“This book will help you feel better, lose weight, and make you as smart as Alex Trebek. Thanks to Lou I understand the connection between heart disease and blood sugar. Let Lou help how you think and eat. He might save your life as well.” —
David Letterman, from the Foreword
“What a thoughtful, respectful, and compassionate book for individuals who struggle with their weight. Dr. Aronne combines a rich understanding of the new science of weight control with more than 30 years of clinical wisdom. Not another diet book, this is a thorough and highly readable description of treatment options for individuals who seek to improve their weight, health, and well-being.” — Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D., Albert Stunkard Professor in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
“Finally here is a diet book from a bona fide obesity medicine specialist and the best one in the field. Dr Aronne explains his methods through state of the art science, and bench to bedside medicine. Not only does Dr. Aronne share his breakthroughs to weight loss and weight maintenance that comes from years of treating patients with this disease, but he also discusses when it is prudent to seek a specialist for medications and when it might be helpful to seek bariatric surgery. This is a must read for anyone who has struggled with weight problems because it will indeed save your life!” — Dr. Caroline Apovian, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director, Nutrition and Weight Management Center at Boston Medical Center and author of The Overnight Diet
“In an environment overwhelmed with conflicting advice and fad diets, Dr. Lou Aronne is a unique physician/scientist in the obesity field. He is very, very smart and is able to bring together actual scientifically-based knowledge with great compassion for his patients to effectively achieve weight control. Anyone with a problem controlling weight should listen, and listen well to his carefully reasoned advice. There is no one better!” — Richard N. Bergman, Ph.D., Director, Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Center and Editor, Obesity, 2007-2012