DeShond Barnes wrote Counteract the Fat by compiling & utilizing research findings made by scientists at various institutions & published in medical journals. DeShond has exercised extreme discipline & commitment to good health by reading nutrition facts labels & consuming a daily diet containing an average of 100% of the recommended dietary allowance for fiber, antioxidants & other essential nutrients 7 days per week, 365 days per year, year after year since November 1999. This has allowed DeShond to maintain excellent blood cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure & body weight without having to avoid junk foods. DeShond is the only member of the family to practice such healthful habits… & the only member of the family to maintain such excellent health. DeShond possesses a degree of discipline & commitment that you might not think is humanly possible! DeShond conducts frequent Counteract the Fat seminars at local Y.M.C.A.’s & public libraries in northern Illinois.