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The Model Health Show

TMHS 818: They’re Lying About Obesity! | Dr. Jonny Bowden

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Wellness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Selfhelp

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

There’s a new and growing classification in the world of healthcare: metabolically healthy obesity. Is it possible to be obese and healthy? And on the flip side of the coin, are thin bodies automatically healthier? That’s what you’re going to learn on today’s show.

Our guest today is Dr. Jonny Bowden. He is a board-certified nutritionist, a member of the faculty of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, and an expert (both personally and professionally) on the topics of weight loss and longevity. Today he’s back on The Model Health Show to discuss timely topics like the pros and cons of GLP-1 agonists, the new classification of “metabolically healthy obesity,” and much more.

This interview contains conversations on BMI, insulin resistance, and the fat acceptance movement. Don’t miss Jonny’s tip on the single best predictor of a long and healthy life! As always, he is an inspiration and a wealth of knowledge. Click play and enjoy the show!

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • How obesity impacts your risk of chronic diseases.

  • The three main points that define “metabolically healthy obesity.”

  • What percentage of Americans are metabolically healthy.

  • The link between inflammation and abdominal obesity.

  • What cardiometabolic syndrome is.

  • The truth about BMI.

  • What lipotoxicity is.

  • The pros and cons of using GLP-1 agonists.

  • Why education and coaching should accompany taking weight loss medications.

  • The three major longevity lessons from the Blue Zones.

  • What it means to think of your life as a health bank.

  • Jonny’s #1 tip for longevity.

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Transcript

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You are now listening to the model health show with Sean Stevenson.

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For more visit the model health show.

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Today we're going to be unpacking a growing classification in the world of health care

0:16.1

and this is called metabolically healthy obese. So this is a distinction that although someone might be obese, they can still be

0:26.3

metabolically healthy. Now we have a very special expert to help us to

0:30.6

unpack and understand this classification and also to look at some of the

0:34.7

potential flaws in using this particular moniker when talking about human health.

0:40.5

And so this is fascinating and our special guest knows his stuff. Johnny Begunned.

0:47.7

This individual has been in the field of health and wellness for decades and he'll share with you today.

0:54.0

He is actually knocking on the door of his 78th birthday.

0:58.0

And I'm telling you right now he's one of the most inspiring people to be around.

1:01.0

He's bouncing off the walls with energy and it is infectious.

1:05.8

And in this conversation about real wellness, about longevity, being able to learn from an expert

1:11.8

like him is priceless.

1:14.0

And so we're going to be talking about other aspects

1:16.4

in this subject matter of metabolic health

1:18.0

that aren't talked about very often.

1:19.5

For example, we're going to be talking about

1:20.8

lipotoxicity.

1:21.9

We're going to be talking about your about life about your own personal fat threshold and so many other fascinating

1:27.8

topics so definitely buckle your seatbelt and tune in for a powerhouse interview.

1:34.0

Now as our special guest alludes to,

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