Gut Reactions, Simon Quellen Field
Gut Reactions, Simon Quellen Field
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Gut Reactions
The Science of Weight Gain and Loss

Author: Simon Quellen Field

Narrator: David Marantz

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2019

Synopsis

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.

About Simon Quellen Field

Simon Quellen Field is the author of Gonzo Gizmos, Return of Gonzo Gizmos, and Why There’s Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste, and is the creator of the popular website scitoys.com. He lives in Northern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Morgan on October 19, 2022

True to the title. This is a brief and potent (no fluff) primer on the science of weight gain/loss. The book begins where every discussion on consummatory (eating, drinking, addiction etc.) behavior should. With a discussion on the process of homeostasis. For those of us who slept through (or were bak......more

Goodreads review by Clare on February 09, 2023

3.5* Sugar is REALLY bad for us. I read this having embarked on a low carb diet and this highly scientific book about the chemical processes involved in the human digestive system really opened my eyes. With crisp explanations of specific hormones, prebiotics, probiotics etc it presents many fascina......more

Goodreads review by Divyanshu on April 16, 2023

Listened to on runs, gets a bit too technical at places without clearly explaining the topic in simpler language.......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on July 27, 2019

This book manages to pack a lot of dense scientific information in a short page count, but you can basically just read the last chapter and get the TL;DR on what works and doesn't when it comes to weight loss.......more

Goodreads review by John on March 23, 2024

A lot of the book isn't new (or focused on Gut Health) covering history of weight gain. Macro nutrients etc. a lot of the research is newer, less substantiated and deals with smaller effect sizes. Choice Notes  Obesity rates stabilised in America in 2010, having grown since 1980. That they changed in......more

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“A handy introduction to a hefty health predicament.” Booklist

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