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