Includes bibliographical references and index.

I did everything right and (almost) died anyway -- The metabolic lie: Metabolism is just the body's way of digesting food -- The obesity lie: To lose weight, just exercise more and eat less.

"In Lies I Taught in Medical School, Robert Lufkin, MD, explains that metabolic dysfunction is the common underlying cause of most chronic diseases that has been overlooked for decades, providing the tools needed to prevent and reverse them in ourselves. He draws on expansive, peer-reviewed evidence, proving that standard medical recommendations are killing us"-- Provided by publisher.