
Gut Reactions
The Science of Weight Gain and Loss
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How much do you really know about how the human body works, and how it reacts to food, exercise, nutrition, and the environment? While most of us have read about at least one fad diet, we're left wondering about the greater biochemistry, psychology, sociology, and physiology of the obesity crisis in the United States.
Gut Reactions by chemist Simon Quellen Field shows us how our bodies react to food and the environment, and how our brain affects what and how much we eat, and in turn, is affected by what we eat. It shows why some diets work for some people but not for others, based on genetics, previous weight history, brain chemistry, environmental cues, and social pressures. It explores how dozens of hormones affect hunger and satiety and interact with the brain and the gut to regulate feeding behavior. And it explains the addictive nature of foods that interact with the same dopamine and opioid receptors in the brain that cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and nicotine do.
Whether you're looking to lose weight, put on muscle mass, or simply understand how your metabolism or gut microbiome is affecting your food cravings, Field has the scientific answers for you.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Devesh Dahale
- 09-08-21
Informative but not intriguing
Lots of great information about nutrition, exercise and vitamins. However, the style was quite boring. I worked through it and learned a lot but did not find the book enjoyable or intriguing.
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- Joanne Pietuszka
- 10-04-21
A lot of technical information
A lot of technical info,but still found the book very useful and informative. Would recommend this book to those wanting detailed gut/body information.
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- Opinionator13
- 03-08-21
Good one stop shop to make you stick with it.
The author does a good job going over the gamut of digestive health. It will prep you physically and mentally to say goodbye to processed foods and probably poundage as well.
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- Ryan
- 06-23-22
More than I expected
This book was so good. It had so much more information than I was expecting. Highly recommend it!
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- Bryan R
- 02-14-23
Fantastic and relatively exhaustive look at digestion obesity
Very good look at the complexity of obesity and digestion and the interplay of nutrients of all varieties and how they improve or worsen health.
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- Cassey
- 03-26-21
Good listen
This is a good listen, but does have a lot of information. I look forward to the next time I listen to this book to find out if I missed anything during the first listen.
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- Lucile Monroe
- 08-05-22
Super informative!! Read for your health
Learned so much!!! Agree a few chapters are too much of listing hormones, etc. not good if driving!
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- Richard
- 08-15-22
Excellent choice
You will not be disappointed. Lots more info than I thought I needed. Going to listen again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-09-23
A really interesting read on our Gut Health!
If you are confused about what influences our digestion or are looking into what percentage our genetics have a say in our health compared to our life style choices then this book is for you.
The narrator might have a bit of a monotone voice at first, but the narrator will grown own you after a while.
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- Mr S J Banham
- 06-25-21
A very comprehensive book on a complex topic
Narration a bit dry,but then there is are lot of facts being delivered that don't really lend itself to emotive reading. The content is outstanding, its a complex topic so it gets deep with the details, just what I was looking for.
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