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Most Replayed Moment: Calories In, Calories Out Is A Myth! Why Most Diets Fail - Dr. Jason Fung

21 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

21 min

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2 min

Topics

Health & Wellness

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What It Covers

Dr. Jason Fung explains why calorie restriction fails for weight loss, how insulin controls fat storage, and intermittent fasting's metabolic benefits.

Notable Moment

Fung reveals that four-day fasting studies show metabolic rate increases to 2,200 calories from 2,000 baseline, contradicting starvation mode theories completely.

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