The Obesity Code: the bestselling guide to unlocking the secrets of weight loss
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- Author：Jason Fung
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Summary
We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic， but despite being inundated with diet advice we are only getting fatter。 We count calories and exercise regularly， yet still the pounds won’t budge。 Why？
In this highly readable and provocative book， Dr Jason Fung sets out a groundbreaking new theory: that obesity is caused by our hormones， rather than a lack of self-control。
He reveals that overproduction of insulin in the body is the root cause of obesity and obesity-related illnesses including type 2 diabetes， and offers robust scientific evidence that reversing insulin resistance is the only way to lose weight in the long term。
It turns out that when we eat is just as important as what we eat， so in addition to his five basic steps — a set of life-long eating 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。
In this highly readable and provocative book， Dr Jason Fung sets out a groundbreaking new theory: that obesity is caused by our hormones， rather than a lack of self-control。
He reveals that overproduction of insulin in the body is the root cause of obesity and obesity-related illnesses including type 2 diabetes， and offers robust scientific evidence that reversing insulin resistance is the only way to lose weight in the long term。
It turns out that when we eat is just as important as what we eat， so in addition to his five basic steps — a set of life-long eating 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。
Reviews
Brooke Alison
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I plan to read this again and again—solid， logical advice with scientific explanations。 It upends the USDA food pyramid and shares basic and easy to execute strategies。 Highly recommend。 Some sections did get overly technical for me。 I listened to the book and that helped me get through those parts。
Elisabeth Hagadorn-webber
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While I enjoyed Dr。 Fung’s message， it felt like it took a long time to get to the main point。 Overall it was a valuable read， but I felt like it could have been structured better。 I really wanted to hear his thoughts on intermittent fasting but it took 90% of the book to get to that point。
Tauri Laane
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A lot of research， but presented in a fun way to listen。 Goes over many subjects and the author managed to cut my sugar intake。 It's been a week and the weight just drops off :D A lot of research， but presented in a fun way to listen。 Goes over many subjects and the author managed to cut my sugar intake。 It's been a week and the weight just drops off :D 。。。more
Rennie
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I’m not obese （not meant as humble brag！） just interested in the scientific mechanisms behind obesity， and especially related to diabetes and kidney failure。 This was such an accessible look at what goes on in those conditions and how it builds up over time。 Intermittent fasting appears to be key， and just anecdotally， the periods in my life when I intermittently fasted by accident （usually because of being busy with work） led to the biggest weight losses while I felt the best - the most energy， I’m not obese （not meant as humble brag！） just interested in the scientific mechanisms behind obesity， and especially related to diabetes and kidney failure。 This was such an accessible look at what goes on in those conditions and how it builds up over time。 Intermittent fasting appears to be key， and just anecdotally， the periods in my life when I intermittently fasted by accident （usually because of being busy with work） led to the biggest weight losses while I felt the best - the most energy， mental clarity， no diet-typical crankiness。 As he points out throughout， that tends to be the case。 And so much of what we’ve learned is total myth - that a big breakfast is a must， more frequent small meals are ideal， you’ll overeat after a fast and ruin the effects， it’ll screw with your metabolism， etc。 Too many of our long held but not scientifically sound beliefs have just been leading straight to insulin resistance， and that’s the big bad one we should avoid at all costs。 I did cringe a couple of times， once when he used the word “detoxify” （not a thing， and it misleads people to think that it is and that there’s something they should do to accomplish it， but I get what he means - that feeling after a fast of having washed out some of what’s gunking you up） and a few times when he leans too heavily on correlation as causation to make some points。 But he does say that there’s still a lot to learn， and there’s absolutely no arguing that insulin and cortisol cause weight gain。 So the good outweighs the bad by far。 He’s a perfect science communicator too， as this was clearly written and completely understandable in conveying those concepts。 Diet/weight loss books are not at all my thing but this doesn’t read like one - reads more like pop science - and really helpful in general。 。。。more
Camilog
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Simple and powerful。 I just hope it had landed earlier to my life
Bogdan
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Life changing
Mark Barnes
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I’m guessing that if everyone read this， obesity would disappear and life expectancy would increase。 Truly enlightening。
Negar abaszade
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همه کسایی که چاقن و سال‌ها رژیم و ورزش هیچ کار ویژه‌ای براشون نکرده باید این کتاب رو بخونن تا از شر بدترین احساسشون （لابد ایراد از منه که لاغر نمی‌شم） خلاص بشن 。 آدم‌های لاغر هم باید این کتاب رو بخونن بلکه تلنگری باشه براشون و درک کنن آدم‌هایی که چاقن نه تنبلن نه لزوما پرخور و نه بی‌اراده。خوندن این کتاب بهمون کمک می‌کنه که بدترین دشمن بدن انسان رو به خوبی بشناسیم。
Ruthwik
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This is probably my first book in this subject so I can't compare also I don't have any previous knowledge on this but according to me it went deep into why we get obese what are the reasons for this。 One of the interesting thing is how eat less work more failed so many times yet we still see it today is really interesting and at few points where the experiment for risk of some heart disease made me wonder if it's even legal to do it but they did so I guess there is some other way for it probabl This is probably my first book in this subject so I can't compare also I don't have any previous knowledge on this but according to me it went deep into why we get obese what are the reasons for this。 One of the interesting thing is how eat less work more failed so many times yet we still see it today is really interesting and at few points where the experiment for risk of some heart disease made me wonder if it's even legal to do it but they did so I guess there is some other way for it probably。Also if you want to read the book for advices well there are many but not generalized and also it doesn't give some set plan to follow rather it finds why this happens biologically and tries to arrive at a solution。I've learned a lot of things for sure I would recommend it。 。。。more
Ahmed Helmy
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A great book indeed！The author described in a simple words a whole lot of information about diet plans， myths about weight loss， effects of calories， proteins and carbohydrates to our body and he explained in details the reaction of the human body toward different kind of food， explained the importance of sleep， fast and working out， effect of different hormones in weight gain/loss process and described "scientifically" how the human body interact with food and emphasized the importance of inter A great book indeed！The author described in a simple words a whole lot of information about diet plans， myths about weight loss， effects of calories， proteins and carbohydrates to our body and he explained in details the reaction of the human body toward different kind of food， explained the importance of sleep， fast and working out， effect of different hormones in weight gain/loss process and described "scientifically" how the human body interact with food and emphasized the importance of intermittent fasting。 Highly recommended for everyone！ 。。。more
Kris
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Good all-around book built on scientific studies。Much talk about insulin and insulin resistance。 I was personally interested because I think this sort of thing has an impact AND I think that intermittent fasting （as he suggests） would be an easy and effective way for me to eat （or not eat， as the case may be。。。） going forward。
Casey
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Absolutely brilliant。 Life changing。 Several “aha” moments。
Sarah
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Really interesting。 The title does not do it justice。
Paula Barker
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Great lessons of the American food industry。 Interesting thesis on calories vs carbs。
Andrew Sadler
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I am a huge fan of Jason Fung and this is his best work。 His writing is very clear， entertaining and educational。
Jennifer
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4。5 stars。 We'll see if it works。。。 4。5 stars。 We'll see if it works。。。 。。。more
Venus
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This book was FASCINATING！ I feel like I learned so much; at times it was a bit too "sciency，" but it was all very interesting。 The book was about the science of obesity and the science of eating and how food interacts with your body。 It wasn't about selling a fad diet。 I really liked reading this book。 This book was FASCINATING！ I feel like I learned so much; at times it was a bit too "sciency，" but it was all very interesting。 The book was about the science of obesity and the science of eating and how food interacts with your body。 It wasn't about selling a fad diet。 I really liked reading this book。 。。。more
Allison Foster
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Great book 📚 eye opening， inspiring
Katherine Coble
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I checked this out of the library but I think I will end up purchasing it。 Unlike fad diet books which try to sell the reader a new and branded concoction this is a work of pure scholarship， designed to unravel the medical causes and subsequent treatments for obesity。 Fung presents centuries of research and data in a way accessible to the average reader。 As a newly-diagnosed LADA （Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Adult Onset） patient I came to this book with deep discouragement and despair。 The detail I checked this out of the library but I think I will end up purchasing it。 Unlike fad diet books which try to sell the reader a new and branded concoction this is a work of pure scholarship， designed to unravel the medical causes and subsequent treatments for obesity。 Fung presents centuries of research and data in a way accessible to the average reader。 As a newly-diagnosed LADA （Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Adult Onset） patient I came to this book with deep discouragement and despair。 The detailed scholarship herein gave me hope and courage and I use it daily to manage my diabetes。 。。。more
Kiona Meade
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Interesting review and history of all the diet fads over the years。 Like a lot of the data and concepts presented; it could've been shorter and less repetitive。 Interesting review and history of all the diet fads over the years。 Like a lot of the data and concepts presented; it could've been shorter and less repetitive。 。。。more
Akshay Gahlaut
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Seems logical（mostly）Does it work？Only one way to find out。
Ann Warren
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🤯🤯🤯 I’d already given up “dieting” a few years ago - but this book confirmed every sneaking suspicion I had about diets and so called nutritional advice。 I highly， highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever been caught in the diet cycle or whose weight seems to keep creeping up no matter what she does。 I’ve literally tried it all - this book give me fresh perspective and hope。 Pretty heavy on science and a little light on application - but let’s be honest。 We knew all along what we were s 🤯🤯🤯 I’d already given up “dieting” a few years ago - but this book confirmed every sneaking suspicion I had about diets and so called nutritional advice。 I highly， highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever been caught in the diet cycle or whose weight seems to keep creeping up no matter what she does。 I’ve literally tried it all - this book give me fresh perspective and hope。 Pretty heavy on science and a little light on application - but let’s be honest。 We knew all along what we were supposed to be eating， right？ 。。。more
Ladan
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Fun， easy to read， and indeed science-based stuff on what to eat， when to eat to run a healthy life。 If you care about your health， you really should read this。
Phisit Danthainum
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มีข้อคิดดีหลายเรื่อง และเปลี่ยนความเชื่อผิดของคนผ่านงานวิจัยทางวิทยาศาสตร์ สามารถนำไปประยุกต์ใช้ในชีวิิตได้ แต่จะได้ผลหรือไม่ต้องใช้เวลาเป็นเครื่องพิสูจน์
Kristen Holan
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We shall see how good this advice is！ I’m starting my fast today！ I will update this review in a month， 6 months， and a year with my results。
Yasser Yahia
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The book is really informative， and I believe it was an eye opener for me （a person who always makes fun of people reading what is on the back of the food container they are buying as a sport）。 After finishing it I feel that I should be more equipped to have a better assessment on how to maintain a more healthy lifestyle with a sort of minimal effort to some extent。Some parts of the book were kinda repetitive， but I feel the author was doing so because of the number of misconceptions we are faci The book is really informative， and I believe it was an eye opener for me （a person who always makes fun of people reading what is on the back of the food container they are buying as a sport）。 After finishing it I feel that I should be more equipped to have a better assessment on how to maintain a more healthy lifestyle with a sort of minimal effort to some extent。Some parts of the book were kinda repetitive， but I feel the author was doing so because of the number of misconceptions we are facing today and he wanted to stress more on those points than the other ones。Overall it was a very good read and I will recommend it to people who are interested in such topics 。。。more
Chris
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A must read for everyone - not just obese people。 Well explained and thorough evaluation of what makes us fat （insulin basically） and strategies to avoid it （fasting to avoid insulin resistance）。
Kyle Roderick
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One of the most influential books from the future where type two diabetes and obesity are eradicated。
Sharon
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Fung dives into research and gets to the root of what has caused the obesity epidemic。 Very well researched。 I wish he would have written more on fasting。 The chapter in the end isn't as useful as I had hoped。 Otherwise， this is a very well written and researched book。 Fung dives into research and gets to the root of what has caused the obesity epidemic。 Very well researched。 I wish he would have written more on fasting。 The chapter in the end isn't as useful as I had hoped。 Otherwise， this is a very well written and researched book。 。。。more
Erica Colliver
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