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Okay Eddie, when we talk about weight loss, how often do you think people try diets? A lot.

And how often do they succeed? A lot. But how often do they regain the weight? I'm going to say

a lot, about 80% of the time to be precise. If you've ever gone on a diet,

lost weight or started a new exercise program, you probably know the feeling well.

You're working really hard and things are going well, you hit a new low weigh-in,

fast forward a few months, and the weight is back.

I see this in my patients' unit and it could be so frustrating to have worked so hard for something

only to have your body almost ricochet back. A lot of these changes are hard to make and if

they're not working, it can be demoralizing. It's almost as if your body wants you to be heavier.

That is what we're investigating today. What happens when we diet that makes us so likely to regain

the weight? Is there a certain weight that your body just wants to settle at and can we change it?

I'm Yuna Jada. And I'm Dr. Eddie Phillips. And this is food we need to talk. The only podcast that

has been scientifically proven to shrink your fat cells just by listening.

Our guest for today's episode is Dr. Paul McLean, Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the

University of Colorado and Shoot School of Medicine. Out of all the research I've seen working

on this show, Eddie, I have to say Dr. McLean's research, it's a bit of a bummer and I'm not alone

apparently. I have to tell you, my wife hates the research I do because other than the exercise

component, she just gets really depressed with what I have to say. So wait, what is Dr. McLean actually

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