The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is the Key to Controlling Your Weight)

by Jason Fung

“Obesity is . . . a multifactorial disease.

But all chronic diseases are multifactorial, and these factors are not mutually exclusive.

the root cause of obesity is a complex hormonal imbalance with high blood insulin as its central feature.

obesity is a hormonal, not a caloric, disorder.

CALORIC REDUCTION IS NOT THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN WEIGHT LOSS

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in the United States from 1990 to 2010 finds no association between increased calorie consumption and weight gain.

The results were telling. The “Eat Less, Move More” group started out terrifically, averaging more than 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms) of weight loss over the first year. By the second year, the weight started to be regained, and by the end of the study, there was no significant difference between the two groups.

This has nothing whatsoever to do with a lack of willpower

Hippocrates, considered the father of medicine, said, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.”

Overeating did not, in fact, lead to lasting weight gain. In the same way, undereating does not lead to lasting weight loss.

Obesity develops over decades. Yet hundreds of published studies consider only what happens in less than a year.

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