Summary of Mark Hyman's The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 America is a fat nation, and we are failing to solve our big fat problem. Almost 70 percent of Americans are overweight, and one in two has diabesity, which is the metabolic features of a pre-diabetic obese person.

#2 The answer is simple: addiction. We are a nation of food addicts.

#3 The science of food addiction is becoming more and more clear, and a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition proved that higher-sugar, higher-glycemic foods are addictive in the same way as cocaine and heroin.

#4 Food addiction is real, and it is the root cause of why so many people are overweight and sick.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669350545

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Insights on Mark Hyman's The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

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Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

America is a fat nation, and we are failing to solve our big fat problem. Almost 70 percent of Americans are overweight, and one in two has diabesity, which is the metabolic features of a pre-diabetic obese person.

#2

The answer is simple: addiction. We are a nation of food addicts.

#3

The science of food addiction is becoming more and more clear, and a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition proved that higher-sugar, higher-glycemic foods are addictive in the same way as cocaine and heroin.

#4

Food addiction is real, and it is the root cause of why so many people are overweight and sick.

#5

Food addiction is a real disease, and millions of people are affected by it. It is characterized by intense cravings for certain foods, as well as the inability to stop eating them.

#6

The food industry would have us believe that obesity is a result of personal choice, when in reality, it’s a result of the food companies’ addictive properties.

#7

Food scientists are now developing foods that are designed to make you crave them, even when you’ve had enough. These are called bliss points foods, and they are designed to be addictive.

#8

Food addiction is a biochemical problem, not a psychological one. It makes me angry to see patients blame themselves for their weight problems and diabetes.

#9

Understanding food addiction is crucial to understanding the effectiveness of this detox. The more aware you are of the biological forces at play - both how your cravings have been chemically induced and how easy it is to break free from the food addiction - the more you’ll get out of this program.

#10

I have had a lot of time to think about what works and what doesn’t work, and this program seems different to me because it’s freeing. People are slaves to food in so many ways in our society, and it’s awful. It’s so liberating to see