"Bear in mind that everything is impermanent, including your extra weight."

So now. Whose book about food might that come from? Buddhist scholar and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. That's right, he's written a food book, "Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life," with Lilian Cheung of the Harvard School of Public Health.

I am certainly of the opinion that food is everything -- nourishment, history, culture, family, industry, career. So I guess it makes sense that he also is concerned with food and with what the authors call "a worldwide crisis" of obesity.

So, they write, being truly mindful about what we eat can "help us avoid the external cues that trap us, avoid mindless eating, and focus in on the practices that keep us healthy."