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Always Hungry?

Beat cravings and lose weight the healthy way!
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Always Hungry? by Dr David Ludwig challenges the conventional belief that overeating causes weight gain. Instead, it reveals that becoming overweight triggers a biological hunger response due to fat cells hoarding nutrients. The book explains how this cycle leads to constant hunger, slowed metabolism, and weight gain despite efforts to eat less. Using clear and compassionate language, Dr Ludwig outlines a science-based, structured plan to reprogramme fat cells, curb hunger, boost metabolism, and achieve weight loss, debunking the calorie-restriction myth in the process.
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Ideal for readers interested in health and wellness, especially those seeking a science-backed approach to weight loss and appetite control. Suitable for anyone frustrated by traditional dieting myths and eager for a compassionate, research-driven explanation of metabolism and hunger.

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ALWAYS HUNGRY will change everything readers ever thought about weight loss, diet, and health, and show us how to lose weight without counting the calories or feeling hungry.

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Always Hungry? will be both a relief and a revelation to many who struggle with weight. We're not getting fat because we're overeating; we're overeating because we're getting fat. In other words, what makes us constantly hungry, overweight, and undernourished is not a lack of will power, but a biological reaction to our present-day diet and lifestyle.

Our fat cells are hoarding the nutrients from the food we eat instead of releasing them into the bloodstream to be used, triggering a starvation response that sets us up for failure: if we eat more, we'll gain weight; if we eat less, we'll slow our metabolism down and (again) gain weight. Help!

Always Hungry? shows us how to break out of this cycle that is keeping us overweight. It helps us to:

  • re-programme our fat cells
  • tame hunger
  • boost our metabolism
  • lose weight

In a clear, compassionate, and authoritative voice, Dr Ludwig debunks the calorie myth that losing weight is simply a matter of eating less. He explains the science and the research behind our epidemic of overweightness and presents a detailed, highly structured plan to help us conquer the cravings.

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Esteemed voices in nutrition praise Dr Ludwig’s work. Mark Bittman credits Ludwig’s advice for clear guidance on complex nutrition conflicts, while Michael Pollan regards his perspective as scientifically rigorous and politically important. Their endorsements highlight the book’s potential to advance public understanding of diet and health.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409173595

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 December 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Seven Dials

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 263g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Dr David Ludwig is a researcher at Boston Children's Hospital and Professor at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the effects of diet on hormones, metabolism and body weight and has fought for policy changes for restricted food advertising directed at young children. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous pieces for the popular press.

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