How to Diet in Your Sleep: Yes, It Sounds Too Good to Be True. but Here a Top Doctor Reveals a Weight-Loss
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But here a top doctor reveals a weight-loss regime that's blissfully simple - and effective Dr Jason Fung says fasting is the secret to weight loss 'I know it sounds scary, but [it's] the most important missing piece' Need to allow insulin levels to drop very low to break the resistance cycle By DR JASON FUNG FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 22:50 GMT, 27 March 2016 | UPDATED: 00:35 GMT, 28 March 2016 59 44 shares View comments Low carb, low calorie, low fat... every inveterate dieter has their favourite, and most diets work for a while. But the bitter truth is weight loss rarely lasts. My work as a specialist in late-stage kidney disease means I am at the sharp end of our out-of-control obesity epidemic. People get fat, they get diabetes, their kidneys fail and they come to me. After 20 years of worrying about the cause (usually obesity) rather than the symptoms (kidney failure), I am now convinced that the weight-loss industry and everyone involved in it could be missing a trick. Scroll down for video +7 Anything less than seven hours sleep can cause stress levels to rise to the point where weight gain starts The problem is, just like heart disease or even many cancers, obesity is a deadly disease with many different contributing causes. So just as heart disease has multiple triggers (diet, lifestyle, stress, genetics), your bulging waistline could equally be caused by any number of different factors: sneaky snacking, poor genetics, stress, night shifts, food addiction, sugary drinks, too much booze or imbalanced gut bacteria for instance. Like Follow Cutting back on portion sizes, glugging green juices, or banning bread or alcohol can hit only one Daily Mail @Femail factor at a time and that's what inevitably leaves dieters doomed to an endless cycle of failure and blame. 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Yeezus that bunny is Properly lowering your insulin levels and re- cute! Kanye West and Tyga dress up as Easter setting your hormone balance means completely bunnies for family get- abstaining from food. I know it sounds scary, but together... as North fasting is, in my opinion, the most important West hugs dad and missing piece in the weight loss puzzle. Kylie Jenner kisses boyfriend The trouble is, many of the best-known fasting regimes can sound rather intimidating - involving Looking for dramatically reducing your food intake for days redemption? Ben on end, week in and week out. This can lead to Affleck joins estranged significant weight loss. But as I'll show, you don't wife Jennifer Garner to have to do it like that if you don't want to. take their children to Easter church service Fasting can mean as little as skipping a bedtime Back together snack, or breakfast. You can even do it in your sleep! Read on to find out more. 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You may find it easier to fast than you think. VIRTUOUS VINEGAR Geordie Shore newbie Chantelle Connelly Losing excess weight isn't always about taking shows off her eye- things out of your diet. Sometimes adding a new popping bosom and element can have a beneficial effect. Good strong spectacular legs in studies show a few teaspoons of vinegar diluted in barely-there mini dress Left little to imagination a glass of water just before a meal can actually lower blood sugar levels (and therefore insulin response). Vinegar also seems to keep you feeling fuller for longer, resulting in slightly lower calorie intake through the rest of the day. Apple cider vinegar seems to have gained a particular following, as it contains both vinegar (acetic acid) as well as the pectins from the apple cider (a type of soluble fibre). Experts don't know why vinegar works so well, but it might be that the acid neutralises the enzymes in the saliva and so interferes with the way we digest starches, or it could somehow slow the speed of food passing through the gut. Mamma mia! Kourtney Kardashian flashes her bra in lacy white top as she carries Reign for Easter Sunday church with family +7 Bra-vo Good strong studies show a few teaspoons of Forgive me father! vinegar diluted in a glass of water just before a Kendall Jenner shows meal can actually lower blood sugar levels off her stomach in crop top and ripped jeans at church with her family FAST IN YOUR SLEEP on Easter Sunday Is that suitable? At my clinics I encourage my patients to fast for days, even weeks with dramatic results.