UCLH consultant writes second book on weight loss

University College London Hospitals’ consultant and bariatric surgeon Andrew Jenkinson has written a new book about weight loss called How To Eat (and Still Lose Weight): A Science-Backed Guide to Nutrition and Health.

The surgeon’s second book gives readers a better understanding of the brain, body and environment to eat well and lose weight, forever.

In his first book, Why We Eat (Too Much), he introduced readers to the science of appetite, setting out his unique theory of the 'weight set point' and showing that there is so much more to the science of metabolism than 'calories in, calories out' or losing weight through exercise. The book was a Sunday Times bestseller.

Now, in How to Eat (And Still Lose Weight), Dr Jenkinson shows how, with an understanding of the science of the brain and body, you can enjoy food, avoid crash dieting and lose weight for good.

Using a combination of cutting-edge metabolic science, together with strategies like aversion, habit creation and mental reprogramming, How to Eat will show how your body and brain work when it comes to diet and nutrition, and how to arm yourself against the malicious presence of food marketing, junk food and the harmful effects of the Western diet.

Dr Jenkinson is a consultant surgeon with a special interest in advanced laparoscopic, or keyhole surgery. He is part of an expert team developing advances in gastrointestinal surgery.

How To Eat (and Still Lose Weight) was published last month by Penguin Life.