Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite
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Summary
The Sunday Times bestseller that explains the new science behind weight loss and how we can get in shape without counting calories。
'A compelling look at the science of appetite and metabolism' Vogue
'This book tells us the truth about weight loss' Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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We've all heard the golden rule: eat less， exercise more and you'll lose weight。 But what if it isn't that simple？
For over two decades， weight loss surgeon Dr Andrew Jenkinson has treated thousands of people who have become trapped in the endless cycle of dieting。 Why We Eat （Too Much）， combines case studies from his practice and the new science of metabolism to illuminate how our appetite really works。
Debunking myths of about body and systematically explaining why dieting is counter-productive， this unflinching book investigates every aspect of nutrition: from the 'set weight point' that is unique to all of us， to good and bad fats， and from how genes impact our weight to how our hormones are affected after a diet ends。
With a new chapter about the link between obesity and COVID-19， this incredible book will help you understand your body better than ever before。
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'Articulate， clear， a joy to read， this is a book that really needed written' Joanna Blythman， author of Swallow This
'Highly persuasive 。 。 。 a radical approach to weight loss' Sunday Times
'Debunks the myths around dieting and weight-loss' Telegraph
'A compelling look at the science of appetite and metabolism' Vogue
'This book tells us the truth about weight loss' Dr Rangan Chatterjee
_______________
We've all heard the golden rule: eat less， exercise more and you'll lose weight。 But what if it isn't that simple？
For over two decades， weight loss surgeon Dr Andrew Jenkinson has treated thousands of people who have become trapped in the endless cycle of dieting。 Why We Eat （Too Much）， combines case studies from his practice and the new science of metabolism to illuminate how our appetite really works。
Debunking myths of about body and systematically explaining why dieting is counter-productive， this unflinching book investigates every aspect of nutrition: from the 'set weight point' that is unique to all of us， to good and bad fats， and from how genes impact our weight to how our hormones are affected after a diet ends。
With a new chapter about the link between obesity and COVID-19， this incredible book will help you understand your body better than ever before。
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'Articulate， clear， a joy to read， this is a book that really needed written' Joanna Blythman， author of Swallow This
'Highly persuasive 。 。 。 a radical approach to weight loss' Sunday Times
'Debunks the myths around dieting and weight-loss' Telegraph
Reviews
Jamie Sutherland
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A refreshing view on body weight and "dieting"。 Not difficult to understand， well written。 A refreshing view on body weight and "dieting"。 Not difficult to understand， well written。 。。。more
Joy
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Not the book for everyone as it tries to cover so much ground， from the history of food and cooking， to biochemistry （lots）， critique of healthy eating guidelines， epidemiological studies of obesity in different cultures and its causes， dietary and lifestyle advice。 The average reader is not likely to have an interest in all of these （or the necessary background knowledge to understand all of it， although it is aimed at a lay audience）。But I am not the average reader as I did a degree in Dieteti Not the book for everyone as it tries to cover so much ground， from the history of food and cooking， to biochemistry （lots）， critique of healthy eating guidelines， epidemiological studies of obesity in different cultures and its causes， dietary and lifestyle advice。 The average reader is not likely to have an interest in all of these （or the necessary background knowledge to understand all of it， although it is aimed at a lay audience）。But I am not the average reader as I did a degree in Dietetics back in the 1980s， so I am both reasonable well educated in these subjects， and sufficiently interested in all of them to want to hear what he has to say。 And Wow I thought it was pretty amazing。 Certainly made me rethink a few things based on the evidence he produces。 And the idea of homeostasis for body weight， and the 'set point' idea， were interesting concepts that I di not recall meeting in depth before。So for anyone with an interest in nutrition， this is a great book。 Would like to have had something like this to read when I was a student！！ 。。。more
Elysia Marrs
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I think everyone should read this book。 The information in this book is supported and explained by scientific studies。 It explains how the nutrition industry can cause some scientific studies to be biased and presents and explains information from an unbiased point of view。 There seems to be so many misconceptions about food and the diet these days， because there is so much false information floating around that is easy for a lot of people to believe。 I think if people read this book it would cl I think everyone should read this book。 The information in this book is supported and explained by scientific studies。 It explains how the nutrition industry can cause some scientific studies to be biased and presents and explains information from an unbiased point of view。 There seems to be so many misconceptions about food and the diet these days， because there is so much false information floating around that is easy for a lot of people to believe。 I think if people read this book it would clear up a lot of misconceptions。 The book is also very interesting and thought provoking。 。。。more
Adrian Buck
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Nutrition is a young science， most of its research is statistical in nature， and because it studies humans not lab rats， the most reliable statistical methods can't be applied （unless they use prisoners）。 This methodological limitation explains why so much nonsense and confusion is presented as nutritional science。 The best part of this book is that is eschews statistics nearly altogether， and presents the underlying physiological mechanisms that control human appetite。 This was very refreshing。 Nutrition is a young science， most of its research is statistical in nature， and because it studies humans not lab rats， the most reliable statistical methods can't be applied （unless they use prisoners）。 This methodological limitation explains why so much nonsense and confusion is presented as nutritional science。 The best part of this book is that is eschews statistics nearly altogether， and presents the underlying physiological mechanisms that control human appetite。 This was very refreshing。 The worst thing about the book is that he loses sight of the statistics that describe the broader health and environmental contexts in which these mechanisms operate。 That was very disturbing。 The new science for me was leptin。 Body fat is not just a passive store of energy。 Body fat is a organ that releases a hormone， leptin， which the hypothalamus （a small organ below the brain） detects in the blood and uses to control appetite: more fat， more leptin， less appetite。 Jenkinson argues that something has gone terribly wrong with the operation of the appetite regulating function of the hypothalamus since the 1980s。 He points his finger at bad nutritional science， and food producers。 The bad nutritional science is the 'diet-heart' hypothesis， the idea that a fat-rich diet causes heart disease。 He argues the statistical evidence supporting the diet-heart hypothesis didn't control adequately for smoking， and that smoking was the real cause of the shocking increase of heart-disease in the mid-twentieth century， not increased consumption of fat。 Having just worked painfully worked through the establishment of smoking as a cause of lung cancer in The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect I can't say I'm surprised。 But I feel I would need to read a book by a cardiologist rather than a bariatric surgeon to be convinced or otherwise on this matter。 To a man with a hammer， everything looks like a nail: and Jenkinson takes his hammer （leptin） not only to the diet-heart hypothesis， but the processed food industry and alternate nutritional theories。The food industry reacted to the establishment of the diet-heart hypothesis as the medical consensus by producing 'low-fat' products for the health conscious consumer。 This was achieved two ways; by substituting sugar for fat， and by replacing unhealthy saturated animal fat with 'healthier' unsaturated plant fat。 Replacing sugar with fat leads to obesity， because the hypothalamus uses the same receptors to detect both glucose and leptin in the blood。 Increasing glucose in the blood meant fewer receptors were available to detect leptin and vice versa。 This overload lead to the breakdown of the appetite regulating mechanisms in the hypothalamus leaving people feeling hungry even when they were overfed。 This has lead to the massive increase in obesity and diabetes since the 1980s。 The substitution of animal fat for plant fat made this situation worse。 Plant fats derived from seeds （sunflower oil） have a much higher ratio of omega-six to omega-three fatty acids compared to animal fats which derive there fatty-acids from leaves and grass。 Human cell walls require a certain ratio of omega-six to omega-three， a sudden increase in the cell wall of omega six will result in inflammation。 This in turn produces 'THF-alpha' which again blocks the action the leptin in the hypothalamus， which causes obesity。 In addition the inflammation of the cell wall leads he suggests to a increase in cases of arthritis， allergies， asthma and IBS。 Brilliant though the discovery and description of this mechanism is， I was at this point longing for a statistic， an effect size。 Which is the more significant cause of obesity; sugar substitution of fat， or the replacement of animal fat with plant fat？ For Jenkinson it doesn't really matter， he believes we should eat at much animal fat as we can， eschewing the need for low-fat or healthy-fat food all together。 Everything is a nail， right？ No， it's not， our world is also pinned together with screws， and glue， and all sorts of other fastenings。。。and somehow it's structure has to stand， the multifarious effects of all its parts have to work together。I've made two changes to my diet this year。 I've given up eating dairy， beef and lamb。 Dairy because my vegan teenage daughter has finally persuaded me that modern milk production is intolerably cruel。 Beef and lamb because their production swallows an inordinate amount of the world's land， and I prefer access to uncultivated land over access to roast meat。 These kind of issues don't enter into Jenkinson's calculations - he has no calculations。 There is some discussion of modern farming， and how the replacement of grass with seed based animal feeds has impacted the balance of omega-three with omega-six。 But he doesn't seem to recognise that switching back to grass feeding of cattle will lead to a 35% increase in the land used to produce beef， and in any case he wants us to eat as much as we can stomach。 He may not like the food industry， but the food industry does deal with these kind of calculations， and is subject to the kind of consumer pressure that led to the ill-fated switch to low-fat diets in the first place。The other change is I've switched to a low sodium/high potassium diet。 I did this when I discovered that my low potassium consumption was responsible for my high blood pressure。 Jenkinson should be delighted， I've nearly completely given up bread （high 6， low 3）。 But I've done this because bread in Hungary is only available with a shockingly high level of sodium。 As a result my Vitamin E intake has collapsed， to increase that I've started cooking with Vitamin E rich sunflower oil - Jenkinson would be appalled。 The real world of food and nutrition is full of such trade-offs， which means no diet， even Jenkinson's neo-paleo diet offers everyone a magic bullet。 Obviously， as a bariatric surgeon Jenkinson is focused on obesity not hypertension， but I think he should make it clear who his diet is intended for， and not suggest it is a panacea for humanity。 The recommendations he makes could have serious environmental consequences， and be offensive to those who have chosen to limit their diets for ethical reasons。 。。。more
Trevor Twohig
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Very informative re why dieting is counter productive we should all read this book！
Slavomíra Nemčíková
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brilliant。 i've learnt so much about metabolism， food， and generally about what's been going on with my body weight/metabolism-wise because i didn't know enough and no one would explain。 very readable， too。 （i actually listened to it on audiobook but will definitely get a print copy to refer to and to lend to friends and family。） brilliant。 i've learnt so much about metabolism， food， and generally about what's been going on with my body weight/metabolism-wise because i didn't know enough and no one would explain。 very readable， too。 （i actually listened to it on audiobook but will definitely get a print copy to refer to and to lend to friends and family。） 。。。more
Isadora
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author puts across convincing arguments to explain the set-point theory of weight-loss。 Even though I've relied on Nadja Hermann's "Conquering Fat-logic" which presents scientific evidence that absolutely opposes this theory， I thought the explanations of the interplay of hormones such as Ghrelin and Leptin and Insulin very convincing and interesting。 The author uses a lot of metaphors and practical examples to illustrate his points。 However， I felt the writing was at times sloppy and possib The author puts across convincing arguments to explain the set-point theory of weight-loss。 Even though I've relied on Nadja Hermann's "Conquering Fat-logic" which presents scientific evidence that absolutely opposes this theory， I thought the explanations of the interplay of hormones such as Ghrelin and Leptin and Insulin very convincing and interesting。 The author uses a lot of metaphors and practical examples to illustrate his points。 However， I felt the writing was at times sloppy and possibly willfully dishonest。 While he does adhere to standards of scientific writing， he writes that humans descended from chimpanzees （no we did not， we have the same ancestors but that's not the same） and suggests that the figurine of the Venus of Willendorf is a sculpture of an actual person who lived at the time when it is commonly thought the voluptuous figurine represents a Goddess of Fertility and therefore has exaggerated features。 That's what I mean by sloppiness; it's not problematic but better editing would have prevented that。 The book by Nadja Hermann mentioned above did a much better job at looking into certain topics that Jenkinson evoked， too， especially the value of the BMI （the BMI is accurate for ppl who are not weight-lifters or pregnant; it will underestimate obesity rates in ppl who don't have much muscle mass （skinny-fat ppl） but not overestimate unless you actually are a heavy-weight lifter which holds true for 3 % of all men and 1 % of women）。 Jenkinson tells you that if you look fit， then you probably aren't overweight and that's that。 Also: When writing about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment， one should mention that the experiment was really not about dieting but about starvation， meaning that the food the participants received was very low in nutrients which is very different from going on a low calorie diet with a lot of nutrients。 This is also explained in the book by Nadja Hermann。 I didn't expect to find a book in 2020 that would actually recommend eating more meat and dairy without any restriction to replace refined wheat and processed products without warning against the health risks of these products （such as cancer risks， see "How not to die" by Dr。 Greger）。 I didn't expect to find a book in 2020 that would leave out wholegrain products as great resources of nutrients。 The authors warns against eating grains， but only ever talks about wheat products。 Never does he mention spelt， millet， oats， quinoa， amaranth - you name it， all those great wholegrain products。 He advises against the usage of plant oils but only ever focuses on a ridiculously small number of plant oils。 What about flaxseed oil？ Algae oil？ Same goes for seeds。 He advises against the use of "seeds" but never mentions chia seeds or flaxseeds as sources of omega 3。 In his appendix tables， he'll only mention a total of 4 different sorts of nuts。 Also， he doesn't really explicitly encourage people to balance out meals。 I was waiting for him to write about walnuts， which he did in the end， writing that the high amount of omega 6 in walnuts would render the omega 3 "useless"。 He gives the exact numbers for both nutrients in walnuts; when you calculate them， the ration is 1 （omega3）: 4，2 （omega6）。 Then again， the appendix tells you that you should aspire to eat products that have a omega3 to omega 6 ratio between 1:1 and 1:4。 So 1:4，2 is practically useless？ No hint at balancing it out in a meal is given？ My impression of this book is that the author really wants to make a point for eating as much meat and dairy as you like and not worrying about it， which is probably linked to the fact that he urgently wants to get rid of the theories surrounding saturated fats， cholesterol and health problems。 The single page he dedicates to vegetarianism and veganism opens with him considering the Massai and Inuit communities and explaining how they're not overweight bc they only eat animal products。 So are these good examples - communities that live in remote areas where they have no other choice than to rely on a carnivorous diet？ He does not consider overall physical health in these communities， longevity， growth etc。， he only considers obesity rates in communities that live on a carnivorous diet。 。。。more
Lisa Woodward
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Very interesting and I enjoyed learning the science behind fuelling。 I got irritated by switching between American and UK reference points。 The diet advice is very simple， not entirely explained （carbs when exercising）， and is similar to many of the diets that the author dismissed， ie low carb。
Amy Rollason
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Very interesting！ Huge focus on metabolism and how diets mess around with this， and why most people end up weighing more after a crash diet。
Sam
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Read this！
Romany
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Everyone is talking about the weight set-point。 Read this if you want to find out how to move it。
Anna Cibiniak
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This really scratched the itch I had for a good deep dive into nutrition and nutrition science。 Debunked a lot of nutrition myths and explained them。 I’m not really interested in any diet or nutrition plan supplied at the end of the book but damn it was so entertaining learning about the history and ins and outs of our food habits and nutrition through the ages。 I feel like this book is a good close to my weird recent food nutrition obsession。
Teresa
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Absolutely first rate。 Anyone thinking of going on a crash diet should definitely read it。 The first two parts are all science， which I thought might be a bit dull but was fascinating。 Gave me a better idea of how bodies work。 The third part is advice about diet - basically eat whole， fresh foods and avoid anything labelled low fat。
Maria
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This blew my mind， everyone should read it
Nadiahraini
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This book is such amazing！！ Many of us think that losing weight just with cutting the amount （calorie） in and increasing the energy out。 But rule of metabolism of our body not as simple as that， our body can adapt and causing changes in rate of metabolismThe better approach to get your body better is by lowering the weight set point， so you can maximazing your metabolism， suppresing the inflammatory process in body， and of course better healthThis book is to informing clearly， what is the proble This book is such amazing！！ Many of us think that losing weight just with cutting the amount （calorie） in and increasing the energy out。 But rule of metabolism of our body not as simple as that， our body can adapt and causing changes in rate of metabolismThe better approach to get your body better is by lowering the weight set point， so you can maximazing your metabolism， suppresing the inflammatory process in body， and of course better healthThis book is to informing clearly， what is the problem of this global epidemic of obesity and give you tips to get healthier。 This isn’t the diet book that giving you diet tips in short period time， but how to choose the right type of food for everyday meal in long term planning 。。。more
Nicola
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An incredibly interesting book on the science of metabolism， weight loss， obesity and the relationship between weight and the body。 It’s quite amazing how little doctors and medical professions are taught in this field， scraping together the bare minimum of essentials （which often gloss over incredibly important information） for them then to go on and best advice patients with their weight。 Enter this book！This book is a great compendium of metabolic science， covering a wide range of different t An incredibly interesting book on the science of metabolism， weight loss， obesity and the relationship between weight and the body。 It’s quite amazing how little doctors and medical professions are taught in this field， scraping together the bare minimum of essentials （which often gloss over incredibly important information） for them then to go on and best advice patients with their weight。 Enter this book！This book is a great compendium of metabolic science， covering a wide range of different topics， from genetics and epigenetics， weight history， hormones and predispositions with a few case studies to name a few。 I also liked the addition of the authors own experiences in his field。 There’s so much within this complicated field and still so much left to learn。 I think this book may be a pivotal turning point for many in an understanding of weight loss sciences and metabolism。 The book was informative and interesting， split up under sub headings within chapters to help break down information and present it to the reader in an easier to digest format。 I also liked the fact it had a summary at the end of each chapter to further cement the information learned。 I’m personally not interested in weight loss for myself however the science of metabolism and nutrition has always fascinated me， hence my reason for picking up and reading this book。 So I couldn’t comment on implementation for weight loss or following its recommended insights and advice but the book did really help in understanding of weight set point theory and how it applies to all sorts of people。 Why I seem to have a better time at maintaining my weight despite not calorie counting or actively dieting， with the book easy to apply to each individual reader。 Part 1 starts by explaining the science， I’m particularly fond of the authors coining of the word ‘metabology’， leading into part 2， looking further into nutrition， deficiencies， effects into part 3 applications of lowering your weight set point and implementing long term better habits。 I liked how the author included how nutritional scientific research is carried out and often undertaken and myths in the diet industry that are so widespread， and went a long way to disproving these myths。 Eg fat making you fat etc。。 The book had plenty of good nuggets of wisdom however， as a plant based eater （/ vegan）， a blanket statement to eat meat and diary and fish for health was not something I align with or could follow so the book wasn’t all inclusive in that respect。 However the science in this book on appetite and metabolism is great and an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Debs Longman
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A fascinating read， where the science makes logical sense。 Written in a way that is easy to understand。
Andrew Hodges
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This was an interesting book that made several new arguments， some of which were new to me。 The main point was that weight gain/loss does not equal calories in minus calories out。 Instead， we have a weight set-point， a point of equilibrium and appetite regulation is largely unconscious， fixed by the metabolic processes。 Western dietal changes over the past four decades （an increase in sugar and processed foods using grain-based oils） disrupt this set point and regulate it upwards for many。 The b This was an interesting book that made several new arguments， some of which were new to me。 The main point was that weight gain/loss does not equal calories in minus calories out。 Instead， we have a weight set-point， a point of equilibrium and appetite regulation is largely unconscious， fixed by the metabolic processes。 Western dietal changes over the past four decades （an increase in sugar and processed foods using grain-based oils） disrupt this set point and regulate it upwards for many。 The book was good at explaining science to a popular audience， and it offered a simple strategy to down-regulate your weight set-point。 I didn't like the evolutionary biology explanations so much。 Finally， the weight set-point is a concept that some scientists （including the author） support， but not everyone。 The basic message is to say no to dieting and focus on home cooked meals with few processed foods， less carbs （but not keto）， eat a protein-based breakfast， sleep well and do moderate exercise。 。。。more
Olivia Lee
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Fantastic read， very evidence based and insightful into our modern food and obesity crisis。
Janet
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Would give it 6 out of 5 if I could。
Jenny S
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The science is interesting and informative and Jenkinson is certainly persuasive in his idea of a 'set weight' and how it is disrupted by modern Western diets and lifestyle。 The final part - the great reveal - on how to adjust your set weight felt like an add-on。 It was very brief and relies upon digesting the appendix of tables in the back to confidently implement precise changes。 The other advice regarding exercise seems fairly obvious， while eating a full English breakfast seems less so。 Ther The science is interesting and informative and Jenkinson is certainly persuasive in his idea of a 'set weight' and how it is disrupted by modern Western diets and lifestyle。 The final part - the great reveal - on how to adjust your set weight felt like an add-on。 It was very brief and relies upon digesting the appendix of tables in the back to confidently implement precise changes。 The other advice regarding exercise seems fairly obvious， while eating a full English breakfast seems less so。 There is a good deal of discussion regarding the impacts upon the body's subconscious control of weight， hunger and digestion。 The author goes to much trouble to outline lots of examples - night working， executive jet-set travel， the French paradox - are all noted and explored。 However one glaring omission is menopause。 If you can include the disruption caused by hormonal changes in pregnancy and adolescence， why not mention perimenopause and menopause？ It happens to half the population and lasts until death。 So despite the empathy shown by the author for people with the disease there are some disappointing blind spots in his survey。 Overall， it felt like an interesting book on his thesis of the science of weight control with some advice tagged on at the end。 。。。more
BakaRena
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Sounded interesting at the beginning but in the end there are the same old advises。
Daneel Lynn
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其實書中的觀念在近年來也已經成為主流，只是透過簡化過的內分泌學講解人體脂肪和相關激素的運作機制，再以營養學角度洗刷膽固醇的汙名，把罪過歸咎給精製糖。之前沒看過的就是 omega-3 和 omega-6 的拮抗，告訴讀者別吃錯多元不飽和脂肪酸。所以第三部分講如何健康達成體重控制，就直接排除節食和生酮等選項，而強調健康飲食與生活習慣的養成。不過對我而言，恐怕去打聽那家高濃度魚油比較有口碑還實際一點。
Stephanie
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Really interesting book and i really appreciated the fresh look at weight loss and obesity。 The conclusions were a little bit daunting for me and whilst i appreciate where theyre coming from im not sure how sustainable they would be for me - but i am definitely going to take them into consideration。 The book was very scientific and factually supported whilst also being really easy to follow along and very "readable"。 Really interesting book and i really appreciated the fresh look at weight loss and obesity。 The conclusions were a little bit daunting for me and whilst i appreciate where theyre coming from im not sure how sustainable they would be for me - but i am definitely going to take them into consideration。 The book was very scientific and factually supported whilst also being really easy to follow along and very "readable"。 。。。more
Dee Urch
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Some new information on the way we eat in the modern world and a new way of looking at weight loss。 The first time I've heard of the concept of a 'natural weight' or 'weight set point' and why our methods of short-term weight loss dieting are just not working。 Some new information on the way we eat in the modern world and a new way of looking at weight loss。 The first time I've heard of the concept of a 'natural weight' or 'weight set point' and why our methods of short-term weight loss dieting are just not working。 。。。more
Ellie Cook
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Really good and very interesting。 The author fully explains his thinking and theories， sometimes overly， so it’s very compelling。 My main issue is the lack of specific， practical advice on what to eat: the advice is quite general and I’d have appreciated a list of good and bad foods。 Instead， I’m off to do my own research。
Scott Wells
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It gets a bit proud of its analogies and while pitching itself as an anti-diet book started acting like a diabetes diet book in the last third。 I feel like I've read much of this in other books。 It gets a bit proud of its analogies and while pitching itself as an anti-diet book started acting like a diabetes diet book in the last third。 I feel like I've read much of this in other books。 。。。more
Roland
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A real interesting book， and passionate narrative。 Even if at first glance， it may look like a traditional diet book， it is not。 The author never tells you to diet， it just tells you to eat well， yo eat fresh and to stop process foods， processed vegetable oil and glucose loaded foods。To remember:- BMR。 Is made of 70pc of unconscious energy consumption （body functions） 。 30pc conscious （moving to work， cook。。。）。 Ie: Someone like me consume 2000 calories a day， 1700 unconsciously。 300 consciously。 A real interesting book， and passionate narrative。 Even if at first glance， it may look like a traditional diet book， it is not。 The author never tells you to diet， it just tells you to eat well， yo eat fresh and to stop process foods， processed vegetable oil and glucose loaded foods。To remember:- BMR。 Is made of 70pc of unconscious energy consumption （body functions） 。 30pc conscious （moving to work， cook。。。）。 Ie: Someone like me consume 2000 calories a day， 1700 unconsciously。 300 consciously。- Body weight "setpoint" （or Centre point for some）。 Is a sort of psychological weight that your body wants to achieve。 When you are dieting you will raise this set-point resulting in a higher setpoint than previous to diet。- omega 3 & 6。 Ratio should be 1/4， but because of process food we achieve as high as 1/50。 Omega 3 is contained in leaves and algae and everything that eats it。 Omega 6 is contains in grains and cereals。 Omega 6 blocks some sort of hormone communication to enter the cell， and makes us hungry。 Omega 3， with us more flexible， doesn't have this side effect。 Having a better omega 3 ratio will improve hunger。- sugars trigger insulin （including all carbs）。 Insulin role is to park/store the sugar in the cells， so you have access to it in the future。 If not used， it will be converted in fat。 The problem is that after a while， you have no more sugar in your blood stream， and you are hungry。 You want yo eat， even though you have energy in your cells。 So， when eating sugars， you must exercise， or you will store it in fat！- and a lot more on: genetics， epigenetic， palio， keto， leptin， livers storage of energy。。。Overall， it is a great pop science， not dissimilar in the style as Sapiens， and Why do we sleep。。。Recommended。 。。。more
realtalkwithemina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very Interesting to find out more about the science of appetite。 A good read for sure， if you want to learn more about this topic， but but did not enjoy the last part of the book， encouraging to eat “healthy” foods such as dairy and meat。 As a plant based eater I obviously do not agree with that， but otherwise I enjoyed reading it。
Emma
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