Acknowledgments This book is dedicated to my family, in partic u lar to my best friend, expert critic, and lovely sister Dr. Maureen Waine and to my wonderful brother- in-law Dr. Eric Waine. We have all struggled with weight together. Many willing minds have helped me along the way—both expert patients and expert clinicians. Thank you all. Here are just a few whom I can name: Natalie O’Dea, who helped me find the first ingredients, and Samantha Joel, a talented chef who taught me to cook up any number of different weight-loss diets. Of course, there is always a support team— Professors Monika Thomas and Michael Kidd, Dr. Inge Okkes, Chris Moller, and Joan Fitzhenry—who never lost faith in my abilities. Special thanks to Professor Julie Silver, who gave me the skills to write such a complex book, and to Debbie Carvalko, the most wonderful editor a writer could have, and to the production team: Bridget Austiguy-Preschel, Nitesh Sharma, and Fred Dahl.