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    Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
    Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
    Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
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    Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss

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    Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong.

    This book is a summary of “The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss” by Jason Fung, MD.

    Most “Eat Less, Move More” programs fail to achieve long-term weight loss because “calorie in versus calorie out” is not the only factor that causes obesity. Obesity is a multifactorial disease. We need a coherent theory to understand how all its factors fit together.

    This book provides one such coherent framework that can account for most of what we know about the real causes of obesity. It lays out the root cause of obesity and diabetes is hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, and the cure is reducing overall endogenous insulin production/secretion through manipulation of:
    • When to eat—practice intermittent fasting
    • What to eat—whole foods rather than processed foods
    • Avoid insulin spiking foods—sugars/processed carbohydrates/even protein
    If you want to reverse type 2 diabetes and treat obesity, read and apply what you learn from this book.

    This guide includes:
    * Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.
    * Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.

    Value-added from this guide:
    * Save time
    * Understand key concepts
    * Expand your knowledge
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLMT Press
    Release dateOct 12, 2017
    ISBN9780995943124
    Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
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    Lee Tang

    Lee Tang is a retired executive of a major global insurance company. Prior to his retirement, he has worked as an actuary, a risk officer and a chief financial officer for several major insurance organizations in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit his website and blog at https://lmtpress.wordpress.com. You can reach him by email at leetang888@gmail.com.

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      Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code - Lee Tang

      Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong

      This book is a summary of The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Jason Fung, MD.

      Most Eat Less, Move More programs fail to achieve long-term weight loss because calorie in versus calorie out is not the only factor that causes obesity. Obesity is a multifactorial disease. We need a coherent theory to understand how all its factors fit together.

      This book provides one such coherent framework that can account for most of what we know about the real causes of obesity. It lays out the root cause of obesity and diabetes is hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, and the cure is reducing overall endogenous insulin production/secretion through manipulation of:

      When to eat—practice intermittent fasting.

      What to eat—whole foods rather than processed foods.

      Avoid insulin spiking foods—sugars/processed carbohydrates/even protein.

      If you want to reverse type 2 diabetes and treat obesity, read and apply what you learn from this book.

      This guide includes:

      Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.

      Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.

      Value-added from this guide:

      Save time

      Understand key concepts

      Expand your knowledge

      Important Note About This Guide

      This guide is a summary and not a critique/review of the book. The summary may not be organized chapter-wise but summarizes the book’s main ideas, viewpoints, and arguments. It is NOT meant to be a replacement, but a supplement to help you understand the book’s key ideas and recommendations.

      Title: Summary & Study Guide - The Obesity Code

      Subtitle: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss

      Author: Lee Tang

      Publisher: LMT Press (lmtpress.wordpress.com)

      Cover Image by Nick Youngson

      Copyright © 2017 by Lee Tang

      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      First Edition: May 2017

      Issued in print and electronic formats.

      ISBN 9780995943124 (ebook)

      ISBN 9781545147368 (paperback)

      ISBN 9781987063486 (paperback)

      Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and author make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of these contents and disclaim all warranties such as warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. The website addresses in the book were correct at the time going to print. However, the publisher and author are not responsible for the content of third-party websites, which are subject to change.

      To my wife, Lillian, who is the source of energy and love for everything I do, and to Andrew and Amanda: watching you grow up has been a privilege.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Introduction: What Causes Obesity?

      Part One The Epidemic

      1. How Obesity Became an Epidemic

      2. Inheriting Obesity

      Part Two The Calorie Deception

      3. The Calorie-Reduction Error

      4. The Exercise Myth

      5. The Overfeeding Paradox

      Part Three A New Model of Obesity

      6. The Hormonal Theory of Obesity

      7. Insulin

      8. Cortisol

      9. The Atkins Onslaught

      10. Insulin Resistance

      Part Four The Social Phenomenon of Obesity

      11. Big Food, More Food and the New Science of Diabesity

      12. Poverty and Obesity

      13. Childhood Obesity

      Part Five What's Wrong with Our Diet?

      14. The Deadly Effects of Fructose

      15. The Diet Soda Delusion

      16. Carbohydrates and Protective Fiber

      17. Protein

      18. Fat Phobia

      Part Six The Solution

      19. What to Eat

      20. When to Eat

      Appendix A: Meditation and Sleep Hygiene to Reduce Cortisol

      Appendix B: Fasting: A Practical Guide

      Index

      About the Author

      Introduction

      What Causes Obesity?

      Authorities and experts say it is a matter of Calories In versus Calories Out. Their advice is: "Eat Less, Move More." For over forty years, doctors have recommended a low-fat, calorie-reduced diet as the treatment of choice for obesity. Yet the obesity epidemic has accelerated.

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