Based on the author's own research and his work with other leading weight-control specialists, this book offers a lifetime eating plan designed to help readers lose as much weight as they safely and realistically can and keep it off indefinitely. Contains new information on how the body develops and stores fat, how and why people lose and regain weight including the latest research on the impact of genetics, metabolism and psychology. The program helps readers learn how to eat, how to exercise, and how they can control their relationship with food for the rest of their lives.