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The obesity epidemic reflects a failure to understand how meals are chosen. Government initiatives have failed, and most people are unable to control their weight. In this book, an internationally recognized expert on diet and behaviour, discusses the common misunderstandings that have created the epidemic, and suggests how obesity could be reduced.
After dieting the body needs fewer calories and you are likely to put on weight. Many people do not understand how to control their weight and rely on ideas that are simply wrong. Natural foods are seen as healthier when they are not. Ultra-processed foods are seen as a problem when the method of production is unimportant. There is little evidence that removing sugar from the diet, banning advertising to children, adding calories to menus, or providing nutritional information on packaging reduces obesity. In fact, removing fat from the diet has increased obesity.
One conclusion is that current approaches have no chance of preventing obesity. Without new ways of dealing with obesity, it will inevitably increase, reducing life expectancy after decades of disease.
So, what needs to change? One root cause of obesity is poverty. The way infants are fed in the first years of life determines the likelihood of obesity in adulthood. Without the development of low-calorie foods, little can be done. Since health policy depends on individuals changing their behaviour, they need to understand how to control their weight.
Ambitious in scope, the author deals with the topic in an eye-catching and easy to understand manner, illustrated with colourful analogies and unusual and amusing facts. A refreshing novel perspective is offered that will be of interest to everyone wishing to control their body weight.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
肥胖流行病反映了對於餐飲選擇的理解失敗。政府的倡議未能奏效，大多數人無法控制自己的體重。在這本書中，一位國際公認的飲食與行為專家討論了造成這一流行病的常見誤解，並提出了減少肥胖的建議。
在節食後，身體需要的卡路里減少，這使得你更容易增加體重。許多人不理解如何控制體重，並依賴一些根本錯誤的觀念。天然食品被視為更健康，實際上並非如此。超加工食品被視為問題，而生產方法卻不重要。幾乎沒有證據顯示，從飲食中去除糖分、禁止對兒童的廣告、在菜單上增加卡路里或在包裝上提供營養資訊能減少肥胖。事實上，去除飲食中的脂肪反而增加了肥胖。
一個結論是，當前的方法無法預防肥胖。如果不採取新的應對肥胖的方法，肥胖將不可避免地增加，並在數十年的疾病後降低壽命。
那麼，什麼需要改變呢？肥胖的一個根本原因是貧窮。嬰兒在生命的第一年如何進食，決定了他們成年後肥胖的可能性。如果不開發低卡路里的食品，幾乎無法有所作為。由於健康政策依賴於個人改變行為，他們需要理解如何控制自己的體重。
這位作者的範圍雄心勃勃，以引人注目的方式處理這一主題，並用生動的類比和不尋常且有趣的事實進行說明。提供了一種耳目一新的新視角，將吸引所有希望控制自己體重的人。
作者簡介
David Benton, PhD, DSc, is Professor of Psychology at Swansea University, UK. His interest in the influence of diet on brain functioning and cognition, has resulted in over 200 research articles and an H Index of 55 (Scopus).
The acceptance of over 200 invitations to speak on six continents and the widespread interest from multi-national food and ingredient companies, illustrates his impact. His work is quoted by the governments in the USA and UK when making public health recommendations. Invitations have been accepted to give evidence to the House of Commons and House of Lords in the UK.
The theme of the proposed book is that obesity cannot be understood without the perspectives of nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, psychology as well a societal viewpoint. His research reflects this range and has included papers on portion size, genetics, food addiction, sugar addition and non-nutritive sweeteners. A paper on calorie intake and the control of weight has been downloaded 35,000 times.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
大衛·本頓（David Benton），博士，科學博士，是英國斯旺西大學的心理學教授。他對飲食對大腦功能和認知影響的興趣，已經產生了超過200篇研究文章，並在Scopus上擁有55的H指數。
他接受了超過200個在六大洲的演講邀請，並且受到跨國食品和成分公司的廣泛關注，這顯示了他的影響力。他的研究成果在美國和英國的政府在制定公共健康建議時被引用。也接受了在英國下議院和上議院作證的邀請。
這本書的主題是，肥胖無法在不考慮營養學、生理學、生物化學、心理學以及社會觀點的情況下理解。他的研究反映了這一範疇，並包括有關份量大小、遺傳學、食物成癮、糖成癮和非營養性甜味劑的論文。一篇關於卡路里攝入和體重控制的論文已被下載35,000次。
