How Diets Make Us Fat - The book the diet industry doesn't want you to read

In this ground-breaking book, Shahroo Izadi delves deep into the intricacies of food addiction perpetuated by diets and unveils the secret to sustainable weight loss through actively unlearning damaging - and fattening - diet habits.

About the author

Shahroo Izadi is a psychologist and addiction specialist, who has written two bestselling books. She has hosted workshops Amazon, Google, Facebook, and JP Morgan among others that help people build healthier habits. She was named Thought Leader of the Year at House of Lords by the Baton Awards and her work has featured in The Telegraph, Marie Claire and Grazia among others. Shahroo herself has struggled with food addiction, and is keen to spread a message of healing that is built on kindness. Her appearance on The Diary of a CEO has received 1.2 million views. She has almost 40,000 followers on Instagram: almost 50% are in the UK, 12% in the US, 5% in Australia. She is friends with Mo Gawdat and has connections to Steven Bartlett. Her previous books have been reviewed in the Guardian and in Women's Health.

Product details

• Authors: Izadi Shahroo
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.12.2025
• EAN: 9781785122774
• ISBN: 978-1-78512-277-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book; SELF-HELP / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healing, Self-help & personal development, Women’s health, Health psychology, Dietetics and nutrition, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Popular medicine and health, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Health, Relationships and Personal development