I don't particularly like the trend of the 'for dummies' series. And while this book isn't one of those, it has very similar aspects with tons of sidebars, weird and ugly diagrams and illustrations, and keyed highlight points. It's as if it's catering to an audience of idiots (oh that's right, it's almost in the series name) who won't pick up a book unless it has enough pictures. These readers seem to need a summary statement for every page. But I never understood the side bar idea. It just distracts you from the main content, and forces you to lose your place and makes it take even longer to get through the book.
As far as the content, it was surprisingly interesting to me up until chapter 11, discussing the biology of human weight gain, hormones and all. But after chapter 11 (the exercise chapter), the book starts talking about the psychological traps of real dieting -- which thankfully I've never done or had a need for. Probably it would be good for those who need to lose a lot of weight though.
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