Quote by Jason Fung

“In short—insulin makes you gain weight, while cortisol tells you where to put it.”

— Robert H. Lustig

“Obesity is a hormonal disorder of fat regulation. Insulin is the major hormone that drives weight gain, so the rational therapy is to lower…

— Jason Fung

Excess body fat alters the levels of the hormones insulin, leptin, and estrogen, and these factors are believed to be responsible for the acceleration…

— Joel Fuhrman

Obesity is a complex disease, influenced by a multitude of factors.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

Our modern, deadline-a-day lifestyle overtaxes our adrenal glands, which end up overproducing cortisol, which in turn makes it nearly impossible to sleep and can…

— Suzanne Somers

“You need to be careful about being overweight as a man, as excessive fat produces the female hormone estrogen.”

— Steven Magee

“On the other hand, when you mismanage your genes with poor dietary habits or chronic exercise patterns, you will likely suffer from obesity (through…

— Mark Sisson

Biology sets the context, and that is critical, but obesity still boils down to whether a person eats too much or exercises enough.

— Robin Marantz Henig

“Insulin tells the body to stop burning its fat stores and instead absorb some of the fatty acids and glucose in the blood and…

— Michael Matthews

“The bottom line is something that’s been known (and mostly ignored) for over forty years. The one thing we absolutely have to do if…

— Gary Taubes

“The obesity pandemic is due to our altered biochemistry, which is a result of our altered environment.”

— Robert H. Lustig