Why Diets Dont Work

Why Diets Dont Work

By Elena Cross
Michael Caine
Listen with Sir Michael Caine™ and 1,000+ voices
Length49m

About this audiobook

Discover why calorie counting and willpower fail repeatedly despite good intentions. This scientific revelation exposes how your body defends against weight loss through hormones, metabolism adaptation, and ancient survival mechanisms evolved over millions of years. Learn why ninety-five percent of diets fail and why you gain back more than you lost through mechanisms your body uses to prevent starvation. Understand the truth about set points, hunger signals, leptin resistance, and sustainable health approaches that work with your biology rather than fighting it. Explore why the diet industry profits from failure, how weight cycling damages health more than stable weight, and what actually creates lasting wellness beyond restriction and deprivation. This book challenges everything you've been told about weight loss and offers evidence-based alternatives to the willpower myth that keeps you trapped in cycles of shame.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreHealth and Wellness, Self-Help
Length49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 16, 2025
LanguageEnglish

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