This is a great read for anyone, including medical professionals, who would like a handbook on weight management. The information in the book is invaluable as it focuses on the most important components of losing and maintaining weight, while offering a medically sound diet that one can stick to for a lifetime. The book covers metabolism, diets, exercise, weight loss medications, supplements, weight loss surgery, and habit transformation. Being based on medical evidence, it employs facts that are presented with an underlying humor which make it an easy and enjoyable read