Secrets from the eating lab : the science of weight loss, the myth of willpower, and why you should never diet again / Traci Mann, Ph.D.

New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.

xii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

First HarperWave paperback edition.

Part. 1. Why diets fail you. Diets don't work -- Why diets don't work: biology, stress, and forbidden fruit -- The myth of willpower -- part. 2. Why you are better off without the battle. Diets are bad for you -- Obesity is not a death sentence -- part. 3. How to reach your leanest livable weight (no willpower required). Lessons from a lean pig -- How to trick your friends into ignoring a cookie -- Don't call that apple healthy -- Know when to turn off your brain -- How to comfort an astronaut -- part. 4. Your weight is really not the point. Why to stop obsessing and be ok with your body -- The real reasons to exercise and strategies for sticking with it -- Final words: diet schmiet.

Includes bibliographical references and index.