Book excerpt: "Enough" by Dr. Ania Jastreboff and Oprah Winfrey
January 9, 2026 / 11:48 AM EST / CBS News
TL;DR
- Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Ania Jastreboff have co-authored a book titled "Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like To Be Free."
- The book explores the biology of obesity, offering a new approach to weight management.
- An excerpt highlights the story of a patient named Alice, who experienced self-blame and struggled with weight from childhood.
- Alice's mother implemented various diets, including a no-carb diet, which Alice found difficult to maintain.
- Despite trying 47 different diets and workout programs over thirty years, Alice was unable to sustain weight loss.
- Alice believed her weight regain was due to personal failure, unaware of the biological factors contributing to obesity.