Weight loss is possible with the straightforward new health guide Morbid Obesity: The Real Skinny.

Written by Dr. Nick Nicholson, one of the country's leading experts on obesity, and B. A. Blackwood, this easy-to-read handbook helps patients cope with the often perplexing diagnosis of morbid obesity.

Many patients who hear such a diagnosis are sent home without any concrete idea of what it all means, what their next step should be, or what treatment options exist that improve their chances for success.

And while many doctors hand out medications to treat...