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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The Fasting Doctor: “Fasting Cures Obesity!”, This Controversial New Drug Melts Fat, Fasting Fixes Hormones! Skip Breakfast!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

There seems to be endless ways to lose weight and yet none seem to work, but could it be that there was one health metric that held the key to long term weight loss? Dr Jason Fung is a nephrologist (medical expert specialising in kidneys) and world-leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The Obesity Code’, ‘The Diabetes Code’, and ‘The Complete Guide to Fasting’. In this interview, Steven and Dr Jason discuss everything from the history behind dieting myths, how insulin causes weight gain, why you don’t need breakfast, how obesity is genetic, and the power of fasting. You can purchase Jason’s book, ‘The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally’, here: https://amzn.to/47K90z0 Follow Jason: Twitter - https://bit.ly/429c5rw Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Szn6iJ YouTube - https://bit.ly/4b0zfnT My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Huel Greens: https://my.huel.com/DiaryofaCEOJan24 Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Shopify: http://shopify.com/bartlett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This calories in, out model doesn't work at all. If you're trying to lose weight, what you need to do is Dr. Jason,

0:07.0

the founder of intermittent fasting whose influential work could be the key to a healthier and even longer life.

0:15.0

Every continent is seeing this increase in obesity, but we put the blame on the individual.

0:20.8

The problem is there something wrong with the message we're giving people and I can go over a few examples

0:25.9

First of all exercise is really good in a number of ways, but in terms of weight loss

0:31.1

It's actually very very, very small effect.

0:34.0

The whole idea that you need to eat as soon as you get up is just false.

0:38.6

We know that I'm twin studies that 70% of your risk of becoming obese is due to genetics, but it doesn't explain why the population

0:46.2

became much more obese. And we know that you can't cure obesity by saying, eat fewer calories.

0:51.6

It's about fixing the hormones that are behind the calories.

0:54.0

If you want to lose body fat,

0:57.0

you actually need to extend the period of time

0:59.0

that you're not eating,

1:00.0

so you do some intermittent fasting.

1:02.0

There's all this data showing that fasting activates the body,

1:05.7

it increases your energy and your concentration.

1:08.6

A treatment available to everybody for free

1:12.2

and it will be healthier for us.

1:14.0

So I need some advice then.

1:15.0

What does your fast look like?

1:16.0

What food should I be giving my body and in what proportion?

1:20.0

The first thing you got to do is...

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