The keys to successful weight loss have eluded millions of people worldwide. An alarming number of people are overweight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one third of adults in the U.S. are obese, and not one of the fifty states meets the nation s Healthy People 2010 goal to lower the prevalence of obesity to 15 percent. In Fast-Track Your Health, Dr. Mohammad A. Emran offers help to those who've had many unsuccessful weight-loss attempts or are looking for the knowledge that can lead them to success. Dr. Emran has included his personal experiences with patients and with his own family to illustrate the techniques for effective weight loss. Fast-Track Your Health will help you: * Identify the common factors shared by people who have succeeded in losing weight. * Avoid the common difficulties that can prevent weight loss. * Discover why it s best not to focus on any specific diet or type of exercise * Organize the process of weight loss and weight maintenance. * Maintain hope in spite of the problems you might have previously experienced.