380: Blood Sugar, Food Noise + How to Control Hunger | Dr. Jason Fung

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Kelly Leveque

Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Feel like you’re doing everything right but still struggling with hunger, cravings, or weight? You’re not broken, and it’s not about willpower. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jason Fung to break down the real drivers of hunger, why calories in vs calories out doesn’t tell the full story, and how your hormones, environment, and habits are shaping your appetite every single day. → Leave Us A Voice Message! Topics Discussed: → Why am I always hungry even after eating? → How do hormones affect hunger and weight gain? → What are the three types of hunger? → Do ultra-processed foods increase cravings? → How can I stabilize my blood sugar naturally? Sponsored By: → Timeline | Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula. And my listeners can still get 20% off when you go to https://timeline.com/kelly → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:00:55 - Calories In, Calories Out → 00:06:52 - Appetite Regulation → 00:12:10 - Weight Loss Drugs → 00:17:03 - Hormones + Weight Gain → 00:22:33 - Processed Foods → 00:29:11 - Insulin Resistance → 00:32:31 - Food Addiction → 00:36:05 - Three Types Of Hunger → 00:49:04 - Food As Reward → 00:54:02 - Food Boundaries → 00:59:17 - Portion Control → 01:02:45 - Three Golden Rules → 01:07:33 - Calorie Counting Further Listening: → How to Take Control of Your Health in a Toxic Food Landscape Check Out Dr. Jason: → The Hunger Code (Book) → Website → X(Twitter) → Instagram → YouTube Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Youtube → Facebook

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0:00.0	If you eat 500 calories of cookies, it's the same as eating 500 calories of broccoli,
0:05.0	which is actually nonsense because the moment you eat those foods, your body can decide what it wants to do with those foods.
0:11.6	Your body has to first digest it, and then it has to absorb it from the absorption.
0:15.9	Then you impact your hormones, such as insulin, which then impacts your weight.
0:21.2	The ultra-process carbohydrates are in a sense predigested.
0:25.1	It's very easy to chew.
0:26.7	They practically like melt in your mouth.
0:28.7	Fleuramine increased sympathetic nervous systems, which decreased appetite.
0:32.1	It wasn't the calories.
0:33.3	It was the hunger that was affected, and that's affected through the hormones.
0:36.9	And it's the exact same pathway as nicotine.
0:38.9	Nicotine is a sympathetic stimulant and nicotine causes people to lose their appetite.
0:43.3	So they don't restrict calories.
0:44.6	When you smoke, you can eat whatever you want, but you don't want to.
0:51.1	You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck.
0:56.8	Dr. Jason Fung, I'm so excited to have you on today's podcast to talk about your new book, The Hunger
1:01.5	Code.
1:02.2	I devoured it.
1:03.7	I think it's amazing.
1:05.6	You have so much research-backed science in it about our hunger. And sometimes I think we all feel
1:13.1	like a failure because when we do calories in, calories out, it doesn't always work out. So can we
1:20.2	jump right in and talk about why that might be the case? Sure. And I think it's, well, first,
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