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  • Why We Eat (Too Much)

  • The New Science of Appetite
  • By: Dr Andrew Jenkinson
  • Narrated by: John Sackville
  • Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,393 ratings)

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For more than 20 years, Dr Andrew Jenkinson has helped thousands of people to solve their weight problems. Looking at how we eat today, in this audiobook he explores why modern nutrition has failed us. Why We Eat (Too Much) draws on the latest scientific research on appetite, anthropological insights from food habits around the world and personal stories of healthy and lasting weight loss.

Learn:

  • How to avoid the negative effects of the food and pharma industries.
  • How diets actually work and how each food type nourishes you.
  • Why your hormones can cause weight gain and diabetes.
  • How to lose weight for good, without counting calories.
  • The real impact of geography and major life events on your body.

This audiobook is your one-stop solution to eating well and feeling more energised with no complications to your lifestyle. Jenkinson offers an innovative model for why we all should - and can - enjoy the benefits of dieting without enduring its downsides.

With a new chapter about the link between obesity and COVID-19, this incredible book will help you understand your body better than ever before.

©2020 Dr Andrew Jenkinson (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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Interesting and thought provoking

I found this a really interesting look at how obesity is more than calories in and calories out. What would help though would be a short pdf if the key facts to accompany the book. Audio books are great for absorbing the long read but I always miss the ability to have a summary of key facts which would typically come with the hard copy.

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insightful and well supported with good evidential data - convinced me

blows up a few myths and established theory in saturated fats and other contributors to health and weight / i was shocked to learn how some historic data such as the ancell keys research report was so skewed to produce the desired result ( classic confirmation bias ) and il be checking that point that myself

i am interested in the science and. have a few pounds to shed so i feel much better about my ability to manage weight having read this book

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absolutely fascinating

An interesting book with analogies to help explain the biology of a human body in lay men's terms. I did have to replay some chapters to get a full understanding but it was well worth it. I shudder to think about the times I have taught the food triangle to children over the past 20 years knowing what I know now.

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What a great book

This is the first diet book I’ve read which explains why dieting doesn’t work and tends to make you gain rather than lose weight in the long run. And that it’s not because of lack of will power either. It is a very convincing explanation. And the book then explains how to reduce your body’s set weight which will allow you to lose and keep off the weight and to be healthier. It even suggests an explanation for why some people get worse covid than others. Well done Dr Jenkins.

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Brilliant

loved it. a bit technical for my brain sometimes. Makes sense of why we yoyo diet.

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An absolute game changer. no more fad dieting.

Once you read this book, you will have the tools to control your weight easily, without going hungry. I have lost 9lbs in 2 weeks, just by avoiding added sugar, processed foods, and upping my omega 3. I have eaten Chinese takeaways, and full English breakfasts, and still the weight is coming off. I am enjoying my food and have even started exercising again. I feel like I am finally in control of my weight, after years of yo yo dieting. This book should be given to every obese person in britain.

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food for thought

very eye opening to how our bodies process foods. now to actually change bad habits!

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Mind blowing

Extremely interesting and has completely changed my attitude to and about food. I would highly recommend to anyone who has struggled with their weight.

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Informed

A very good informative book on what you should and should not eat . You will almost definitely have to listen to it or read it more than once.

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Everyone should listen to this

Really interesting and logical audio book on why we over eat which gives the reader the tools to remove ourselves from this vicious cycle

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