1420: Counting Calories Makes You Fat With Max Lugavere

Update: 2020-11-09

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In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with good friend Max Lugavere about why counting calories may actually be making you fat.

Don’t put Max in a corner! (2:50 )
Why the public health crisis will not be solved by math and spreadsheets. (6:00 )
The importance of learning good habits and behaviors first. (10:34 )
Why you don’t want to rely on your will power to reach your ultimate body composition. (12:20 )
Are you metabolically obese? (18:14 )
How much do micronutrients play into obesity? (21:00 )
What’s the deal with sugar? (22:06 )
What are the best satiety macronutrients? (22:37 )
The theory why you eat more when you are sleep deprived. (25:00 )
Why you must remove “I CAN’T” from your vocabulary. (26:55 )
Eat more protein! (30:15 )
The differences, nutrient wise, between grass-fed versus grain-fed meat/conventional versus pasture-raised eggs & MORE. (32:16 )
The value of novelty. (37:26 )
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet. (39:05 )
What makes the oil unhealthy? (42:25 )
The order of operations of getting back on a healthy eating track. (48:38 )
Why low-carb trumps low fat. (54:13 )
The skinny on time of day eating. (57:44 )
Max’s go-to processed foods. (59:54 )
Max’s staple meals. (1:01:55 )
Support Max by buying his books! (1:04:11 )

Featured Guest/People Mentioned

IG: @maxlugavere
Website: Max Lugavere
Podcast: Genius Life
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