The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (The Wellness Code)

To be blunt, the rich can afford to buy food that is both rewarding and expensive, whereas the poor can afford only rewarding food that is cheaper.

Fructose is also the main sugar in fruit, adding to its halo. An all-natural fruit sugar that doesn’t raise blood sugars? Sounded pretty healthy. A wolf in sheep’s clothing? You bet your life. The difference between glucose and fructose will very literally kill you.

Bread often contains sugar

THERE ARE FIVE basic steps in weight loss: Reduce your consumption of added sugars. Reduced your consumption of refined grains. Moderate your protein intake. Increase your consumption of natural fats. Increase your consumption of fiber and vinegar.

Fruits, berries, vegetables, whole grains, flax seeds, chia seeds, beans, popcorn, nuts, oatmeal and pumpkin seeds provide ample fiber.

Instead, moderate the amount of protein in your diet to fall within 20 percent to 30 percent of your total calories.

Insulin resistance keeps our insulin levels high. High insulin maintains our high body set weight.

But inherited factors account for only 70 percent of the tendency to obesity that we observe. The other 30 percent of factors are under our control, but what should we do to make the most of this? Are diet and exercise the answer?

APPENDIX A SAMPLE 7-DAY MEAL PLAN: 24-HOUR FASTING PROTOCOL