Biography
Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis is an internationally renowned molecular scientist with a PhD from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her groundbreaking research into weight regulation has been published in prestigious science journals, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Diabetes, and Genes and Development. Her work has also featured on National Nine News and ABC Radio National's Health Report with Dr Norman Swan.
Dr Amanda leads a research team investigating weight loss at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia.
She lectures to medical professionals around the world about the science of weight regulation. Dr Amanda has received numerous awards for her research, including the 2002 Young Investigator Award from the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity and the 2004 NSW Young Tall Poppy Award from the Australian Institute of Political Science.
Dr Amanda shares her scientific insights with the public through her book (The Don't Go Hungry Diet, Bantam Australia, 2007), workshops, and frequent media appearances. She also writes a regular column on weight loss for Healthy & HeartWise.
| I dieted myself fat |
What our readers say...
"Dear Amanda, I have never been overweight, but I have always had 2-5 kilos that I want to lose to fit nicely into my jeans etc. and not have a roll of fat around my stomach. I started reading your book in January 09 after the "Xmas feast panic" as I was starting to become 5-7 kilos over my goal weight instead of 2-5 kilos over (I would like to be 60k). By the end of January I started your diet as it seemed like a easy way to lose weight and a lot of commonsense, some of which I was doing anyway, as I have always exercised regularly, but I was craving fatty foods and seemed to be always fighting the famine reaction. Through listening to my body I have got rid of most of the low-fat foods and I am now eating wholesome and nutritious foods (most of the time). Your toasted muesli is fantastic, I have it for breaky most days and I do not feel hungry until 3 pm some days. I have only lost 2 kilos and 2 cm in 3 months, but I don't feel like I am on a diet and I could easily do this for the rest of my life. Thanks for answering so many questions I have had about weight loss and I will never go on another milkshake or low-carb diet again. "