Today's diet and exercise schemes continue to fail us, but rather than dig deeper for real solutions, we seem content to pursue the next quick fix. The multibillion weight-loss industry preys on people's food and weight obsessions, fueling eating disorders in the process. "It's Time to EAT "challenges the status quo, addressing the core issues underlying disordered eating and serving up answers that can change your life.

Part memoir, part self-help guide, this book examines not only what drives some to the extremes of obesity and anorexia or bulimia, but also why more and more people...