Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
The hormones that regulate fat growth—including leptin, adiponectin, and lipase—are at the core of the development of obesity.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
An obese mother is likely to give birth to an obese child, and an obese child is up to seventeen times more likely to grow into an obese adult, who will give birth to an obese child.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Essentially, what you eat, and when you eat it, determines whether or not you develop insulin resistance.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Insulin directs fat accumulation and storage
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
imbalance is what causes rapid weight gain after dieting.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
fructose is only processed by the liver and cannot be used for energy. Some of the end products of fructose build up in liver cells, damaging
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
insulin levels and, consequently, lower weight.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Increasing the time you take meals will keep insulin levels elevated and cause more weight gain than increasing your food portions.
SUMOREADS • Summary of Jason Fung's The Obesity Code: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Processing removes the food components that naturally limit insulin levels