The objectives

WHY DO WE BECOME OVERWEIGHT?

The mediocre nutritional content of today's industrialized foods and the progressive adoption over the past 50 years of unhealthy eating habits are the real causes of weight gain and the increased obesity seen today.

It is in effect the nutritional content of foods (their relative richness in vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, fiber...) which determines whether or not abnormal build-up of fat cells will occur.

The origin of obesity

The french pardox

Traditional dietetics

Why do we become overweight?

Principles of the method

Glycemic Index

The 2 phases of the Montignac's method

Conclusion