Obesity is the greatest single preventable cause of death in the United States...yet 69% of Americans overweight, and 35% of Americans are obese. Three hundred and sixteen million people in the United States, watch television, movies, and ads proclaim that thin is in. But nutrition education isn't one of the three R's. So, health conscious, overweight Americans listen to any and all advice, no matter whether incomplete or totally erroneous, on how to make molehills out of their mountains. In fact, over 30,000 methods of weight control contribute to the multi-billion dollar diet industry....

Obesity is the greatest single preventable cause of death in the United States...yet 69% of Americans overweight, and 35% of Americans are obese. Three hundred and sixteen million people in the United States, watch television, movies, and ads proclaim that thin is in. But nutrition education isn't one of the three R's. So, health conscious, overweight Americans listen to any and all advice, no matter whether incomplete or totally erroneous, on how to make molehills out of their mountains. In fact, over 30,000 methods of weight control contribute to the multi-billion dollar diet industry....