What the author of ‘Eat Fat, Get Thin’ eats — and avoids — every day

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May 22, 2017 6:54 PM

Dr. Mark Hyman, longtime health adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton, wrote "Eat Fat: Get Thin," which focuses on adding high-fat plant-based foods to your diet.

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In his book, " target="_blank"Eat Fat: Get Thin," Hyman recommends incorporating high-fat foods like salmon and olive oil into a diet focused around vegetables.

The author and doctor led former president Bill Clinton away from strict veganism more than a decade ago by encouraging him to sprinkle the occasional serving of fish and lean meat into his diet, according to the New York Times.

Hyman tells the Times his plan is further informed by his own struggles with weight — after failing to trim down on several types of popular low-fat, carb-heavy diets of the 1990s, he was encouraged to find a better solution. Here's a look at what Hyman eats today.

Keep as your cornerstone: Veggies, veggies, and more veggies

Hyman describes his current diet as "

Add to your bag: Nuts and seeds

Swap for margarine: Olive oil

Instead of red meat: Oily fish

Add to your diet: Avocados

(a mineral that helpsfolate (a key nutrient especially important to women who are or are hoping to get pregnant), fiber, and vitamins B, C, and E.

Still, like many of the other foods Hyman recommends, avocados are high in fat and calories — so it's best to swap them out for other foods you might normally eat rather than simply adding them to your daily regimen.

Cut back on: Refined carbs, like white bread or white rice

The reason Hyman likely advocates against eating too much white rice or bread is because these products have had their

Avoid or skip: Sweet fats, like full-fat fruit-flavored yogurt

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