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Hunger Signals with Dr. Jason Fung – Epsiode 2786

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2786 – Vinnie Tortorich speaks with return guest Dr. Jason Fung about managing hunger signals, the effects of GLP-1s, and more.

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Hunger Signals

  • Dr. Jason Fung is a highly respected nephrologist and is the author of:
  • “A calorie is a calorie” is not correct. The quality of calories matters to your health. (8:00)
    • What you eat determines what your body does. (11:15)
  • There is a limit to how much you should eat, however. (12:00)
    • Natural foods trigger satiety; ultra-processed foods mess with the body’s natural signaling hormones.
  • There are three types of hunger: homeostatic (physical), hedonic (emotional), and conditioned (social). (17:00)
  • Food companies, over the years, have developed ways to keep you eating, even when your body isn’t truly hungry. (27:00)
    • Many foods trigger a conditioned response.
  • The term “food noise” is all over the place. Once you get your hormones working properly through low-carb, “food noise” goes away. (31:00)
    • The process isn’t overnight, but it will happen.
  • Dr. Fung offers his thoughts on “food noise.” (33:00)
    • So much of our eating today is driven by conditioned responses and activities paired with food.

GLP1s Are Not Magic

  • GLP-1 naturally occurs in the body, and certain foods like protein and fiber will trigger it properly in your body.
    • But the medical doses administered pharmacologically are massive and squelch all hunger signals.
  • The biggest problem with exogenous GLP-1s is the loss of your body’s ability to learn and respond to proper hunger signals. (36:30)
    • Another issue is that it can also dull *everything* else in life, too. (40:00)
    • They are a tool, not a magic bullet.
    • Oftentimes, when a person stops the drug, they often gain even more fat than before. (42:00)
  • There is, of course, the concern of muscle loss as well. If you are already fighting sarcopenia and add GLP-1s, there could be serious issues to follow. (43:00)
  • Vinnie discusses “eating through” both bariatric surgery and now the GLP-1 meds. (46:00)
  • These drugs can be effective, but there is always a cost.
  • They discuss the transition Weight Watchers made when it entered the GLP-1 market. (54:00)
  • They discuss other peptides and whether or not they are beneficial. (57:00)
    • They discuss other “miracle cure” trends.
  • What you *can* do is trust real food! (1:02:00)
  • You can find Dr. Fung on YouTube @DrJasonFung https://www.youtube.com/drjasonfung
    • He is also on Instagram and X at @drjasonfung

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The Downsides of Shortcuts with Michelle Hurn – Episode 2681

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Episode 2681- Vinnie Tortorich welcomes dietitian Michelle Hurn, and they discuss disrupting Big Food, lobbying for truth, and the downsides of shortcuts.

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Lobbying for Truth

  • Michelle Hurn has been a Registered Dietitian for years, but she challenges the current nutrition guidelines. (2:00)
    • Early nutrition guidelines were established by Seventh-day Adventists to eliminate the eating of meat.
    • The facts are lined up and vetted in FAT: a documentary. (6:30)
  • Vinnie curates knowledge of other experts on his show. (11:30)
  • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has caused some disruption to the messaging; however, as long as Big Pharma and Big Food are allowed to lobby, there won’t likely be much change.
    • Lobbying affects both sides of the aisle, and changes have not been made. (18:00)
    • It’s part of what has been driving the decrease in metabolic health of our society. (20:00)
  • Being a registered dietician is a challenge; positions in hospitals and schools pay less than half of what Big Food will pay. (22:00)
  • Vinnie shares the story (and misconception) behind “fat burns in the flames of carbohydrates.” (28:00)
  • Michelle shares her story of how she discovered what she had learned was wrong. (34:00)
    • Her health had deteriorated, and she became very ill.
    • It was when she learned about low-carb that she regained her health.
  • Vinnie shares how he figured out how to fuel himself with fat for his ultra races. (40:00)
  • Michelle is a marathon runner and made discoveries of her own, including high-fat/low-carb to fuel her body. (45:00)

The Downsides of Shortcuts

  • GLP-1s are all the rage, but nothing in biochemistry is free of consequences. (51:00)
    • You can’t affect any one issue in isolation. There are downsides to shortcuts.
    • The side effects are a serious concern.
  • Suppressing ghrelin can suppress hunger, but that means it also suppresses autophagy, which is your body’s way of cleaning toxins from its cells. (52:00)
    • They discuss other implications associated with GLP-1s, like loss of muscle tissue.
  • Michelle and Vinnie have both helped numerous people just through the low-carb lifestyle approach alone. (57:00)
    • Those changes alone have gotten people off certain medications and reversed diabetes.
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