The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Take Charge)

The Leptin Diet provides a very clear and easy to understand explanation of how we put on excess weight and, even more important, how to rid yourself of unhealthy fat without putting it back on again. Clear advice about what and when to eat it, starting with protein and low GI carbs at breakfast. Special emphasis on how to get rid of dangerous fat from the belly area. This is not a fad diet, and I would thoroughly recommend it.

Interesting reading. It talks about the chemical or hormonal reactions in our bodies that take place when we eat and the effects they have on our bodies and cravings. It discusses the importance of not only WHAT we eat but WHEN we eat to make the most of our bodies natural fat burning mode.

Four years ago I managed to lose just short of 4stone, putting back a few pounds but kept 3 1/2 stone off. Until this year, when it all seemed to go a bit pear shaped. My original idea was,in fear of becoming diabetic (in the family), I would eat as though I was already diagnosed. The idea being if I did that, I never would be. The diet was how I thought a diabetic should behave. Anyway having lost the plot a bit, I stumbled on this book, what it is, is my diet to a T.But with all the explanations in simple layman terms. I am already getting back on track and am just about to start chapter 8. I now totally understand how my diet worked. Can not recommend enough.

Useful, information was very clear and some of it was useful, a little genric but overall ok.

Having done copious amounts of research into the merits of various nutritional approaches to good health I can say with absolute confidence that this book has been well researched, is scientifically sound, and the info within is as easy to digest as the foods recommended in it.It's written in a readable way, not overly technical, such that wil allow most people to engage with the common sense and good science that can be found within it. If you want to know more his expanded version is the place to go.

This book told you about diets and heathy eating go hand in hand, that I already knew.It tells you to eat 3 meals a day but this is not always possible. It does have a few good points but most of it is common sense.

I have yo yo dieted for 45 years and had got to the point where I was permanently on a diet, just so as to not put weight on!,... It appears that I am not alone!... it seemed like I would never be able to lose any more weight, no matter how hard I tried! This book changed all that! It is an easy to read scientific explanation as to how so many of us have messed up our delicate hormonal balance with years of yo yo dieting. Every other diet out there will tell you to have a healthy, in between meal snack, to keep your sugar levels balanced - this is the worst possible advice, ever! Basically, one should only 3 meals a day, with enough protein to keep you going between meals. It is vital to leave 5 to 6 hours between meals and 11 - 12 hours at night (eating dinner at least 3 hours before bedtime). This rebalances the hormone, leptin, which kicks the body into fat burning mode! I did not have a vast amount of weight to lose but in the first 6 weeks of this diet I lost 6 kilos! I feel better than I have done in decades and the BIG BONUS is that I have more than halved my cholesterol levels, which were extremely high, WITHOUT TAKING STATINS! My doctor can't believe his eyes!!! This is the best diet book - EVER!

Great book for guidance. More recipes should have been nice. A little dry but very informative.

Byron Richards, the author, was an excellent nutritionist. Sadly, he passed away over a year ago. His website and supplement company still continues with his wife and other nutritionists. They have a free e-newsletter with excellent info about a huge variety of medical conditions and supplements to help them, as well as podcasts (some of his archived podcasts, which can be accessed from their weekly newsletters to your inbox. I didnt read this book. sorry. But knowing his other info and podcasts, I guess it must be good. I recommend signing up for their free newsletters at WELLNESSRESOURCES.com. The podcasts are available to listen to any day/night, but can be accessed only through their Wednesday newsletters. On I-tunes and other platforms. and I recommend you read the info he wrote before his passing. I havent read much of his successor nutritionist's info or watched their new videos. He wrote and videoed about all kinds of diseases and disorders. Havent checked lately, but some of his archived videos were on, as of several months ago. Sorry I didnt read this particular book. I bought it and didnt read it. As I said, it must have been as good as all his other info and videos. His knowledge was superior to that of most conventional doctors.

Muy interesante y de ayuda

Sehr interessant, mit fuer mich ganz neuen aber ueberzeugenden Hinweisen auf Ablaeufe in unserem Koerper, gut verstaendlich beschrieben, gibt echte Denkanstoesse, will nichts verkaufen als Wissen. Sehr gutes Buch.

It is a profound lost that the world has had in the untimely demise of Dr. Byron J Richards. This book is a stellar work, like all that he set forth to do. His family be acknowledged and commended for continuing his life's mission via Wellness Research. Please read this book. Everyone.

A good read very informative