This book covers all aspects of the problem of obesity. It is unique in that it combines education in exercise techniques, healthful eating, stress management and human physiology and biochemistry in one volume. It is also the first book ever to provide a completely flexible meal planner that uses the entire nutritional database as a substitution source.

Jeffrey Whitlow, M.D. has been a practicing physician for the last 20 years and has specialized in the treatment of obesity for the last 10 years. His clinic is presently engaged in the largest study of obesity and obesity treatment ever undertaken, involving over 7,000 patients and over 40,000 patient visits.