Diet books are popular, just like always. The current faves are Drs. Atkins and Phil. The best diet is the one in which you eat fewer calories, but it's tough to sell that in a book. Greg Kritser's book "The Fat Land" is quoted in the story:
The very notion of self-control is anathema to the new generation of diet books. A diet - even a weight-loss diet - is no longer about limits to one's gratification.
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