Change Your Body's Fat Loss Thermostat & Crack the Hunger Code - With Dr. Jason Fung

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Is sustainable, natural weight loss possible in a world of crash diets and weight loss medications? On today’s show, you’re going to learn about real, science-backed strategies that you can use to regulate your body’s internal weight regulation system. If you want to reach a healthy, maintainable body weight long-term, this episode is full of actionable insights for you. Today’s guest, Dr. Jason Fung is a medical doctor and New York Times bestselling author who has helped thousands of people lose weight and prevent disease through clinically proven, natural strategies. Dr. Fung is recognized as one of the first physicians to prescribe the combination of healthy eating and intermittent fasting for patients with obesity. His new book, The Hunger Code, is a complete guide to losing weight in the era of calorie counting, GLP-1 medications, and ultra processed foods. In this episode you’ll discover: What your body’s fat thermostat is and how it works. (3:07) How your hormones influence hunger and satiety. (5:11) The role insulin plays in regulating hunger. (6:07) Why counting calories doesn’t work long-term. (11:29) How hormone shifts during perimenopause can influence weight. (17:48) Why ultra processed foods contribute to weight gain. (28:06) The three different types of hunger. (28:38) How changing your environment can help you lose weight. (38:23) The problem with conventional weight loss strategies throughout history. (51:00) Dr. Fung’s three golden rules of weight loss. (53:35) The best practices for fasting. (1:00:02) Items mentioned in this episode include: ⁠Themodelhealthshow.com/ourplace⁠⁠ - Upgrade your kitchen with toxin-free cookware and kitchen essentials. Save 10% with code MODEL. ⁠⁠Piquelife.com/model⁠⁠ - Get exclusive savings on Pique’s premium teas, fasting blends, and wellness bundles when you subscribe. ⁠⁠The Hunger Code by Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠- Learn how to reset your body’s hunger! ⁠⁠The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠ - Read about the secrets to lasting weight loss! Connect with Dr. Jason Fung⁠ ⁠Website⁠⁠ /⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ /⁠ ⁠X⁠⁠ /⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠Soundcloud⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Pandora⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Our Place and Pique. Use my code MODEL at⁠ ⁠themodelhealthshow.com/ourplace⁠⁠ for 10% off toxin-free, ceramic coated cookware. Go to⁠ ⁠Piquelife.com/model⁠⁠ for exclusive savings on bundles & subscriptions on cutting-edge solutions for your head-to-toe health and beauty transformation.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.8	For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:10.1	Welcome to the Model Health Show.
0:11.7	This is nutritionist, the research scientist, and bestselling author, Sean Stevenson.
0:15.5	And I'm so grateful for you tuning in for me today.
0:18.1	On this incredible episode, you're going to discover what your body's fat
0:23.7	thermostat is there's an internal system that's regulating how much weight we all are carrying
0:31.9	and we have an incredible expert in to detail how this incredible system works. And with that being said,
0:39.5	how do we actually change this thermostat so that we can be at the weight that we want to be
0:45.9	at? And within this powerful conversation, he's also going to break down the role of hunger
0:52.4	when it comes to weight gain and weight loss. And he's going to share that
0:57.2	there are three science-backed types of hunger for us to be aware of and for us to be able to
1:05.7	address. And so often in our society, when it comes to weight loss, you don't know what you don't know.
1:12.0	When it comes to anything, we don't know what we don't know.
1:15.1	And so to have somebody of this expertise to really enlighten us is incredibly powerful.
1:20.9	So I think you're really going to enjoy this today.
1:23.5	And with that being said, let's go ahead and dive into this powerful interview with our special guest, Dr. Jason Fong.
1:29.4	Jason Fong, MD, turned his passion for disease prevention into a groundbreaking,
1:34.7	clinically proven, and natural treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity that has helped
1:39.7	thousands of people around the world lose weight and reverse metabolic disease.
1:45.3	Dr. Fung completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology
1:50.2	at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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