Nature has no long-term plans for us; sh... by Michael Mosley | We Heart Quotes

Nature has no long-term plans for us; she does not invest in our old age. Once we’ve reproduced, we become disposable.

- Michael Mosley

Other quotes by Michael Mosley

A pound of fat contains more energy than a pound of dynamite.

- Michael Mosley

As two leading weight loss experts, Dr Corby Martin and Professor Kishore Gadde from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, put it: The myth that rapid weight loss is associated with rapid weight gain is no more true than Aesop’s fables.

- Michael Mosley

Nuts, seeds, dark chocolate, red wine, olive oil and vegetables like leeks, garlic and onions are packed with the chemicals that microbes love. We should also be eating more fermented foods like live yoghurt, kimchi, sauerkraut and kefir.

- Michael Mosley

Male or female, your waist should be less than half your height.

- Michael Mosley

Research has found that modern humans tend to mistake a whole range of emotions for hunger. We eat when we’re bored, when we’re thirsty, when we’re around food (when aren’t we?), when we’re with company, or simply when the clock happens to tell us it’s time for food. Most of us eat, too, just because it feels good. This is known as hedonic hunger.

- Michael Mosley

There is no reason to be alarmed by benign, occasional, short-term hunger. Given base-level good health, you will not perish. You won’t collapse in a heap and need to be rescued by the cat. Your body is designed to go without food for longish periods, even if it has lost the skill through years of grazing, picking, and snacking.

- Michael Mosley

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