I don't think many people believe there are "secrets" involved, but there are many factors which make sticking to a diet easier for people. The linked page tal

I don't think many people believe there are "secrets" involved, but there are many factors which make sticking to a diet easier for people. The linked page talks about this quite a bit - Trying to control for hunger, fullness, desire to eat, etc. "This was a randomized crossover, isocaloric and eucaloric study. That is, all patients did both arms of the study eating the same foods and the same calories and then compared against themselves. ... Those who restricted late-night eating had less desire to eat, but also less capacity to eat. They couldn’t eat more at night even if they wanted to. That’s amazing, because now we are working with our body to lose weight instead of constantly fighting it. " Respectfully, I'm not really sure I understand how your critique applies to this article?