A radically different, practical and doable way to achieve a healthy weight and substantially reduce your risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia. ‘If you follow the advice here, you will improve your health, lose weight, avoid diabetes and reduce your risk of cancer and Alzheimer’s. What more could you ask?’ Dr Malcolm Kendrick, GP and author of The Great Cholesterol Con’ A highly readable, smart and well-reasoned book based on the latest generation of rigorous science’ Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, and Adjunct Professor, New York UniversityRecent research has shown that a diet that is very low in carbs and high in good fats is effective for weight loss, can counteract many diseases and also help athletic performance and endurance.
The drawback is that it is difficult to stick to – because most people love carbs. But, as The Hybrid Diet demonstrates, we don’t need to choose. The human body has been designed through millions of years of evolution to burn two different sources of fuel – glucose (which comes from the carbohydrates in fruit and vegetables) and ketones (which are made in the body from fat) – and to switch between them when food is scarce.
