Episode 265: Jason Fung, MD and The Hunger Code
Update: 2025-09-03
Description
Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life’s Best Medicine. Dr. Jason Fung is a New York Times-bestselling author of many books including The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code. He completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology at UCLA. He is the co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally with intermittent fasting. He lives in Toronto.
In this episode, Drs. Brian and Jason talk about…
- (00:00 ) Intro
- (05:09 ) Dr. Fung’s new book, The Hunger Code
- (05:46 ) Why the ‘calories-in, calories-out’ model is not sufficient for addressing or explaining the obesity epidemic
- (21:54 ) The three types of hunger
- (38:42 ) Why environmental and societal influence is more important than genetics when it comes to obesity
- (54:48 ) How the food landscape has changed over the years
- (58:16 ) How the big pharmaceutical companies’ interests influence accepted medical dogma
- (01:04:02 ) Outro
For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!
Links:
Dr. Jason Fung:
- X: https://x.com/drjasonfung
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/drjasonfung/
- Website: https://www.doctorjasonfung.com
- Books: https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/books
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
- Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
- Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/
- Brain Bootcamp: https://prescott-now.com/event/brain-bootcamp-resource-event/
HLTH Code:
- HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH
• • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com
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