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

Energy Balance

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

Kidney Disease (update)

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.

Self-Forgiveness

Megan Ramos answers questions from social media.

Live Q and A with Megan Ramos

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

Counter-intuitive

IDM patient Melissa overcomes years of yo-yo dieting.

Yo-Yo Dieting (rebroadcast)

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

No Support

IDM patient Dawn stares down her sugar addiction

Addicted To Sugar

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 […]

Blaming the Victim (rebroadcast)

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.

Fat-Adapted Exercise

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.

Solving the Puzzle

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

Derek takes on Cancer

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

Doctors Get Bad Advice, Too

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

Live Questions and Answers

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

A Holiday Message from IDM

Kidney Disease

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

Stress and Weight Gain

Yo-Yo Dieting

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.

On Vacation

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.

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