Norvell’s The Oriental 7-Day Quick Weight-Off Diet (first published in 1975, revised edition 1978 by Prentice Hall) outlines a short-term weight-loss program based on vegetables, fruits, and grains. The book claims to achieve rapid results without hunger, presenting the diet as a blend of “oriental” principles and modern nutrition. It runs about 252 pages and was co-authored in later editions with John Heinerman.