The Body Effect 9781739755409, 1739755413
Diets don't work! How can you sustain your weight loss when you crave food? When no matter what you do that belly f
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Table of contents :
Contents
Author's Note
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: Your Body Profile
1. Blood Sugar Balance and Your Fat Storage Hormone
2. Is Stress Piling on the Pounds?
3. Female Hormones, Appetite and Belly Fat
4. Has Your Appetite Regulation Been Disrupted?
5. Nutrients That Regulate Fat Storage—Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D
6. Omega 3 Fats (And How Obesity Is an Inflammatory Disease)
7. Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners—The Truth Is Not So Sweet!
8. Bacterial Balance—Have You Got the Guts To Lose Weight?
9. Food intolerances, ‘Leaky’ Gut and Weight Gain
10. Metabolism—Are You Burning Less Calories?
11. Obesogens—Everyday Chemicals That Make You Gain Weight
PART 2: Bring Your Body into Balance to Stop It from Blocking Your Weight Loss
12. Start the Day Right
13. Fruit And Vegetables Are Your Friends!
14. When to Eat and How Proteins Fit In
15. Carbs That Help and Carbs That Hinder Weight Loss
16. Fats—The Good, the Bad and The Ugly
17. How to Reduce Sugar Cravings and Choose Healthy Alternatives
18. When You Want Unhealthy Foods
19. Why You Crave Carbs When You Diet or Your Mood Is Low
20. It’s Not Just about What You Eat
21. Lunch and Dinner—making meals work
22. Portion Sizes and How to Eat Less at Meals
23. What You Drink Is Important
24. What to Do If You Have a Food Intolerance
25. Therapeutic Foods
Appendix 1—Diagram of How to Address Each Imbalance
Appendix 2—Known and Suspected Obesogens
Acknowledgments
References
Sources for the List of Known and Suspected Obesogens
About the Author
Contents
Author's Note
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: Your Body Profile
1. Blood Sugar Balance and Your Fat Storage Hormone
2. Is Stress Piling on the Pounds?
3. Female Hormones, Appetite and Belly Fat
4. Has Your Appetite Regulation Been Disrupted?
5. Nutrients That Regulate Fat Storage—Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D
6. Omega 3 Fats (And How Obesity Is an Inflammatory Disease)
7. Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners—The Truth Is Not So Sweet!
8. Bacterial Balance—Have You Got the Guts To Lose Weight?
9. Food intolerances, ‘Leaky’ Gut and Weight Gain
10. Metabolism—Are You Burning Less Calories?
11. Obesogens—Everyday Chemicals That Make You Gain Weight
PART 2: Bring Your Body into Balance to Stop It from Blocking Your Weight Loss
12. Start the Day Right
13. Fruit And Vegetables Are Your Friends!
14. When to Eat and How Proteins Fit In
15. Carbs That Help and Carbs That Hinder Weight Loss
16. Fats—The Good, the Bad and The Ugly
17. How to Reduce Sugar Cravings and Choose Healthy Alternatives
18. When You Want Unhealthy Foods
19. Why You Crave Carbs When You Diet or Your Mood Is Low
20. It’s Not Just about What You Eat
21. Lunch and Dinner—making meals work
22. Portion Sizes and How to Eat Less at Meals
23. What You Drink Is Important
24. What to Do If You Have a Food Intolerance
25. Therapeutic Foods
Appendix 1—Diagram of How to Address Each Imbalance
Appendix 2—Known and Suspected Obesogens
Acknowledgments
References
Sources for the List of Known and Suspected Obesogens
About the Author
