The Secret of Permanent Weight Loss - Book review

Obesity is the plague of the new millennium. Since the beginning of the 20th century, obesity has claimed more lives than all wars, violent events and dictatorships combined, including World War I, World War II, genocides, civil wars, man-made famines and communism. The vast majority of our modern day diseases such as type-2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis and many others are closely related to obesity. The common feature of these ailments is that they are all lifestyle diseases and in many cases they can be prevented by simply adopting a healthy lifestyle.

Have you ever wondered, why there are fat doctors? Physicians treat all sorts of diseases; they are the experts on the physiology of the human body. However, despite their expertise, they can be just as obese as the rest of us. Did you ever think that we might have been given the wrong advice? How does mainstream medicine treat obesity? What kind of guidance were we given? Eat less, exercise more. Avoid fat, eat more fruits and vegetables. Count calories. Drink four glasses of milk every day. Eat six meals a day. Snack between meals. Take multivitamins and mineral supplements. It’s the perfect recipe for disaster, and people are just getting more and more obese every year.

This is not just a regular diet book, but a comprehensive study on the causes and treatment of obesity. Personally, I do not believe in dieting at all. Diets simply fail in the long run, all of them. Once the program is over, within a few months or a year, the pounds will gradually come back. In order to achieve long-lasting results, you need to completely change your lifestyle; a temporary fix is not enough. In this book, I will share with you the secret of permanent weight loss. Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many modern day ailments have the same underlying cause: an unhealthy lifestyle. If you treat the root of these conditions, you will not only get rid of the extra pounds, but you will also prevent most of our modern day lifestyle diseases.

This 327-page long book contains lots of useful background information related to obesity. It was meant to be a handbook on obesity or can also be used as a weight-loss manual if we focus on chapters 15, 22-39 and 41-53.

This book summarizes four years of my research. I have a Ph.D. degree in Nutrition Science. All my statements are backed with scientific evidence, see the Endnotes section. The weight-loss plans described in this book are not only scientifically proven, but I also tested them personally. I was the very first subject myself. In Chapter 52 you can read my story, how I managed to lose and keep off 55 pounds in total.

The book gives you a detailed practical guide on how to achieve your weight loss goals, how to keep your weight off permanently, and how to prevent most of our modern day lifestyle diseases.

I wish you best of luck on your weight loss journey and becoming a healthier person.

Thomas Torok, Ph.D.

Barrie, Ontario, Canada, 2020         Order book