wrinkle Cure: Nicholas Perricone, MD In 2002, The Perricone Prescription added the claim that an anti-inflammatory diet could decrease the likelihood of heart disease and cancer.Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program for Total Face and Body Rejuvenation The Perricone Promise focused on the diet's abilities to slow aging and improve mood.WebMD: The Perricone Promise He reissued the diet again in 2005, with The Perricone Weight Loss Diet, which promised weight loss without losing body tone.Amazon.com: The Perricone Weight-loss Diet

• Advanced Glycation End Products

  In 2007, Perricone released Ageless Face, Ageless Mind, which claimed that he had discovered the cause of age related memory loss — Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE)s — which can be fought by utilizing his anti-inflammatory diet. These AGEs, he maintains, are also a cause of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and wrinkles.Random House: Ageless Face, Ageless Mind

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  The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor for more information on the Perricone Diet.

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