2962: Weight: Is It Simply a Matter of Will Power? by Nancy Clark on Healthy Weight Management

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2962: Nancy Clark challenges the notion that weight control is simply about willpower, highlighting how genetics, environment, evolution, and brain chemistry influence body fatness. She offers science-backed strategies to support healthy weight management without relying on restrictive diets or punishing exercise routines. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nancyclarkrd.com/2018/01/13/weight-is-it-simply-a-matter-of-will-power/ Quotes to ponder: "Fat-gain is a disorder of the body’s energy balance system, not just a passive accumulation of excess calories." "A calorie is a calorie; 100 excess calories from fat and carbohydrate are no more fattening than 100 excess calories from protein." "Above all, be grateful for your healthy body. Give it the fuel it needs, and trust it will perform best when it is appropriately trained and well fueled on a daily basis." Episode references: Bisphenol A (BPA) information from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index.cfm The Endocrine Society: https://www.endocrine.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily. Wait, is it simply a matter of willpower by Nancy Clark of
0:07.2	Nancy ClarkRD.com? And I'm Dr. Neil Malick, your host and narrator. Hey there, happy middle of the
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0:38.3	All right, now it is Wednesday, and like I do every Wednesday, I like to share a littledpodcast.com. All right, now it is Wednesday,
0:39.9	and like I do every Wednesday,
0:42.2	I like to share a little bit of inspiration with you.
0:44.0	So with that, here we go.
0:44.9	Quote,
0:49.3	Looking after my health today gives me better hope for tomorrow.
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0:57.0	let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life.
1:08.0	Wait. Is it simply a matter of willpower by Nancy Clark of Nancy ClarkR.D.com. Is weight simply a matter of willpower?
1:12.4	You might think so, given the number of dieters who add on exercise, subtract food, and
1:17.3	expect excess fat to melt away.
1:20.1	But it doesn't always happen that way.
1:22.7	Older athletes notice the fat that creeps on year after year seems harder to lose,
1:28.0	and others who have slimmed down complain how easily they regain lost body fat.
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