Rodney Ohebsion 73% of diet books lead off with the author making it abundantly clear that he has massive amounts of credibility and legitimacy and science and what not—and then at some point, that “credible” author lays down a bunch of “scientific” dieting...
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Rodney Ohebsion 73% of diet books lead off with the author making it abundantly clear that he has massive amounts of credibility and legitimacy and science and what not—and then at some point, that “credible” author lays down a bunch of “scientific” dieting rules that sound like they belong in chapter 7 of Alice’s LSD-Fueled Adventures in Wonderland. Here’s how those diet books begin: “This is the right diet book for you and everyone else. After all--I am an intelligent, highly regarded expert who has helped 50,000 people lose over 1,000,000 pounds--including my Aunt Agnes, who as you can see in these before and after photos, can now fit in a size 4 dress.” Then the author spends a hundred pages describing his brilliant, revolutionary, scientific breakthrough on weight loss. And he follows that up with his sensible, step-by-step instructions on how to lose 22 pounds in 28 days: “First take your weight, then divide that number by the circumference of your waist, then divide that number
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