The Hunger Code - (Obesity Code) by Jason Fung (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER THE OBESITY CODE

The Obesity Code helped thousands of people lose weight naturally.

The Hunger Code will help thousands more lose weight--and keep it off--in an era of diet drugs and ultra-processed foods.

For generations, we've accepted the story that weight loss never lasts--that as soon as we go off the diet or stop taking the medication we will revert back to our "old self," regain the weight, and the journey will start all over again. Traditional medicine continues to treat the symptom of weight gain rather than addressing its root causes. Too often, healthcare systems intervene with quick fixes and short term solutions, ignoring the factors that lead to sustainable weight loss that can last a lifetime.

What if the secret to long-term weight maintenance and better health isn't just about what you eat--or even when you eat--but why you eat?

With the rise of ultra-processed foods and new drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, understanding the forces behind why we eat is more important than ever before.

In The Hunger Code, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung reveals the three powerful forces that drive us to eat:

• Physical Hunger
• Emotional Hunger
• Social Hunger

Dr. Fung also introduces the concept of the body's "fat thermostat"--a biological "set point" that regulates how much fat your body tries to maintain. Guided by hormones and metabolism, this internal system influences hunger and energy use, explaining why lasting weight loss requires more than just willpower ...

With three Golden Rules and 45 actionable tips, The Hunger Code empowers you to recognize and respond to hunger appropriately. Learn how to slow digestion, break emotional eating cycles, and overcome social pressures, so you can maintain a healthy weight--from scratch, after fasting, or after using diet drugs.

About the Author

Dr. Jason Fung is the New York Times bestselling author of multiple critically acclaimed science and health books including The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, The Obesity Code Cookbook, The Diabetes Code Cookbook, The Diabetes Code Journal, and The Hunger Code. Dr. Fung completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology at Stanford University, and is now a practicing nephrologist (kidney doctor) and co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes and obesity. He lives in Toronto.