The Obesity Code
Why you ve never been able to lose weight, and how that can change now Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong Weight gain and obesity are driven by hormones in everyone and only by understanding the effects of insulin and insulin resistance can we achieve lasting weight loss.In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition In addition to his five basic steps, a set of lifelong habits that will improve your health and control your insulin levels, Dr Fung explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin resistance and reach a healthy weight for good Fung zeroes in on why insulin resistance has become so prevalent and offers specific outside the box solutions that have emerged as the key to maximizing health Jimmy Moore, author, Keto Clarity and Cholesterol Clarity New Read [ The Obesity Code ] By [ Jason Fung ] – kino-fada.fr This is a fabulous book, probably the best diet health book that I ve ever read I ve been meaning to read this for a while, but there was a bit of a dread factor Honestly, I ve read so many diet and health books through the years, that I needed yet another one like I need a drill through my head I thought that this would be boring and that I would simply skip to the part where he tells us what to do I was pleasantly surprised that I didn t find it boring at all It was written clearly and or This is a fabulous book, probably the best diet health book that I ve ever read I ve been meaning to read this for a while, but there was a bit of a dread factor Honestly, I ve read so many diet and health books through the years, that I needed yet another one like I need a drill through my head I thought that this would be boring and that I would simply skip to the part where he tells us what to do I was pleasantly surprised that I didn t find it boring at all It was written clearly and organized in a very user friendly way Finally, a book with advice that makes sense Eating less and movingmay work temporarily, but so many, myself included, struggle endlessly with keeping that weigh...Terrible title, great book The focus is changing your habits to reduce insulin output and insulin resistance in order to eliminate or modulate Type 2 diabetes metabolic syndrome Losing weight can play an important role in this The author a physician provides loads of data and studies that refute the carbs are great,...I know a lot about dieting having done it for most of my life I know that calorie counting does lead to yo yo weight management and yet it is often the only option Recently, I lost 25 lbs going back to Weight Watchers and now I am in the inevitable plateau with a few pounds creeping back up This book was long, drawn out, and logical If it hadn t been I might have rejected the ideas Dr Fung promoted, especially the idea of intermittent fasting, something I have not been willing to think abou I know a lot about dieting having done it for most of my life I know that calorie counting does lead to yo yo weight management and yet it is often the only option Recently, I lost 25 lbs going back to Weight Watchers and now I am in the inevitable plateau with a few pounds creeping back up This book was long, drawn out, and logical If it hadn t been I might have rejected the ideas Dr Fung promoted, especially the idea of intermittent fasting, something I have not been willing to think about until lately I appreciated the way this book brought together so many different options It made me really see that it must be a lifestyle change, but that can only happen under certain circumstances It can t be a lifestyle of constantly fighting against yourself Now comes the real test of the book Can I do it We had a wedding this weekend with another one coming up in November I am going to try intermittent fasting until the...I m not at all sure how to rate this book Overall, I think his argument that chronically high insulin levels cause obesity is probably true But there are some logical gymnastics involved in this book, too There was a lot of assertion that calories don t matter and calories in calories out is wrong But getting rid of snacks, as Fung suggests, will, for most people, automatically reduce calories Replacing a piece of white bread and butter at dinner with steamed broccoli Lower calories F I m not at all sure how to rate this book Overall, I think his argument that chronically high insulin levels cause obesity is probably true But there are some logical gymnastics involved in this book, too There was a lot of assertion that calories don t matter and calories in calories ...Don t let the title of this book put you off, it s not a diet book I typically don t read diet books because diets are pointless we all know that.More precisely as pointed out in the book , all diets work at first and then one plateaus and then the weight comes back On top of that, now you ve lowered your metabolism because you pissed off your body, because it was perfectly happy at the weight it was, so it increased your hunger and lowered your metabolism to get back to it s happy place Don t let the title of this book put you off, it s not a diet book I typically don t read diet books because diets are pointless we all know that.More precisely as pointed out in the book , all diets work at first and then one plateaus and then the weight comes back On top of that, now you ve lowered your metabolism because you pissed off your body, because it was perfectly happy at the weight it was, so it increased your hunger and lowered your metabolism to get back to it s happy place and then some Now you do the whole diet game once again.reduce calories, reduce carbs, reduce, reduce, reduce and so, your metabolism is reduced once again...Unfortunately saddled with a poor title, The Obesity Code is not shilling some new fad diet or weight loss program In fact, this reader friendly, direct, and humorous book addresses the very serious problems with insulin resistance that so many who eat a western diet high in refined grains and sugar are plagued with A trained nephrologist, Jason Fung has extensive knowledge based on years of experience with patients whose kidney failure and obesity were brought on by Type 2 diabetes Obesity Unfortunately saddled with a poor title, The Obesity Code is not shilling some new fad diet or weight loss program In fact, this reader friendly, direct, and humorous book addresses the very serious problems with insulin resistance that so many who eat a western diet high in refined grains and sugar are plagued with A trained nephrologist, Jason Fung has extensive knowledge based on years of experience with patients whose kidney failure and obesity were brought on by Type 2 diabetes Obesity and insulin regulation problems are, he says, decades in the making Therefore Fung s book isn t just one for fat people or diabetics it is a book with genuine relevance for those of us who have been blithely and ignorantly eating a diet that slowly sometimes even rapidly compromises our health.We ve all be...The best diet book ever I ve readdiet books than I know what to do with here is why this book is the best 1 It explains why calorie restriction doesn t work.2 It explains why over eating doesn t cause you to gain weight.3 It explains in simple terms why we get fat.4 It s a whole lifestyle approach to losing weight.5 It doesn t tell you one diet is better than another, but it tells you exactly why most diets work but for only about 6 months.6 Then, it tells you what to do to avoid pla The best diet book ever I ve readdiet books than I know what to do with here is why this book is the best 1 It explains why calorie restriction doesn t work.2 It explains why over eating doesn t cause you...5 So this review covers like 2 3 of the book I m getting kinda lazy at the end here I got bored so I skimmed the actual weight loss advice at the end This book is probably the best non fiction I ve read so far The first 2 3 of the book is mostly about things you shouldn t do to lose weight weight loss myths and it s like reading plot twist after plot twist because ...I had just finished watching Jason Fung s six part video series, The Etiology of Obesity on YouTube, and it crystallized a lot of what I ve learned over the years regarding hormones and weight loss gain, so I thought I d pick up the book and see what else he had to say.Well, honestly, most of the stuff he talks about in the book is in the videos which I sort of figured , so you don t really need the book, though it s nice to have aconvenient reference than twitching through YouTube.I used I had just finished watching Jason Fung s six part video series, The Etiology of Obesity on YouTube, and it crystallized a lot of what I ve learned over the years regarding hormones and weight loss gain, so I thought I d pick up the book and see what else he had to say.Well, honestly, most ...Dr Fung does a nice job critiquing the nonsense we were all taught for 50 years about calories and cholesterol, etc Unfortunately, he seems to have hoisted himself on his own petard He lambastes others for recommending things that are not evidence based, but then his big advice is to fast, whereas the evidence indicates that fasting doesn t work any better than calorie restriction s a shame Fung went out on a limb like that, because he does explain Dr Fung does a nice job critiquing the nonsense we were all taught for 50 years about calories and cholesterol, etc Unfortunately, he seems to have hoisted himself on his own petard He lambastes others for recommending things...
- English
- 18 February 2017 Jason Fung
- Paperback
- 328 pages
- 1771641258
- Jason Fung
- The Obesity Code