Uncovering the Science Behind Overeating: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Appetite

Sue I: Read this book from front to back in short timescale, it was so interesting. It is a genuine attempt to educate the public from a man who is clearly coming from a caring place. It explained things which I didn't know and I have read around this subject a lot having struggled with weight issues since teenage hormones kicked in over 50 years ago.

The book title is not ideal, as the author talks about in the epilogue, it should really be "Why do some of us store too much energy (and others don't)". Also from the Epilogue "The traditional understanding of obesity as a lifestyle choice is of great value to many lucrative and powerful industries"... and there you have it folks.

Part 1
Lessons in Energy-How our body works to control weight:-
How weight is controlled; How genetics, epigenetics and food control our weight set-point; Why our metabolism can change dramatically; How our appetite and satiety work; Understanding the fatness hormone; How weight loss surgery works.

Part 2
Lessons in Obesogenics- how our environment determines our weight:-
Why cooking matters, HOW POOR NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE LED TO BAD EATING HABITS !!!, Is obesity a deficiency...

United Kingdom on Jan 13, 2024

Gabriel: I had so many misconceptions. I'm stopping the calories counting now. Also reducing (almost stopping) my consumption of wheat (bread, pasta, cornflakes)

Germany on Apr 12, 2023

Amazon Customer: This book should be included in medical curriculum. Term Metabology coined by author is very apt for learning about obesity. This should be read by those who want to live healthy life. Being a medical doctor this has changed my perspective about treatment of obesity. I grateful to author from my deepest of heart.

India on Apr 05, 2023

Susan Richlin: well
written
excellent info

United States on Sep 07, 2021

Alex R: This book addresses the issue of obesity with facts and examples that are new and comprehensive. It also gives practical examples of how to begin combatting obesity. Thoroughly enjoyed it, although it is a bit academic, and you do have to wade through some technical details. But the whole issue of omega 3-omega 6 balance was riveting and presented with information which I had not heard about before. I will be using this as a reference book for the months ahead.

Canada on Jun 15, 2021

Chris Cursley: The author is a doctor who makes a living surgically modifying people's stomachs to aid their weight loss and has studied the biology at play, which he terms 'metabology'
In this book, he clearly explains the mechanisms in the body that regulate appetite and metabolism and it all makes sense. If every overweight person were to read, understand and act upon the knowledge imparted in this book, they would lose weight without resorting to the author's knife. So, in a way, writing this book could push him into early retirement.
As a footnote, in the weeks since getting this book and following the science, I am losing 1.5 to 2 pounds a week.

United States on Jun 08, 2021

Cliente Amazon: What an incredible book, really.
I deeply suggest it to everyone, not only those who struggle with obesity. I will read it again to take note!

Italy on Oct 13, 2020

TF: I found the book very enlightening, and I highly recommend it.

Dr. Jenkinson is not an anti-fat or anti-sugar zealot, which seems to be the only two categories that nutritionists fall into nowadays. In fact he's not a nutritionist at all, he's a bariatric surgeon who has treated and interviewed a great many patients who have struggled with morbid obesity.

Dr. Jenkinson presents the concept of a weight "set-point" that is affected by the interplay of endocrinology (insulin, ghrelin, cortisol, leptin) and inflammation that is heavily mediated by an imbalance in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. In the end, he presents advice on how to re-set your weight set-point through eating the right kinds of fats (spoiler alert, dietary saturated fat is not evil!), getting enough protein, avoiding processed foods and simple sugars, exercise, and surprisingly (for me, anyway), getting enough sleep.

United States on Feb 08, 2020

T. Allison: I say "sadly" because it does have two things going for it: 1) it is very current in terms of the most intriguing *speculation* about what might explain our current obesity crisis -- including the need to think beyond calories-in-calories-out and 2) the author has an intelligent MDs grasp of many scientific concepts that is first-rate and does a good job explaining them to a lay audience ---- BUT: it suffers horribly from making claims in the "knowing doctor voice" that cannot be backed up and is organized like a jumble of vignettes with vastly varying degrees of plausibility which are somehow or another loosely made to support the author's overall premise.

It is good science and junk science all jumbled together and glossed over with a healthy dose of "I have my medical degree. People listen to me. I cannot image that I am not right." Check out, for example, the "Case Study - Atomic Testing" on page 49 (which happens to be placed in the middle of an absolutely backward overly genetically determined bit on African American incidence of obesity being entirely explainable by the genetics resulting from the Atlantic passage of the slave trade) - in the case study, the author...

United States on Jan 14, 2020