long-term maintenance of weight loss with the TWD
has not been determined.General acceptance
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet became the
number-one bestselling book in Australia when it
appeared in 2005. Over 600,000 copies were sold in
the first year, making it the fastest-selling book ever in
that country. Since the diet is based on research from
Australia’s leading scientific agency and the books
were written by internationally known scientists,
many consumers have taken its advice very seriously.
The scientific team that performed the research was
awarded the 2005 CSIRO Research Achievement
Medal. However the popularity of the diet has been
primarily limited to Australia, in part because Aus-
tralians tend to eat higher amounts of protein, partic-
ularly meat.
Many people object to the amount of meat in the
TWD, from a health standpoint, from a cost stand-
point, and because of the environmental consequences
of producing large quantities of meat.Resources
BOOKS
Noakes, Manny and Peter Clifton.The CSIRO Total Well-
being Diet.New York: New American Library, 2005.
Noakes, Manny and Peter Clifton.The CSIRO Total Well-
being Diet Book 2.Camberwell, Australia: Penguin and
CSIRO, 2006.
PERIODICALS
‘CSIRO Diet Referred to PM.’The Age(January 8, 2006).
Available online:<http://www.theage.com.au/news/
national/csiro-diet-referred-to-pm/2006/01/08/
1136655079825.html>. Compares the CSIRO diet with
the Australian government’s recommendations.
Dennis, Carina. ‘Diet Book Attacked For Its High-Protein
Advice.’Nature438 (December 29, 2005): 1060-1061.
Minett, Dean. ‘Return to Basics.’Hospitality(September 1,
2005): 52. Testimonial for the TWD.
Noakes, M., J. B. Keogh, P. R. Foster, and P. M. Clifton.
‘Effect of an Energy-Restricted, High-Protein, Low-Fat
Diet Relative to a Conventional High-Carbohydrate,
Low-Fat Diet on Weight Loss, Body Composition,
Nutritional Status, and Markers of CardiovascularHealth in Obese Women.’American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition81 (June 2005): 1253-1254. Available online:
<http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/81/6/1298>.
The major study on which the TWD was based.
Papadakis, Mary. ‘Diet Health Fears.’Herald Sun(January
8, 2006). Available online:<http://www.vnv.org.au/
Articles/
CSIRODiet.htmndashDiet%20health%20fears>.
Scrinis, Gyorgy and Rosemary Stanton. ‘CSIRO’s Total
Wellbeing Diet: A Diet Thin on Science.’The Age
(August 29, 2005). Available online:<http://www
.theage.com.au/news/opinion/a-diet-thin-on-science/
2005/08/28/1125167551089.html>.
Stanton, Rosemary, Gyorgy Scrinis, and Stephen Luntz.
‘Total Wellbeing or TOO MUCH MEAT?/CSIRO
Responds.’Australasian Science26 (October 2005):
37–38.
OTHER
Costain, Lyndel. ‘The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Under
the Spotlight.’Weight Loss Resources, March 16, 2007.
<http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/csiro
_total_wellbeing_diet.htm>(March 23, 2007). Review
of the TWD.
CSIRO.The Total Wellbeing Diet, August 2003.<http://
http://www.csiro.au/proprietaryDocuments/MLA_diet.pdf>
(March 23, 2007). Booklet describing the TWD.
CSIRO Human Nutrition.High Protein Low Carbohydrate
Diets: Targeting Who Benefits, October 12, 2004.
<http://www.csiro.au/resources/pfkm.html>(March
23, 2007). A 33-slide downloadable Powerpoint pre-
sentation on the science behind the TWD.
ORGANIZATIONS
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organi-
zation (CSIRO). CSIRO Human Nutrition. P.O. Box
10041, Adelaide BC SA 5000, Australia. (61) 8-8305-
0607.<http://www.csiro.au/twd>.
Dieticians Association of Australia. 1/8 Phipps Close,
DEAKON ACT 2600, Australia. (02) 6282-9555.
<http://www.daa.asn.au>.
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition. Avalon House, 72
Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, Surrey, England
TW9 2JY. (020) 8614-7817.<http://www.ion.ac.uk>.
Weight Loss Resources, Ltd. Remus House, Woodston,
Peterborough, England, PE2 9JX. 01733 345592,
<http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk>.Margaret Alic, PhDCSIRO total wellbeing diet