How Not To Get Fat

by Ian Marber

A common-sense guide to a healthy know what to eat and when. Nutritionist Ian Marber believes that few, if any, of us were taught how to eat properly; instead, we were taught how to diet. How Not to Get Fat is about avoiding diets in the first place. It looks closely at how our emotions and actions are usually at odds with the biochemistry of our bodies. By understanding these relationships readers can learn how to satisfy hunger, enjoy good food and minimize cravings. The book is divided into three

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

176 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Ian Marber (b. 1963), is a nutrition therapist, well-known author and one of the founders of The Food Doctor, developing the brand from its inception in 1999 until his departure in December 2011. The Food Doctor positioned itself in the field of healthier eating with a range of both of fresh and dried food products, online consultancy as well as personal consultations.
Marber's nutrition consultancy was based on one-to-one consultations, health and cookbooks. He believes in a simple, sensible and achievable roadmap for personal health and wellbeing. According to Marber "We believe that the correct nutrition is the cornerstone to good health and vitality, and design foods to achieve this backed up by fact."
Ian Marber is a member of Coeliac UK and has promoted public awareness of the disease.

Reviews

[Esther · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Ian Marber, he's a sharp nutritionist who's popped up to give advice on a few YouTube channels I follow. He debunks a lot of the guff and wacky wellness shit that gets put out there by people with no qualifications. His weekly Nutribollocks vote on Twitter for the most ridiculous claims of the week, celery juice cures cancer etc. is always fun to follow. I found this book clearing out a cupboard in my husbands office, a man who has been lean his whole life. He can't remember buying this at all, but I started reading it. All good common sense stuff: the science, balanced glucose levels, minimized insulin and metabolic rate maintenance. All things which dieting fucks up basically. terrible book cover though.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though this book has a very gimmicky title & provocative cover (the version I checked out from the library has a very slim woman's torso), I enjoyed it and I learned a lot. I have a high need to get my insane sweet tooth, which never existed until my daughter was born, under control and I think this book gave me some really good advice on how to do that. I like that it's not about a fad diet or vanity (which is what makes the cover & title so deceptive), it's about making sound changes that will benefit someone in the long-term.

[Emily McIntyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great advice (about a paragraph's worth) conflated to 100+ pages. Here's the great advice: because of the way our bodies assimilate nutrition, it's important to make sure we get food from each food group every time we eat.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not a diet book, but it gives a great explanation on the biology of how fat is produced and the metabolic rate. I recommend this to anyone who wants to learn how to eat, not diet.

[Batool · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book worth reading its told us how we can manage our overeating and start live in a healthy way more tha dieting and that infinite loop .