Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently (edition 2016)

by David Ludwig (Author)

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"Inspired by the New York Times op-ed "Always Hungry," ALWAYS HUNGRY? will change everything readers ever thought about weight loss, diet, and health. Groundbreaking new research shows that calorie counting does not work for weight loss: one diet causes weight gain whereas another diet with the same calorie count doesn't. It's your fat cells that are to blame for causing excessive hunger and increased weight. By eating the wrong foods, our fat cells are triggered to take in too many calories for themselves, setting off a dangerous chain reaction of increased appetite and a slower metabolism. Now, Harvard Medical School's David Ludwig, MD, PhD, offers an impeccably researched diet that will turn dieting on its head, teaching readers to reprogram their fat cells, tame hunger, boost metabolism, and lose weight--for good"--… (more)

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Title:	Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently
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Info:	Grand Central Life & Style (2016), 384 pages
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Always Hungry? : Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently by David S. Ludwig

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dolfor | Jan 30, 2024 |

An interesting theory that I might try. It seems to have some medical sites agreeing with it and it makes sense with the historical evidence. (

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Wren73 | Mar 4, 2022 |

The program proposed focuses on good quality food, retaining fats cells, reducing cravings. The steps are preparation, identifying status quo, physical health, understanding metabolism, having the correct tools, cleaning your pantry, and restocking with quality foods. The phases differ by the percentages of fat, carbs, and protein consumed. Program graphs, suggested menus, recipes, and mini stories are provided. (

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bemislibrary | Jul 5, 2020 |

If you're familiar with the concepts of glycemic index and load you probably won’t find anything earth shattering here but the way the information is presented, along with charts, logs, shopping lists, and recipes (lots of recipes!) makes following the Always Hungry? plan sound doable. I especially like that it is more plant-based than other reduced carb plans I’ve tried and includes recipe modifications for vegetarian meals. The testimonials peppered throughout the book did get repetitious but I don’t doubt them since a family member’s success with the plan is the reason I read this. (

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wandaly | Mar 16, 2020 |

VERY interesting concept--I really wanted to try making this change in my eating habits, but a) I'm so afraid, after being told for years and years that fat is bad and I need to count calories, and b) my family didn't seem very jazzed about me making a complete overhaul in our eating as a unit.... I'm not sure I could make that change on my own, without making the change for everyone in the house. Maybe in a few years, I'll revisit this idea! (

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Dr. Ludwig, an obesity expert and professor of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, argues that weight gain begins when people eat the wrong types of food, which throws their hormones out of whack and sets off a cycle of cravings, hunger and bingeing. In his new book, “Always Hungry?,” he argues that the primary driver of obesity today is not an excess of calories per se, but an excess of high glycemic foods like sugar, refined grains and other processed carbohydrates.

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Always Hungry? : Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently

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2016-01-05

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To Benji, Joy, Dawn, and "Grandma Bettie"
--with whom I have shared many wonderful meals.

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(Prologue) Most weight loss programs require you to cut back calories. This one won't.

(Part One) In 1905, during his term as secretary of war, William Taft weighed 314 pounds.

(Chapter 1) I completed my medical training in the 1990s, as the obesity epidemic approached crisis proportions.

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Hyman, Mark, MD ("A brilliant book that shatters every myth about weight loss. Read it to end your struggles with weight once and for all.")

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"Inspired by the New York Times op-ed "Always Hungry," ALWAYS HUNGRY? will change everything readers ever thought about weight loss, diet, and health. Groundbreaking new research shows that calorie counting does not work for weight loss: one diet causes weight gain whereas another diet with the same calorie count doesn't. It's your fat cells that are to blame for causing excessive hunger and increased weight. By eating the wrong foods, our fat cells are triggered to take in too many calories for themselves, setting off a dangerous chain reaction of increased appetite and a slower metabolism. Now, Harvard Medical School's David Ludwig, MD, PhD, offers an impeccably researched diet that will turn dieting on its head, teaching readers to reprogram their fat cells, tame hunger, boost metabolism, and lose weight--for good"--

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