The Hunger Code (Part 2) | Dr. Jason Fung -E436
Low Carb MD Podcast
Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Jason Fung is a Canadian nephrologist and leading voice in metabolic health, best known for making the science of fasting and insulin resistance simple, practical, and empowering. Through his books, lectures, and clinical work, he's helped thousands rethink weight loss, type 2 diabetes, and long-term health by focusing on hormones, not just calories. Dr. Fung is the co-founder of The Fasting Method and a sought-after educator on metabolic health.
In this episode, Drs. Tro and Jason talk about…
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(00:00) Intro
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(03:12) GLP-1s, hunger, and sustainable weight loss
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(07:35) The three types of hunger
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(12:14) The energy balance model for weight loss
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(19:35) Dealing with homeostatic hunger
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(30:21) How poor sleep impacts your weight
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(33:32) The three 'why's you have to ask to find the real solution to a problem
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(37:27) Reactive hypolgycemia
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(40:17) What Dr. Fung eats
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(44:44) The 'second stomach' phenomenon
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(46:24) The sugar diet
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(49:24) How to prevent weight regain after losing weight on a GLP-1
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(53:08) A study showing how the body becomes
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(55:13) Audience Q&A
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(01:03:17) Outro
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Dr. Jason Fung:
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The Fasting Method: https://www.thefastingmethod.com/
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Website/Books: https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyL4iGArWn5Hu0V_sAhK2w
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The Hunger Code Pre-Order/Masterclass: https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/gift-with-purchase-offer
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
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Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
Dr. Tro Kalayjian:
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Website: https://toward.health
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the low-carb MD podcast. |
| 0:03.2 | No one is beyond help. |
| 0:04.9 | No one is beyond hope. |
| 0:07.2 | Nothing said on the low-carb-m-D podcast is medical advice. |
| 0:11.3 | Please consult your own doctor before making any lifestyle changes. |
| 0:20.5 | All right. |
| 0:22.6 | So guys, we are here with the goat himself. |
| 0:27.4 | Yes to see, Jason. |
| 0:28.8 | Get to see it, true. |
| 0:30.9 | We had about 200 people pre-register, but I want to go live also and spread the word. |
| 0:37.2 | So if you give me one sec, I want to just go live on social. |
| 0:41.3 | All right, we're ready to go. Guys, thanks for joining us. Thanks for everybody who's here. |
| 0:48.3 | You guys, please, please, please put your questions in the chat and we'll definitely get to them. |
| 1:00.3 | This is your opportunity to talk to one of my mentors. |
| 1:05.8 | Gosh, I just was talking to Rod Taylor about you, actually, Jason. |
| 1:06.9 | Oh, Bob. He's saying he wants to get your book out to everybody in Australia. |
| 1:12.6 | And so he was excited about it. |
| 1:18.5 | I know I've talked to Brian about the book, and guys, just so you know, this is the new book, |
| 1:26.5 | and please, please, please, go buy a copy. It is an amazing book. And Jason, I know I've told you this before, and I know, you know, you're an amazing writer and you're an amazing book and jason i know i've told you this before and i know you know um you're an |
| 1:29.9 | amazing writer and you're an amazing order and you're you're just absolutely amazing at taking |
| 1:37.0 | very complex things like hunger like cancer like obesity like diabetes like fasting and just making it easy and brainless, which is tough. |
| 1:49.6 | You know, it's really hard. |
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