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I had seen Dr. Jules Hirsch, Rockefeller University, an obesity researcher talk about set points and hunger drive on TV. This stirred up my curiosity so I have been on the lookout and found this.
There is another guy saying insulin is the culprit, Dr. David Ludwig, but he isn't recommending fasting but I don't know as I haven't researched it but I'm interested in the research on insulin.
I'm not trying to start a war, just interested in the research and ideas on insulin, metabolic set points.
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Scarborough doctor's book says insulin makes you fat, fasting makes you thin
By: Michele Henry Staff reporter, Published on Mon Jan 25 2016
Dr. Jason Fung's book, The Obesity Code, argues that obesity isn’t caused by overeating, but by excessive insulin.
Dr. Jason Fung, 42, a kidney specialist and founder of Scarborough’s Intensive Dietary Managementprogram, says obesity — and even those last 10 pounds — isn’t caused by overeating, but by excessive insulin.
He discovered the real culprit of getting fat, he says, after realizing patients in his nephrology practice would get better with fewer medical interventions if they lost weight.
Since most of his patients were Type 2 diabetics — a disease associated with too much insulin — he made the link.
And the leap.
According to his new book The Obesity Code, the best, fastest, most economical and effective way to control this hormone before — or, after — it gets out of control is by fasting.
Or, at least, skipping breakfast.
So, insulin, not calories, is the real cause of obesity?
Obesity is a hormonal disease. Insulin, a hormone, tells you how much to eat and how much to burn. The body behaves as if the weight is set on a thermostat. Insulin acts to increase that thermostat. So, obesity is not about caloric imbalance. That idea is plainly wrong. That’s why cutting calories doesn’t work.
So, how are we getting too much insulin?
Snacking.
But we also need to think about meal timing.We need periods of time when we aren’t eating, so insulin can go down, leaving our bodies in energy burning mode. If we leave more time between meals — and, therefore, burning energy — we will lose weight.
So, fasting.