The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is the Key to Controlling Your Weight) (The Code Series Book 1) Cover
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The Obesity Code Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Why Intermittent Fasting Is the Key to Controlling Your Weight) (The Code Series Book 1)

Dr. Jason Fung

FROM The landmark book that is helping thousands of people lose weight for good.

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

The book was highlighted by Dr. Betsy Grunch, who said it clarified the scientific mechanisms of how the body processes food and deepened her understanding of weight loss and intermittent fasting. Dr. Mindy Pelz also referenced Dr. Fung's research, noting its influence on her interest in autophagy and fasting protocols. Both hosts conveyed a positive view of the title’s impact on health insight.

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Episode: 6 Intermittent Fasting Protocols for Fat Loss, Moo...

Dr. Mindy Pelz mentioned being inspired by Dr. Jason Fung's work, though she didn't name the specific book. She was particularly drawn to Dr. Fung's exploration of autophagy.

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So Dr. Osumi is a Japanese scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 2016 for a term called autophagy.

So autophagy is that when the cells sense that blood sugar and nutrients have gone down, it triggers a healing response inside the cell that makes the cell stronger.

His study came out in like 2014. And so I was studying that and then the intermittent fasting craze started and I thought, oh, okay, go without food for 13 hours.

Episode: 2026 Body Reset: How to Get Stronger, Lose Fat, &...

Dr. Grunch said she read The Obesity Code, which explained the scientific mechanisms of how the body processes food and helped her understand weight loss and intermittent fasting.

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I read the book called The Obesity Code. Jason Fung goes through that scientific explanation of how our body processes food.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist and expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets, discussed the importance of hormones, particularly insulin, in weight gain, highlighting that it's not just about calories in and calories out.

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The problem is there's something wrong with the message we're giving people, and I can go over a few examples. The first thing you gotta do is... I've gotta talk to you about these new injections peop...

— Episode: The Fasting Doctor: “Fasting Cures Obesi...

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Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist and expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets, discussed the importance of hormones, particularly insulin, in weight gain, highlighting that it's not just about calories in and calories out.

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The problem is there's something wrong with the message we're giving people, and I can go over a few examples. The first thing you gotta do is... I've gotta talk to you about these new injections people are getting to lose weight.

If you think the right answer to, why did the Titanic crash is because it hit an iceberg, we need to be doing.

This whole history of fiber thing has been so carbohydrates. If you don't have any fiber, you pull all the fiber out by processing, you get this massive sort of unnatural spike in your body. It says, oh, that's great. It tastes great. I really love it.

And it's, as you say, when we're just focusing on the surface, it's very easy to fail because we look at it from that calories and calories out framework, right? We say you're eating too many calories.

In a word then, if you had to describe what you think about this idea of calories in calories out, what is that word?

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