Jason Fung Books

The modern obsession with calories dates back to the early twentieth century, when the science of energy balance first began to influence dietary research. Scientists like Wilbur Atwater measured the caloric content of foods and proposed that body weight is determined by the difference between energ...

From The Obesity Code

Insulin is the fat-storage hormone. Whenever we eat, insulin levels rise, signaling the body to store energy for later. Insulin allows glucose to enter cells, but it also tells the liver to convert excess glucose into fat. When insulin remains elevated for prolonged periods—as it does when we consum...

From The Obesity Code