Obesity Code- Chapters 5, 6, and 7

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Chapter 5- The Overfeeding Paradox

This chapter considers the idea that eating overfeeding makes us gain weight and shares some surprising experiments. In one experiment, a dude eats a bunch more calories than usual, but he eats them in the form of fat and protein and limited carbs. He gains a little weight, not as much as expected, but also gains muscle, and loses inches off of his waist line, showing that he has actually lost fat during this time. He then does the same experiment with the Standard American Diet, eating more calories with lots of processed carbs and highly processed foods. His waistline expands and he gains fat, just as one might expect. It's not just about calories, the kind of calories we are eating matter. We are introduced to Leptin, the hunger hormone. Leptin is one of the primary hormones involved in weight regulation.

Chapter 6- A NEW Hope

This Chapter introduces the Hormonal Theory of Obesity, explaining how the hormone insulin is intricately related to whether our body is holding onto fat or letting go of it.

Chapter 7- Insulin

Deep dive into Insulin. We read about a variety of studies that show clearly that the more insulin a person is exposed to via medication, the more weight they gain. Likewise, medications that lower insulin actually lead to weight loss. This is true regardless of how many calories a person is eating.

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