DO THIS to Turn Your Body’s Fat Storage Switch off & STOP Gaining Weight | Dr. Richard Johnson

Dr. Richard Johnson is a practicing physician and has been a medical scientist for over 25 years. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Rick is internationally recognized for his seminal work on the role of sugar and its component fructose, in obesity and diabetes. His work has also suggested a fundamental role for uric acid (which is generated during fructose metabolism) in the metabolic syndrome.

Today we’re discussing Rick’s book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent - and Reverse - It.

We’ve evolved to put on fat to survive during times of food shortage - stick around to learn about the switch that puts us into this fat storage mode and how to avoid flipping it so we can maintain a healthy weight.

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In this episode, we discuss:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Why does nature want us to be fat?
4:29 - Animals that hibernate gain weight and live off fat for months
16:26 - Obesity in pets & zoo animals is a huge issue
17:28 - The surprising link between climate change and obesity
18:46 - How fructose activates “the switch”
25:12 - Fructose causes leptin resistance
30:28 - The connection between uric acid and fructose
35:14 - Ditch sugar & high fructose corn syrup/processed foods
40:31 - A low fructose diet = a low carb, high fat diet
47:45 - Don’t fear fruit in moderation + the truth about smoothies!
53:34 - Fruit juices have been associated with obesity in children
55:59 - How glucose can get converted to fructose in the body
1:01:33 - What chemical reaction is activated by salt and dehydration?
1:05:33 - When you burn fat, you produce water
1:10:45 - Umami foods are high in glutamate
1:16:50 - Foods & drinks that activate “the switch”
1:20:34 - The stages of obesity
1:22:20 - Over-activating “the switch” long-term will beat up your mitochondria
1:25:29 - Obesity is associated with high blood levels of vasopressin
1:28:59 - Simple ways to heal your mitochondria

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[scottmccomish]

Great that the guest is allowed to talk uninterrupted and gets the time to explain their point.

[pattycarlin]

Jesse, ty SO MUCH for this dialogue with Rick Johnson! His work is amazing and I do hope you have him back to do a deeper dive into IF. On a side note, I also wanted to let u know I truly enjoy your channel and appreciate your conversational style and tone with your guests. The tenor of your voice actually calms me down on those "not so calm" days (of which there can be many!) Thank you again for all that u do!

[Julia_Berrrlin]

i just love his interviews, he is a wealth of knowledge, i always learn something new

[venkataponnaganti]

I liked Jesse’s summaries more than the interviewee’s as sometimes I was lost to in the elaborate narration, though content full.

[fionab]

He obviously hasn’t heard the latest news on Jimmy Moore. I was listening until he started talking about what a great guy he is 🤦‍♀️

[cassieoz]

Very disappointed to hear that the future of humanity is more reliance on pharmaceuticals and supplements (subtext; the processed food industry gets a free pass).

[engc]

There’s is no such thing as “natural” fruit, they aren’t that beneficial.