Jason Fung, MD is a Toronto-based nephrologist, obesity expert, co-host of the Low Carb MD Podcast, author of The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting, and co-author (with Dr. James DiNicolantonio) of the upcoming The Longevity Solution. On this episode, learn how fasting can actually boost your metabolism, preserve muscle, fix obesity, and prevent disease.
What you'll learn from this episode:
Why Jason believes that obesity is more of a hormonal issue than one of mere energy balance.
Why not eating at all is often easier than calorie restriction.
The effect of consuming coffee or bone broth on fasting.
How extended fasting affects your muscles and metabolism—does it slow it down, as many believe?
The benefits of a cellular cleanup process called autophagy and the approximate time frames in which it becomes active.
And much more!
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Resources from this episode:
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Dr. Jason Fung
The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally by Dr. Jason Fung
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Dr. Jason Fung with Jimmy Moore
The Longevity Solution by Dr. James DiNicolantonio and Dr. Jason Fung
Intensive Dietary Management (IDM)
Therapeutic Use of Intermittent Fasting for People with Type 2 Diabetes as an Alternative to Insulin by Suleiman Furmli, Rami Elmasry, Megan Ramos, And Jason Fung, BMJ
Changing How Doctors View Obesity by Georgia Ede, MD
The Failure of the Calorie Theory of Obesity, IDM
Circadian Rhythms of Hunger, IDM
Long-Term Persistence of Hormonal Adaptations to Weight Loss by Priya Sumithran et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
Obesity Isn't Just About Willpower: We All Have a Role to Play in Reversing the Epidemic by William Dietz, MD, PhD, HuffPost
Why The Biggest Loser is Everything Wrong with Weight Loss by Dave Asprey, Bulletproof Blog
Why "Calories in, Calories Out" Doesn't Tell The Whole Story by Kris Gunnars, BSc, Healthline
On the Influence of Food and Temperature upon the Duration of Life by Jacques Loeb and J.H. Northrop, The Journal of Biological Chemistry
What We Can Learn from the Minnesota Starvation Study About the Impact of Restriction on Behavior by Melissa Gerson, Project HEAL
Obesity and Metabolism: Why Weight Loss Is Difficult to Sustain, The Rockefeller University
Intermittent Fasting for Beginners by Dr. Jason Fung, MD, Diet Doctor
National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Working out While Fasting Is One of the Best Choices You Can Make by Jerome H, Medium
Autophagy–A Cure for Many Present-Day Diseases? by Dr. Jason Fung, MD, Diet Doctor
Autophagy Wins the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Breakthroughs in Baker's Yeast Fuel Advances in Biomedical Research by Beth Levinea and Daniel J. Klionskyd, PNAS
mTOR Signaling at a Glance by Mathieu Laplante and David M. Sabatini, Journal of Cell Science
The Genius Life 8: How Fasting Can Rebuild Your Immune System | Valter Longo, PhD
Intermittent Fasting–Things to Consider During Fasting [Can You Drink Bone Broth or Coffee?] by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD and Dr. Jason Fung, MD
How Much Protein Is Excessive?, IDM
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.
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