#1 Thing Stopping You From Losing Belly Fat - How To Lose It Effectively | Dr. Mark Hyman

Carrying excess weight around your midsection can be frustrating, especially if you maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Yet, millions of people worldwide struggle with their weight,

It is crucial to understand that belly fat is more than just a layer under your clothes. It is an active endocrine organ that secretes pro-inflammatory cytokines throughout the body, contributing to our risk for chronic diseases.

It's important to recognize that this is not a reflection of personal failure. Our modern-day lifestyles are overloaded with stress, environmental toxins, and convenience foods that actively work against us. In today’s ep, we will explore visceral fat (aka belly fat), the factors that contribute to it, and how to address it using the principles of Functional Medicine effectively.

In this episode, I dive into:
Understanding belly fat and obesity (2:51)
The role of diet and lifestyle in the accumulation of belly fat (10:48)
The impact of sleep, alcohol, and stress on weight gain (19:14)
What are obesogens, and how do they make us gain weight? (21:44)
Health risks associated with visceral fat and belly fat (23:05)
Where does conventional medicine miss the mark? (24:14)
Functional medicine's approach to assessing and addressing visceral fat (26:38)
Dietary and lifestyle changes to reduce visceral fat (30:52)

[bobbobson]

Here’s my condensed version:
-sugar, processed foods, carbs, alcohol are poison
-7-8 hours sleep daily
-exercise 2.5 hours per week
-Lots of green veggies

[jcnlaw]

In 2019 I lost 48 pounds of visceral fat by cutting out all alcohol, all processed food, all added sugars. Prioritized great sleep. Never felt better. I lost some “friends” along the way since I don’t dine out in most restaurants anymore, but so worth it!

[jillscheintal]

I lost 60 pounds in one year WITHOUT EVEN TRYING by moving to Europe where their clean food laws ensure that you don't end up addicted to food porn and where the social persuasion to Not be a Pig is more self-evident. But I also did this: 1) tons more movement built into everyday life like walking up and down 2 flights of stairs every time I left the house 2) never ate outside of regular meal times, never ate in cars, or walking around town, or not sitting down (only children do this) 4) only eating treats in a social, relaxed, "special" setting and never alone or in front of TVs 5) filled a plate and ate it, never snacking out of a bag, never taking "seconds." 6) got into the social groove of living with presence and at a slower pace.

[tracieford]

@27:54 - takeaway is you cannot exercise your way out of visceral fat, you must attack it by changing your diet.

[carriestout]

Since I have given up sugar and bad carbs, I have lost some belly fat, and I feel better physically and mentally! I began doing this three months ago, because I am pre-diabetic. It took that to get me to do something about my eating problems. I mostly dined out at fast food places. No wonder I am pre-diabetic at 55 years old.

[curiouscat]

WHEW! The equivalent of all your books rolled into one non-stop 36 min video! Amazing how you condensed so much info here and this is a great primer for people who know nothing about functional medicine. I've been a student since Ultramind Solution and appreciate the work you've done WITHIN the system ! kudos and thank you Dr. Hyman!

[davidlist]

Sugar is one of the worst foods to eat because it feeds cancer I gave up sugar 15 years ago and eat eggs for my first meal and later only salads and I am 67 now.

[kellymulligan]

My God I learn more in one.video than in my 58 years of doctors ..luv u

[MrHagar]

Omgoodness we need to hear this message about the processed food everyday in the mainstream media, not just to the people interested in health. Thanks for putting this out there

[ricardocepeda]

I listen to videos like this while walking outside or on the treadmill. It's like an informative timer.😊

[Rccrasher]

Love how you condensed everything I’ve learned in the past few months in one video.

[lisacreason]

Perfect video. I wonder if you wrote a script or go off-the-cuff… amazingly packed, concise, and even with editing, impressive. Thank you!

[troyvan]

Big food using the big tobacco scary.
A great book to read about UPF is Ultra Processed People by Dr. Chris Van Tulleken. After reading this, I can't look at food the same way again.
Perhaps you could have him on your show Dr. Hyman.
Knowledge is power.

[hiyathere-cv]

Hi Dr Hyman I think you are the number one YouTube Health doc and I watch dozens and dozens and dozens of them. However, as you may have been told before, you speak at a super fast level. That's fine, I'm not asking you to slow down, although that would be great- but what you could do is put more graphics on your videos to highlight the points that you are verbalizing. I think you are the best!

[brendaparris]

Moto mouth, this video is overloaded with pure, needed information. It's like a summary of all other videos on these YouTube streets. I'm a new Cornovore and am feeling my best in a very, very long time. Now I have to go check my skin products.

[nabihanaji]

He talks just fine thank you for helping

[kellymulligan]

At the gym right now working on my belly fat, love you and your channel. I watch you and share your channel at the gym all the time...

[amp]

This is one of my favourites rewiring channel! Thank you Dr. Hyman! Love the way you teach people: without prejudice and with a big smile. This is encouraging and it helps a lot. 🔧⚙️🧠🙏🏻❤️

[TheNazradin]

This is a great video of all the talking points. I just wish you had this and incorporated kids into adults into old age a bit more, so I could point people to a resource to explain why them feeding their kids standard american diet affects how much I have to pay towards their later life health care.. Not to mention the behavioral effects of eating ultra processed foods on kids.

[RubenSingh]

😇 32:45 Prayer Grace before the meal changes your metabolism!