Welcome back to the Diet Dr. Podcast with Dr. Brett Scher. Today it's my pleasure to be joined by Dr. Robert

Syvis. Now, if you haven't heard Dr. Syvis speak, you're in for a treat. He is such a knowledgeable

and passionate individual, and that clearly comes through in this interview. He is a board-certified

surgeon doing bariatric and weight loss surgery both

in adults and in children. And he has a tremendous amount of training and experience in this field.

He actually started in South Africa getting his MD and his PhD working with the esteemed

professor Noakes during his big carbohydrates days. Then he came to the United States to train in pediatric surgery,

went to Canada to get further training in adult surgery,

and now has been here in the United States practicing for years

with a very busy weight loss surgery practice.

But he's probably one of the most unique weight loss surgeons you're going to meet because there's an old saying, if you go to a barber, you get a haircut.

If you go to a surgeon, you get a surgery. Not so with Dr. Syvis. He wants to evaluate everybody to see what he can do before doing weight loss surgery, using weight loss surgery either as a bridge or a last resort,

and focusing more on lifestyle, specifically focusing on low carb, high fat nutrition.

He's a big proponent of carbohydrates as an addictive substance that's causing more problems

than any other addiction addictions that are out there.

And he talks a lot about that and makes a very compelling case for why we need to think of

carbohydrates as addictive in certain populations.

So I really hope you enjoy this interview.

His passion, his enthusiasm, and his knowledge really comes through in this interview.

So without further ado, here's Dr. Robert Syvis.

Dr. Robert Syvis, thank you so much for joining me on the Diet Dr. Podcast.

Thank you very much. It's great to be here after all the good work you guys are doing.

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