Drawing on the latest evidence about nutrition, metabolism, and hunger, an easy-to-follow weight loss plan places emphasis on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet while explaining how weight is lost and gained.

### About the Author

**John McDougall, M.D**., is the author of many previous books, including **The McDougall Program, The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss**, and **The New McDougall Cookbook**. He is the founder and director of the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in Napa Valley, California, and has a nationally syndicated television show as well as a weekly radio program.  He has also been featured in the book and movie *Forks Over Knives*.  He lives in Santa Rosa, California.