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With endless weeks of winter stretching ahead of us, it’s easy enough for even the most dedicated health nuts to turn to the comforts of tempting treats. However, if you’re looking for an informative and health-conscious read, there are quite a few new titles which have officially hit the shelves this season. Here are four newly released diet books to read as you work on your nutrition goals for Winter 2016.

The Fully Raw Diet: 21 Days to Better Health, with Meal and Exercise Plans, Tips, and 75 Recipes by Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: In The Fully Raw Diet, the founder of the FullyRaw lifestyle brand and business shares a 21-day plan which follows the raw food vegan diet. Carrillo-Bucaram claims that eating raw will help followers of the diet lose extra pounds and increase their energy levels. Readers can also find recipes for menu staples like Spicy Mango Basil Salad and Yellow Squash Fettuccine Alfredo.

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The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods by Rocco DiSpirito, Harper Wave: This recent read by New York City-based chef and author Rocco DiSpirito explores the concept of negative calorie foods, which are fibre-rich, said to promote weight loss and may encourage a faster metabolism. The book invites readers to start a 10-day detox cleanse, and then jump into a 20-day meal plan. If you’re searching for appropriate meal ideas, DiSpirito also shares grocery shopping ideas and 75 recipes which utilize negative calorie foods like almonds, berries and celery.

The Hungry Girl Diet Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Mix-n-Match Meals & Snacks by Lisa Lillien, St. Martin’s Griffin: As the creator of the Hungry Girl brand and daily email service, New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Lillien is a foodie with an endless appetite. Her new cookbook features 200 balanced recipes which include lean protein and fresh produce, for a filling yet healthy menu that promotes weight loss.

The Half-diet Diet: The Guaranteed Weight-loss Program That Reboots Your Body, Mind, and Spirit for a Happier Life by Richard Eyre, Familius: In this book (which was released on January 12), author Richard Eyre explains his new weight loss program. Staying true to its name, the Half-Diet is partially a mental strategy and partially a dietary change. The diet consists of three levels, with Level One: The Physical Diet aims to help readers understand their bodies and appetites. Meanwhile, Level Two: The Mental Diet teaches the importance of mind over matter. As the final level, Level Three: The Spiritual Diet aims to bridge the worlds of spirituality, mental strength and the body’s physical presence.