I gladly spent the $90+ on this book just because the editors, Lonnie Lowery and Joey Antonio, have helped me so much over the past decade with my articles and books. They've been remarkably generous with their time and expertise, and they're both fun guys to hang out with as well. But even if they were they biggest jerks in academia this book would be a bargain. I'm just over halfway through, and already I can say it's saved me countless hours on PubMed.I say this despite the fact I was ready to shelve the book after I tried and failed to make any sense of the material in Chapter 2, which explains protein synthesis and breakdown. I picked a paragraph at random and read it aloud to a group of fitness and nutrition pros at a recent conference. One of the smartest nutrition researchers I know conceded he couldn't make heads or tails of it without stopping to look up most of the acronyms and abbreviations.I'm glad I kept reading, because the rest of the book is magnificent, and even Chapter 2 is probably a great resource for people who need to know the difference between eIF4E, eIF4G, and eIF4A, as well as the path mRNA takes to 43S liftoff. (At least, that's what I think the paragraph is about.)The chapters on protein sources, supplement research, weight control, and gender- and age-related issues are a gold mine of important information that's clearly explained, deeply resourced, and at times even slyly funny (like the Lucky Charms reference on page 180).If you're a fitness or nutrition professional, or a journalist like me who writes about those subjects, I can't imagine any single-topic book providing a better or more authoritative resource.