answer:To be honest it appears to be just another one in a long list of fad diet books, here today, gone tomorrow if 3 TBS of olive oil per day is what it’s based upon. Sure, you may initially lose some weight only to have it return. Eating a well balanced diet high in plant material and low in refined carbohydrates combined with exercise doesn’t sound nearly as sexxy and doesn’t have a “gimmick” But it will produce more stable and lasting results. But it doesn’t sell nearly as many books.