: Episode 874 – Author and bariatric surgeon Robert Cywes, MD, PhD joins Vinnie to talk about the fact that consumption of carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity, and most obese people are using carbohydrates as a drug to deal with emotional issues.
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DR. CYWES
- Dr. Cywes largely focuses his practice on bariatric surgery
- Making the stomach smaller, using the lapband, etc
- He also sees that carbs are the main source of obesity
- Does a lot of research into the causes of obesity
- Very well versed in management of adolescent obesity as it becomes a more pressing issue
- Check out this website here
CARBOHYDRATES
- Point black, carbs are addicting
- This is why so many people have a hard time quitting
- Poison your body but make you want to come back for more
- Because of their addictive nature and the temporary satisfaction that they bring, people use carbs to treat their emotional problems
- People get sad, pig out on ice cream or chips, never on broccoli
- By doing this, they are also reinforcing their bad eating habits
- Makes it harder and harder to break the cycle
- This is why it is better to go cold turkey
- Treat quitting carbs like quitting any other drug
- You wouldn’t ease yourself off of doing meth, you would STOP
- Yes there are withdrawals but once you are ‘clean’ for a bit you will feel so much better
- You wouldn’t ease yourself off of doing meth, you would STOP
- Treat quitting carbs like quitting any other drug
Great podcast! Loved the first half. The second half was even better. My mother had gastric bypass and gained the weight back. 10 years later she had a complete intestinal blockage that almost killed her. The cause was traced back to her gastric bypass surgery. My sister in law had the surgery 18 months ago; stand by.
I hate when I hear these stories. I hope that your mom is better now.
This was the most informative podcast yet. You and the MD validate a lot of what i know to be true, but have a sometime difficult time following. I had gastric bypass 10 years ago and weight was creeping up to over 260 lbs. Since i found your podcast Its helped me stay motivated and am down over60 lbs, and completed a couple sprint triathlons. ThankYou