DiscoverThe Energy Balance PodcastBV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting
BV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting

BV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting

Update: 2025-07-071
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In this episode we discuss:
 

  • Max Lugavere and Jordan Peterson on the essentiality of carbohydrates and whether we should be as shocked as they are

  • Bill Burr’s fasting practices for fat loss and the psychological impact of fasting  


 


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Timestamps:


0:00 – intro 


0:32 – Max Lugavere and Jordan Peterson discuss the idea that carbohydrates are not essential 


7:42 – carbs ARE essential to our physiology 


15:24 – Bill Burr discusses his fasting practices with the goal of fat loss 


23:18 – fasting concerns and the problem with using restriction and willpower for weight loss 


27:10 – Bill Burr is an example of how food restriction and fasting causes food obsession 


32:52 – why sugar cravings do NOT mean that you are a sugar addict 


38:48 – what the Minnesota Starvation Experiment teaches us about restriction 


40:16 – the psychological and emotional harm caused by fasting 


50:31 – Bill Burr’s fear of spiking blood sugar levels 


53:19 – if fasting makes you feel better, it's a sign your diet isn't working


 

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BV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting

BV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting

Jay Feldman Wellness