What if everything you thought you knew about dieting was wrong? What if the so-called experts have been lying to you all these years? What if veggies and exercising were really just making you fat? There is a growing body of obesity research that suggests weight loss is counterintuitive. The Contrarian Diet turns dieting on its head by focusing on a diet rich in sugar, carbs, sodium, and fat. The low-fat, low-carb, and calorie counting diets born in the 60's and 70's are 40 to 50 years out of date. While disco music and bell bottom pants went out of style, somehow these wacky ideas about nutrition have stuck around. It's time for the modern diet. It's time for The Contrarian Diet. Lose weight eating ice cream, pizza, and candy. You have nothing to lose, but your waistline.