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Samm Sinclair Baker (born in Paterson, New Jersey, July 29, 1909 – March 5, 1997) was the author/co-author of many how-to and self-help books, most notably ''
The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet The Scarsdale diet is a high-protein low-carbohydrate fad diet designed for weight loss created in the 1970s by Herman Tarnower, named for the town in New York where he practiced cardiology, described in the book ''The Complete Scarsdale Medical ...
'' which he co-authored with Dr.
Herman Tarnower Herman Tarnower (March 18, 1910 – March 10, 1980) was an American cardiologist and co-author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of the bestselling diet book ''The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet'' (1978), which promoted a high-protein low-carbohy ...
. He also co-authored four books with Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, including ''The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet''."Samm Sinclair Baker; Writer of Self-Help Books"
Retrieved December 20, 2019. Baker obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
. He was one of the original founders of Stern's Nurseries, developers of Miracle-Gro, and authored several books on gardening. Baker died in New York in 1997.


Selected publications

*''Miracle Gardening'' (1958) *''Miracle Gardening Encyclopedia'' (1961) *''The Doctor’s Quick Weight Loss Diet'' (with Irwin Stillman, 1967) *''The Doctor’s Quick Inches-Off Diet'' (with Irwin Stillman, 1969) *''The Doctor’s Quick Teen-Age Diet'' (with Irwin Stillman, 1971) *''Dr. Stillman’s 14-Day Shape-Up Program'' (with Irwin Stillman, 1974) *''
The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet The Scarsdale diet is a high-protein low-carbohydrate fad diet designed for weight loss created in the 1970s by Herman Tarnower, named for the town in New York where he practiced cardiology, described in the book ''The Complete Scarsdale Medical ...
'' (with
Herman Tarnower Herman Tarnower (March 18, 1910 – March 10, 1980) was an American cardiologist and co-author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of the bestselling diet book ''The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet'' (1978), which promoted a high-protein low-carbohy ...
, 1978) *''Delicious Quick-Trim Diet'' (1985)


References


External links


Samm S. Baker official web page maintained by his estate
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Samm Sinclair 1909 births 1997 deaths American health and wellness writers American self-help writers Diet food advocates Writers from Paterson, New Jersey 20th-century American non-fiction writers