H. David Lowell-smith

Recognising Hunger. Self-regulation of Food Intake and Energy Balance: Handbook H. David Lowell-smith

Following publication of the investigations of Mario Ciampolini et. al. into the effect of recognizing hunger on weight and insulin resistance a number of researchers have requested a protocol for training people in this skill. This handbook is in response. In addition it adds detail previously only published in Italian on the benefits of recognizing hunger in promoting immune competence. I am very glad to have been able to assist in making this important work accessible to an English speaking audience. In over 25 years of independently training people to recognize hunger I have been fascinated by the complexity and variation among responses to the apparently simple question: ?Are you hungry?? Training in hunger recognition is a voyage of discovery. The reader will find the method outlined here invaluable in helping to reduce a complex phenomenon to its simplest elements. H D Lovell-Smith PhD, MB, ChB