Metabolic Freedom: How to Burn Fat, Not Sugar, with Ben Azadi
The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
Kate Kresge
4.8 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Carrie Jones sits down with Ben Azadi to discuss metabolic flexibility, fat-burning versus sugar-burning states, and why traditional calorie-focused approaches to weight loss often fail. You'll hear them discuss: - Why 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy - The difference between sugar burners and fat burners - How obesogens and toxins contribute to weight loss resistance - The role of fasting insulin and blood glucose in evaluating metabolic health - Why “calories in, calories out” is overly simplistic - How fasting, ketosis, and metabolic flexibility help restore health - Practical steps to shift from sugar-burning to fat-burning in 7 days - The power of gratitude and mindset in sustainable health change Ben Azadi is the founder of Keto Kamp, author of the upcoming book Metabolic Freedom, and a leading voice in the fasting and keto space. After transforming his own health and weight, Ben has gone on to educate thousands globally on how to unlock fat-burning metabolism, address root causes of metabolic disease, and optimize wellness through diet, mindset, and functional practices. His work centers on empowering individuals to achieve what he calls “metabolic freedom”—the ability to thrive using fat, not sugar, as fuel.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Root Coss Medicine podcast. |
| 0:02.8 | And there was a study in Dr. Kate Shenahan's book, Dark Calories, that I also put in my book, |
| 0:07.7 | Metabolic Freedom from Martin Grudefeld, where he analyzed French fries, fried in vegetable |
| 0:13.2 | oil. He took five ounces of French fries, which is about 25 French fries from McDonald's, |
| 0:17.6 | for example, and he analyzed the aldehyde content produced after frying |
| 0:21.6 | it. |
| 0:22.1 | Aldehytes are, of course, personogenic, their cancer-causing. |
| 0:25.5 | It's what tobacco cigarettes produce as well, which is how tobacco cigarettes are linked |
| 0:30.0 | to cancer. |
| 0:31.1 | And it showed in the study that he referenced that the aldehyde contents from five ounces |
| 0:36.0 | of French fries were the same from smoking 25 tobacco |
| 0:40.0 | cigarette. |
| 0:40.9 | Meaning, Carrie, one French fry cooked in seed oils is equivalent to one tobacco cigarette smoke. |
| 0:47.9 | To think about this, we're giving our kids McDonald's French fries. |
| 0:51.3 | We're giving them French fries in vegetable oil. |
| 0:54.3 | If it's a plate of like 20 French fries, you're essentially giving your kid 20 tobacco |
| 0:58.9 | cigarettes in terms of the aldehyde content. |
| 1:01.2 | They're inflammatory. |
| 1:02.7 | They're bad for you. |
| 1:04.5 | Hello, I'm your co-host for today, Dr. Carrie Jones. |
| 1:07.4 | And if you're struggling to lose weight or if you're a practitioner struggling to |
| 1:12.4 | help your patients lose weight, then this is definitely the episode for you. I interview Ben Azadi |
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