Why Am I Fat?
How Understanding Can Lead to Permanent Weight Loss.
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A patient once came into my office upset that she could not lose weight, no matter how hard she tried or what she did. She had tried this diet and that diet. She had bought exercise equipment specifically to work on various parts of her body. She had tried medications and supplements, but still she could not lose weight, or if she did, she gained it all back. She was desperate for an answer to the question: “What is wrong with my body; why am I still fat?
Physicians now know with scientific certainty that obesity is at least in part a chemical, or hormonal disease with multiple causes and influences. Coming into play are multiple psychological factors as well; some of these are chemically influenced. But we do not know enough to have a chemical treatment that will really work. Even though an easy treatment is not here yet, I do imagine a time in the future when we will be able to do a blood test and find out which type of obesity you have, and then decide what type of treatment you will need.
Designed with the average person in mind, this book will help you develop an understanding of what is happening in your body that affects energy usage and energy storage. Once you have grasped the basic facts about what your body is doing, you can make changes that will help it to work in your favor. The goal of this book is to give you the scientific basis as to why some of us have bodies that try to be fat and to give you the tools you need to redirect your body’s efforts so they will work for you instead of against you. Even if you have given up, you will learn that there is hope for you. By reading this book you will learn how to keep your weight under control until medical science develops the “silver bullet” against obesity.
The principles contained here, and the understanding that will come from learning how the human body works, will make weight loss that is permanent possible and attainable for everyone. This book will help you if you already have a diet plan, or even if you don’t. It can help you to come up with a personalized plan of your own. You can either use this book as a stand-alone guide, or as a reference source or adjunct to any other book or weight loss plan that you have found to work for you. My goal is to help you understand how your body can sabotage, or support, your weight loss efforts, so that you can take the right steps to achieve your ideal weight.
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About the Book
Did you ever wonder why you are overweight no matter what you have tried? What is it that your body is doing wrong? Just what role does heredity play? This book takes the science of obesity and weight loss and breaks it down into easy to read and understand terminology. After reading it you will know what happens to the food you eat. You will understand how your body works and why you are overweight. You will know how to increase your metabolism to burn fat faster, and how to keep it gone. Once you know how your body is working against you, you will be able to make some changes that will get it to work for you.
About the Author
Dr. Jeffrey Brown is a board certified family physician in private practice in
Throughout his career, Dr. Brown has taught medical students and residents, undergraduate college students, and U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen. He enjoys taking the time needed to teach his patients about their health. He combines his interests in helping patients, writing, and teaching in this book.