In Dieting, Magic Isn’t a Substitute for Science (nytimes.com)

Bastards - the "back" button in my browser just loads the page again, or does something equally useless.

People - don't do that. You'll confuse people who don't really what's going on, and those who do will get really annoyed. I'll certainly think twice before going to the NYTimes site again.

I love the thermodynamic school in dieting. If it works for a combustion engine, than it is a perfect model for the human body.