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Highlights
- Over 300,000 people will die this year from obesity-related diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
- Author(s): MD Mph Warren Peters
- 256 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Diet & Nutrition
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About the Book
It's not about willpower, sloth, or gluttony. The reason you are overweight is because your ancient biology clashed against a radically changed environment. Learn the science behind why we gain weight and how we can accommodate our biology. It is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.Book Synopsis
Over 300,000 people will die this year from obesity-related diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. That's 822 people every day. It's like two large jets crashing each and every day for the whole year.
Clash reveals how myths about health continue, even among health professionals, and debunks those myths. It exposes the problems that ignorance has caused.And it will help you to ultimately make choices that will result in a healthy and happy life. The biology section examines the mechanics of weight gain. Mother Nature carefully designed our bodies to succeed and to pass along successful genes. In the Environment section, you will learn how our modern environment has derailed this carefully designed biology. Big companies have exploited aspects of our biology to drive profits. Now your biology is working against your health and survival.
But there is hope. The final section of this book shares several modalities for accommodating our biology and this environment, from a new way of shopping, dealing with your sugar addiction, and an eating you can keep for the rest of your life, to more involved accommodations such as bariatric surgery. This book will set you on a path toward successful weight management and health.
Once you understand why you struggle with your weight, you will have an understanding of how to improve your situation. Even more important, you will have compassion for those who biologically struggle to adapt to the current environment. It is time to bury the old myths and embrace those who struggle, including ourselves. The good news is there is hope. The Clash may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility to accommodate it.
Review Quotes
"Warren Peters has been an invaluable voice of tolerance and caring for the obese and overweight. He has demonstrated the ability to make complex research comprehensible and accessible, illuminating the challenge of obesity with an up-to-date focus on biological and environmental factors." John Thomas, PhD Dean and Bashir Hasso Professor of Entrepreneurship Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business "There has been a long-running debate about how much people are a product of their genetics as opposed to their environment. Both are important, but as Dr. Peters points out, the environment in which we live has changed much too rapidly for our genes to adapt. If you believe that obesity is a result of sloth and gluttony, this book is a "must read" and will definitely broaden your horizons." Frank Greenway, MD Professor--Chief Medical Officer Pennington Biomedical Research Center