Jonathan Bailor, a health-and-fitness researcher based in the Seattle area who analyzed more than 10,000 pages of academic research related to diet, exercise and weight loss for his book The Smarter Science of Slim: Scientific Proof, Fat Loss Facts (Aavia). www.JonathanBailor.com
There is a science to weight loss, but the facts often are obscured by the myths. For example, the calories-in,…