


Over the years, Smith has also written a small mountain of books bristling with titles like Shred: The Revolutionary Diet, Blast the Sugar Out!, Clean and Lean, and, just this past spring, Mind over Weight. In 2010, Barack Obama named Smith to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. “I love the pressure of live TV-you’re so alive there’s nothing like it,” he says. Instead he went to medical school-another longtime plan-and built a career (rather than a practice) as a television and radio medical correspondent and a nutrition expert for numerous networks and shows such as The View, VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, and The Rachel Ray Show, which he currently co-hosts.
