You on a diet

More than a diet regimen, this book is a complete manual for total health and weight management -- For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting — and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. * Reveals how to achieve and maintain your ideal, healthy body size and stresses the importance of your waist size, not your weight * Learn about the body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems * Shows you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels interact biologically to determine body size * Packed full of quizzes, facts, myth busters, diet and exercise plans, recipes and two-week "rebooting" programs * Lists foods and supplements that fight fat, decrease your appetite and combat inflammation * Includes dieting tips and exercises designed to inform and help reduce weight .