If anyone cares, my wife stumbled on the JJ Virgin diet, which seems to fall in line with what's written above by Smoke and others, and is intended to address a number of ills beyond weight to include joint pain and inflammation, night sweats (women), and more. Wife has a ground-down worn-out ankle from college shotputting and strict adherence to that diet is like magic. It does allow some quasi-starchy foods in moderation like brown rice and sweet potato, but is otherwise very meat/veg focused. Some interesting emphasis on various fats - canola isn't held in high regard, but coconut, palm and avocado oils are. Palm adds neat flavor and color to pan prepared foods.
