Reveals the immense health and weight-loss benefits of a high-fat diet rich in eggs, nuts, oils, avocados, and other delicious super-foods. Hyman offers practical tools, meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists to help you lose weight and stay healthy for life."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- Part I : How Did We Get Into This Big, Fat Mess? -- The Demonization of Fat -- Fleshing Out Our Fear of Fat -- Part II : Separating Fat From Fiction -- Eating Fat Does Not Make You Fat! -- The Skinny on Fats -- The Surprising Truth About Fat and Heart Disease -- Vegetable Oils--A Slippery Subject -- Meat--Doesn't It Cause Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes? -- Controversial Foods - What's Good, What's Bad? -- The Bonus Benefits--Fat Makes You Smart, Sexy, and Happy -- Part III : The Eat Fat, Get Thin Plan -- What Should I Eat? -- About the Program -- Stage 1: Lay the Foundation -- Stage 2: The Eat Fat, Get Thin Plan -- Stage 3: Your Transition Plan -- Part IV : Eat Fat, Get Thin Cooking And Recipes -- Simple, Healthy Cooking 101 -- The Recipes -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Notes -- Index.