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SNR #85: What Drives Fat Gain? - Thoughts on CICO, Insulin & Obesity
Off the back of episode 84 of the podcast there was a lot of follow-up discussion from the SNR listenership. In that episode Dr. Jason Fung was on to discuss his perspective on what drives fat gain and hence obesity development,
One of the primary questions I was getting was around my thoughts on this whole issue of obesity development, CICO, insulin and hormonal drivers of fat gain. So first, thanks to everyone who send in their thoughts and questions via email and social media. The whole purpose of the show is to promote critical thinking.
We know there is an obesity epidemic that's ever-increasing and never before have more people been overweight. This has led to many hypotheses as to why this is and hence what we should do about it.
The purpose of this commentary is not to attempt to explain the obesity epidemic, or offer a solution. I simply want to lay out what I think is fair to conclude from current understanding and research.