What the Experts are Saying

“Breaks apart every myth about weight loss.”

“Once in a generation a scientist comes along who tells a new story about why we are sick and how we can heal. Dr. David Ludwig is that scientist. Always Hungry is a powerful book that breaks apart every myth about weight loss, and explains for the first time why we get fat and why we are always hungry. If you want to end once and for all your struggles with weight, then read this book, and follow its guidance.”

Mark Hyman, MD, Director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Sugar Solution

“True authority in the world of obesity”

“David Ludwig is one of the very few voices of true authority in the world of obesity. As both a highly respected medical researcher as well as a practicing clinician, he understands the complexity of weight control and the difficulty in maintaining weight loss. This book goes to the heart of the underlying cause of weight gain— being constantly hungry. Based on the emerging science of satiety, this book offers a practical, lifetime approach to return to a state of improved wellness regardless of your weight. If you care about your health future, then this is the one book you should read and pay careful attention to.”

Dr. Barry Sears, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Zone

“Game Changer”

“Always Hungry? deftly explores the science underlying why we make our food choices. And this information, so well presented, is a game-changer. Dr. Ludwig’s dietary plan let’s you look upon food with passionate embrace as the fundamental key to changing your health destiny.”

David Perlmutter, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Brain Maker

“Seismic Shift”

“For decades Dr. David Ludwig’s research has formed the backbone of other diet programs. Now he has distilled his years of research into this fascinating and groundbreaking book. Always Hungry? will cause a much needed seismic shift in the way we think about weight loss. Prepare to change your health for the better.”

Andrew Weil, MD, Founder and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona

“A must-read for anyone who has struggled to maintain a healthy weight.”

“Dr. Ludwig brings a fresh and welcome perspective, based on his extensive clinical and research experience, to the challenges facing millions of overweight Americans. Until now, most attempts at weight loss have focused primarily on calories consumed and burned, but what seems right in theory often fails in practice. Dr. Ludwig explains why throwing out our calorie-counters and paying more attention to the quality of our diets can result in a healthier weight, and to more enjoyment from eating at the same time. This is a must- read for anyone who has struggled to maintain a healthy weight.”

Professor Walter Willett, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

“Life-transforming.”

“Finally, an explanation for why so many people have failed in dieting, and a roadmap for how to improve metabolism, curb hunger, and lose weight successfully. Dr. Ludwig’s book is not only instructive, it is life-transforming.”

Francine R. Kaufman, MD, past president, American Diabetes Association and author of Diabesity

“You’ll never worry about calories again.”

“Starving yourself and over-exercising makes you weak, not thin. Learn from a leading voice in nutrition how to strategically use food to permanently end cravings. You’ll never worry about calories again.”

Dave Asprey, New York Times bestselling author of The Bulletproof Diet

“Engagingly reveals why calorie counting is doomed to fail.”

“Finally, after decades of portion control, counting calories, and low- fat diets, a weight loss book based on modern science. Dr. Ludwig engagingly reveals why calorie counting is doomed to fail, and how we can harness the biologic power of different foods to regain control of our bodies, our health, and our joy of eating. All calories are not created equal, and all diet books are not the same: Always Hungry? sets a new standard for successful, healthy weight loss.”

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH Dean, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy

“Cutting-edge”

“Ludwig’s book is cutting-edge medicine wrapped with big doses of dietary advice and gentle explanations for why our appetite button may be permanently switched ON. It doesn’t get better than this.”

Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, author of The Low GI Handbook

“Reprograms our fat cells”

“This is NOT a diet book. Instead, it describes a way of eating that reprograms our fat cells to release excess fat for weight loss without hunger. Ludwig combines cutting-edge science and clinical experience into an achievable eating pattern that anyone could follow.”

Janet King, PhD, Executive Director, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and Chair, 2005 USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

“Breaks new ground.”

“David Ludwig is a leading thinker on nutrition and body weight control, and is one of the few who can harness the best of scientific information to help people in their everyday lives. This book is sound, helpful, and breaks new ground.”

Professor Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

“This is a must-read!”

“In Always Hungry?, world renowned endocrinologist and researcher David Ludwig explains in clear, accessible language what has made Americans so fat and what we can do to reverse the obesity epidemic for our ourselves, our children and our nation. This is a must-read!”

Arthur Agatston, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The South Beach Diet