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Why Are We Fat? volume 2
Language
English
Description
Simon, an exercise avoider, gets on the treadmill and has his fitness assessed – it's not great – there's work to do there as well. The results of Simon's gene tests are back and Simon's doctor explains how his genes contribute to his weight gain and diabetes. However, Simon learns that with the right diet and exercise detrimental genes can be down regulated. Simon gets a wakeup call when he goes to visit the diabetic ward in a major hospital....
Author
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Why Are We Fat? volume 3
Language
English
Description
Simon visits a night market and asks everyone what they are eating – it tastes good and is great value for money, but most of it seems to contain large amounts of added sugar and fat. Clearly getting slim and eating healthy is not easy – life seems set up to make us fat. Simon's shares an exercise session, he still finds enjoying exercise a challenge and the exercise he needs to do is hard going. All of Simon's advisors to his surprise stress...
Author
Series
Why Are We Fat? volume 1
Language
English
Description
Simon goes to the doctor and finds out the bad news – like most us, he's fat - in fact he's borderline obese – and to make matters worse, he has type 2 diabetes. But he's not alone - world obesity rates have soared and so have heart disease and kidney problems - diabetes in the United States alone has increased an astonishing 900% in just 50 years. So how did we all get so fat so fast, and what is diabetes? Simon goes to the United States and...
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