#1 Cause Of Disease & Weight Gain: You May Never Eat This Food Again | Chris Van Tulleken

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Changed to real foods and cut out sugars/artificial sweeteners in Feb 2023. Started intermittent fasting. I was 30 pounds overweight, pre-diabetic and always tired. ONE year later down those 30 pounds, all my labs were great. Glucose again totally normal and I have my energy back. I’m 65 so age is not a barrier. Just make ONE change every week. In two months you will have significant changes.

This is the first time I have heard a doctor be truthful about how doctors treat patients who are obese or overweight. Spent a skinny youth where it was never an issue. After I got dx Hashis where my weight went up no matter what I did, my treatment was disdainful and full of contempt (though not at the endocrinologists). Had a new GP who mentioned my weight suggesting I cut desserts when I hadn't eaten sweets or deserts in a decade...I quit eating, dropped 25 pounds, dr didn't mention it as he still considered me still 'overweight'. Next time I weighed in with shoes, purse, coat and he put on my chart that I had GAINED 10 pounds (when i hadn't, and he has never mentioned the previous loss of 25 by developing a great eating disorder. i completely understand why people stop seeing doctors.

This needs to be taught in schools now

Chris van Tulleken is an excellent science communicator. His voice deserves to be heard more widely.

I work in a hospital that has an on-site McDonald's. In the hallway there is a bank of snack machines, loaded with dozens of sugary snacks, and if you stand in the right spot, you can pivot from the machines, and see the advertisement for the "cardiac program," on the elevator doors. If you get on that elevator, go to the 2nd floor, you'll be in the waiting room for the cardiovascular surgery/ICU. Approximately 90% of the patients there have consistently high blood sugar. The public, and much of the staff don't catch on that it's all related.

I threw out my ENTIRE sweet and snacks draw half way through this talk. You two men have successfully turned my addiction into disgust and I can't thank you enough. I have shared your video to all the people dearest to me in hopes it helps them too. Me and my husband will now turn to a whole food diet and I already know this will help us with our physical and mental health. Its heartbreaking how corrupt the mass have become more fixated on profit than health... health is wealth. Education is power. Keep up your work and stay safe, a lot of evil rich men will hate you the more traction your content gains.

Lost 27kg this year. At 44 i am now in the best shape of my life. One of the biggest things with losing a large amount of fat is patience. It takes a long time to go on, but people want to try and lose it in a month. Take your time, give yourself a year, and it wont be that hard. Good luck, its the best thing you can do.

I have lived in Greece and Spain for 33 years. People just eat real food, no faddy diets, just meat or fish with veg, people buy ingredients and cook. Buy fruit and veg from veg shop, eat seasonally. Great food, no out of a tin or packet. Real food is one of lifes greatest things. Enjoy!!

I retired at 63, now 69. 25 Days ago I had to use my much diminished strength. I bought some weights and started exercising a lot, down by 5 kg in this short period. My strength is coming back fast and I am now stronger than my 30 year old son. I will not stop ever again even though it is tough. I am also doing intermittent fasting 16 and half hours, cutting down on carbs as well

What I really like about this episode is that both scientists listen to each other and even come to new insights based on their discussion. Love that.

I stopped eating any processed foods and sweets over fifteen years ago. I eat clean and cook my own food. I feel kinda like a unicorn as people constantly comment about it. It only makes me feel more committed to what I'm doing. I've studied both holistic and allopathic nutrition for over the past twenty years, and I'm skeptical about what dieticians are currently being taught and what they're teaching in turn, but I digress. At this point, I'm nearly 67 yo, I'm 5'3", weigh 106 lbs. and have no chronic illnesses or diseases. Our diets have such an impact on our health and very lives. I wish more people really understood this.

I purchased the audiobook version of Chris' ULTRA PROCESSED PEOPLE and have listened twice now. It's loaded with a wider range of content than you would imagine, and Chris expertly explains why it's all relevant. I highly recommend the book.

When I switched to eating Organic foods, including wild caught Salmon, more expensive foods, I ate less, stopped fast foods, didn't feel like I needed to eat all the time and saved money on my food costs, besides the health benefits, helped with my finances.

I’ve lost 52 pounds in 3 years. I walk 5 miles a day, weigh myself every day, intermittent fast, cook most of the time. It’s really being conscious of what I’m doing.

I've never been asked by a Doctor about what I eat

3 months ago, we removed plastic food from our diet. His BP is now normal, and blood sugar is nearly perfect. I've treated sugar as an addiction as it's the only way I can leave it alone. This video is fascinating and informative. Thank you as it's given me the drive to keep going.

I listened to this via the podcast. I never leave reviews, but I had to leave a review for this episode. This was one of the best podcast episodes I've ever listened to.

I love this guy. He is totally sincere and truthful with his message.....

Good to listen to someone who isn't banging on about carbs and sugar and insulin being the root of everyone's problems. CvT is informative and empathetic!