9781422288498

Contents

Introduction / 7 1. What’s Obesity All About? An Overview / 9 2. Isn’t There Anything to Keep Me from Being So Hungry All the Time? / 31

3. Is There Anything That Changes How My Body Deals with Fat? / 39 4. Is There Anything I Can Use to Help Me Lose Weight Without Going to the Doctor? / 49 5. What About the Chemicals My Body Already Makes? / 59 6. What If the Medicine Isn’t Right for Me? / 71 7. Don’t I Have Other Choices? I Like My Small Intestine! / 81 8. What Else Is Left? / 89 Series Glossary of Key Terms / 98 Further Reading / 100 For More Information / 101 Index / 103 About the Author & the Consultant and Picture Credits / 104