"In The Science of Skinny Dee McCaffrey shared the plan that helped her to lose more than 100 pounds and to keep it off for 20 years. It's a plan she developed in seemingly odd place: the chemistry lab. As an organic chemist, Dee would often test chemicals for toxins. One day in the lab, she noticed that some of the chemicals she was testing had the same names as some of the ingredients listed on her favorite boxed cake mix. More research lead her to a new career--and a new healthy path. Dee developed aneating plan that's not a diet; rather it's a way of eating that is healthy and satisfying--one that eliminates processed foods and all the junk that's in them--and is based on a few very simple rules: eat foods in their closest to natural form and avoid refined foods, artificial sweeteners, and chemical additives. This will not only help you to lose weight, it will also help remedy many of the diseases that are exacerbated by the Standard American Diet"-- Read Less