GUT REACTIONS: THE SCIENCE OF WEIGHT GAIN AND LOSS

Book ID/图书代码： 02919019C00013

English Summary/英文概要： 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 people have read about at least one fad diet, they’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 readers how their bodies react to food and the environment and how their brains affect what and how much they eat. It reveals 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 as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and nicotine.

Whether you’re looking to lose weight, put on muscle mass, or simply understand how your metabolism or gut microbiome impact your food cravings, Simon Quellen Field has the scientific answers for you.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 低脂飲食、低碳飲食、原始人飲食、無麩質飲食，所有的飲食法都宣稱針對減重它們有最簡單的解決方案，然而，卻沒有一種減重飲食法能夠同時適用所有人，因為我們不但有個體差異，在基因、文化、行為、社會、甚至環境等都有所差異，而這些都導致了身體對於脂肪的不同反應，更不用說牽涉到了複雜的「體內平衡系統」(Homeostasis)。

在本書中，Simon Quellen Field為我們展示了我們的身體是如何在各個不同的層面對食物和環境做出反應、大腦又是如何影響了進食量，這些涉及了遺傳學、大腦內的化學、環境的提示、社會壓力、新陳代謝、腸道微生物等等，他為我們揭示了為什麼有些飲食對某些人有效，對其他人卻無效。結合了科學知識、心理學、社會學、人類學和歷史，舉凡你想知道跟脂肪和減重有關的一切，無論你是想減重，還是只是想了解自己的身體如何決定它是否要儲存脂肪，本書都能為你提供科學的答案，因為，我們越了解我們自己的身體，我們就越有可能改變肥胖。 (Zoe)

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"Impressively informed and informative." --Midwest Book Review

"a good book for those who want to understand the science behind obesity." --Manhattan Book Review

About the Author/作者介绍： Simon Quellen Field

化學家、著名科普作家，知名的玩科學網站scitoys.com創辦人。著有科普書《為什麼你的牙刷中有防凍劑》（Why There’s Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste）及動手玩科學「Gonzo Gizmos」系列，包括：《Gonzo Gizmos：用這些科學玩具和計畫釋放你內心的怪胎》（Gonzo Gizmos: Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek）、《Gonzo Gizmos回歸！更多釋放你內心怪胎的科學玩具計畫和裝置》（Return of Gonzo Gizmos: More Projects & Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek）。

Simon Quellen Field is the author of Culinary Reactions, Why There’s Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste, and Boom!, and is the creator of the popular website www.scitoys.com.

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