The Obesity Code Podcast

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Patient stories from Intensive Dietary Management. Featuring Dr. Jason Fung and Megan Ramos, and hosted by Carl Franklin from the 2 Keto Dudes podcast.

Carl Franklin

  • May 11, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 44m AVG DURATION
  • 26 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from The Obesity Code Podcast

Energy Balance

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 38:56


Dr. Fung explains why the calorie-centric model of obesity doesn't provide guidance for how to lose weight.

Kidney Disease (update)

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 62:56


IDM Patient John battles kidney disease, and has a successful transplant

Self-Forgiveness

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 33:58


IDM patient Diana learns that the only way to stay focused on her long-term weight loss is to forgive herself when she slips up.

Live Q and A with Megan Ramos

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 45:10


Megan Ramos answers questions from social media.

Counter-intuitive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 36:46


IDM patient Mona discovers the counter-intuitive nature of a dietary intervention that ultimately healed her

Yo-Yo Dieting (rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 59:46


IDM patient Melissa overcomes years of yo-yo dieting.

No Support

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 42:43


IDM patient Glenda succeeds despite the scorn from her friends, family, and doctors

Addicted To Sugar

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 30:02


IDM patient Dawn stares down her sugar addiction

Blaming the Victim (rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 41:39


Kim Klein blamed herself for her inability to control her hunger and her weight. No matter what she tried, it didn't work. After learning about how insulin regulates weight and hunger, she was able to bring it under control. Dr. Fung has a theory about why the medical profession continues to point the blame at […]

Fat-Adapted Exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 56:24


IDM Patient Emily finds that while exercise didn't help her lose weight, the diet that did help her lose weight improved her exercise performance.

Solving the Puzzle

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 30:58


IDM patient Natasha's puzzle started with a small tumor on a gland at the base of her brain, but the real detective work was finding a treatment.

Derek takes on Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 38:57


IDM Patient Derek used a ketogenic diet and fasting to help him fight off stage 3 colo-rectal cancer.

On Vacation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018 1:03


This is just a quick message to say that The Obesity Code Podcast is taking a week off while Carl is on vacation in Italy. We'll be back next week with Dr. Fung, Megan Ramos, and more lessons and stories from the Intensive Dietary Management program.

Doctors Get Bad Advice, Too

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 66:16


A physician comes to grips with the bad dietary advice she got from medical school and dietary experts, just like the rest of us.

Live Questions and Answers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 57:37


Dr. Fung and Megan Ramos answer questions about fasting, autophagy, and fasting precautions.

A Holiday Message from IDM

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 28:43


A special holiday message from Dr. Jason Fung and Megan Ramos

Kidney Disease

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 54:20


IDM patient John battles kidney disease.

Stress and Weight Gain

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 48:05


IDM patient Cheryl learns to manage personal and professional stress to overcome obesity and depression

Yo-Yo Dieting

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 59:32


IDM patient Melissa overcomes years of yo-yo dieting.

Thanksgiving Special

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 50:57


This week it's our Thanksgiving Special. Jason and Megan offer stories, science, and tips for getting through the holiday season.

Food as a Reward

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 54:08


This week's show centers around IDM patient Mark Dorley, who used food as a reward to gain an enormous amount of weight, and took it off by adopting the keto-fasting lifestyle.

Sugar, Sugar, Everywhere

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 46:25


This week's show is focused on IDM patient, Annette Demers, who didn't realize hidden sources of sugar were holding her back.

Non-Scale Victories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 40:00


This week, IDM patient Kim Demarest shares her non-scale victories. We focus on benefits of fasting and lowering insulin other than purely weight loss. At the same time, Professor Tim Noakes and Dr. Aseem Malhotra talk about her struggles: trying to exercise your way out of a bad diet, and the ghost of high cholesterol. […]

Questions for IDM Part #1: Insulin Resistance

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 35:09


This week we pause to let Jason and Megan answer questions about fasting and nutrition. The questions are a) Is insulin resistance forever? b) What's the difference between fasting and caloric restriction? c) Is a low-carb diet hard on the kidneys? and d) what are the most common hurdles that IDM patients face when starting […]

Blaming the Victim

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 41:17


Kim Klein blamed herself for her inability to control her hunger and her weight. No matter what she tried, it didn't work. After learning about how insulin regulates weight and hunger, she was able to bring it under control. Dr. Fung has a theory about why the medical profession continues to point the blame at […]

Pilot Episode – Marie Drake

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 58:40


In the premiere episode of The Obesity Code podcast, we hear from IDM patient, Marie Drake, who developed T2DM and obesity while eating a vegan diet and running marathons.

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