I need some resources for Hormonal Theory of Obesity

(Ross) #1

Anyone have any good videos or presentations?

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #2

Dr Jason Fung’s book The Obesity Code does a very good job at explaining why obesity is linked to insulin and hormones.

(Bunny) #3

The person who discovered Leptin in 1994.

Jeffrey Friedman discusses research on leptin and obesity: Jeffrey Friedman, winner of this year’s Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine and Keio Medical Science Prize, discusses his nearly three decades of research on obesity. Dr. Friedman discovered leptin, a hormone that regulates food intake and energy expenditure.

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  1. Nine ways that processed foods are harming people: “…The Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) is a measure of how much different foods stimulate energy expenditure after eating. It totals about 10% of total energy expenditure (metabolic rate) in the average person. According to this study, people who eat processed food will cut their TEF in half, effectively reducing the amount of calories they burn throughout the day. …” …More
  1. 11 Reasons Why Too Much Sugar Is Bad for You: “…Consuming fructose increases your hunger and desire for food more than glucose, the main type of sugar found in starchy foods (3). Additionally, excessive fructose consumption may cause resistance to leptin, an important hormone that regulates hunger and tells your body to stop eating (4). Additionally, excessive fructose consumption may cause resistance to leptin, an important hormone that regulates hunger and tells your body to stop eating (4). …”
  1. Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. MARILYN M. SIMPSON PROFESSOR INVESTIGATOR, HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
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  1. A Simple Way to Fix the Hormones That Make You Fat Insulin and Leptin Are Two of the Major Players in Obesity: “Insulin shunts sugar to fat. Insulin makes fat. More insulin, more fat. Period.”