Dr. Jason Fung- The Obesity Code

[Anonymous]

I am currently reading The Obesity Code and it's blowing my mind. It all just makes so much sense. Has anyone read it and implemented Dr. Fung's advice? What was the result?

[Anonymous]

What is the premise?

[Anonymous]

Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

Is this the thing where they had diabetics fast for 48 hours which reset their entire insulin system?

[Anonymous]

Interesting!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

Many people on this board practice these methods. For me low carb is the only way to keep my hunger and weight under control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

this is similar to what Dr. Anchors says. Of course you can't eat too much, but when & what is the most important part. No snacks, limit starch (like corn & beans), and carbs. If you do eat carbs, eat without a protein for the first meal of the day. Try and eat the three meals a day within a 10 hour period (ex. if breakfast is 8am, ideally dinner by 6pm)

here is the thread that includes some of Dr. anchors advice. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/622974.page

[Anonymous]

This isn't normal rent. People don't know how to be hungry anymore. I don't mean food deprivation hungry but just regular run of the mill hungry before dinner time. If you don't know when you're hungry you won't know when you're full so we all eat too much. All the corn sugar is not helping either and it's in everything as it messes up the insulin response signaling to your body that you are actually full. Watch Robert Lustigs "Sugar" talks. It's about chemistry of sugar and how it messes with your metabolism. It'll be a nice additional point to what you're already reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

this is similar to what Dr. Anchors says. Of course you can't eat too much, but when & what is the most important part. No snacks, limit starch (like corn & beans), and carbs. If you do eat carbs, eat without a protein for the first meal of the day. Try and eat the three meals a day within a 10 hour period (ex. if breakfast is 8am, ideally dinner by 6pm)

here is the thread that includes some of Dr. anchors advice. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/622974.page

and of course limit sugar, forgot that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn't normal rent. People don't know how to be hungry anymore. I don't mean food deprivation hungry but just regular run of the mill hungry before dinner time. If you don't know when you're hungry you won't know when you're full so we all eat too much. All the corn sugar is not helping either and it's in everything as it messes up the insulin response signaling to your body that you are actually full. Watch Robert Lustigs "Sugar" talks. It's about chemistry of sugar and how it messes with your metabolism. It'll be a nice additional point to what you're already reading.

also, anything that even tastes sweet, like aspertame, can drink your body into to producing insluing. Part of the reason they think most Dt. Coke-type drinkers are usually overweight, they drink it outside of meal times, and drink more than one day. It throws the body all of wack.

[Anonymous]

What about gum, I love gum. Does that make you produce insulin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about gum, I love gum. Does that make you produce insulin?

bad news for you... they don't know exactly but there's reason to believe the body may react to fake sugar in a similar way as it does to real sugar. It may also f** up your gut bacteria. Time to switch to tea, nuts, sparkling water, pomegranate seeds, low-sugar kombucha... anything but gum or diet coke!

-former gum/diet coke addict

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about gum, I love gum. Does that make you produce insulin?

bad news for you... they don't know exactly but there's reason to believe the body may react to fake sugar in a similar way as it does to real sugar. It may also f** up your gut bacteria. Time to switch to tea, nuts, sparkling water, pomegranate seeds, low-sugar kombucha... anything but gum or diet coke!

-former gum/diet coke addict

and worse than that, you should not be having anything but water between meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about gum, I love gum. Does that make you produce insulin?

bad news for you... they don't know exactly but there's reason to believe the body may react to fake sugar in a similar way as it does to real sugar. It may also f** up your gut bacteria. Time to switch to tea, nuts, sparkling water, pomegranate seeds, low-sugar kombucha... anything but gum or diet coke!

-former gum/diet coke addict

and worse than that, you should not be having anything but water between meals.

and most gum has aspartame.

[Anonymous]

and most gum is made out of plastic! that made me break my gum habit once and for all. the real stuff -- made out of chicle -- is just not the same. tasty for like a minute and then so hard it's unchewable.

But to get back to the OP -- yes, I think Dr. Fung's premise makes a lot of sense. I've lost 30 pounds in the past year with a combination of IF and LCHF.