Why Am I Fat? - by John McDougall, MD

Please watch this video on Obesity in preparation for the next AMA with Dr. John & Mary McDougall on Sunday, August 7 at 5PM Pacific on YT Live. We will start out the hour talking about Obesity and Weight Loss, then move onto general questions.

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[cristianaguler]

Since Dr. McDougall passed away I started going over the recordings, watching everyday some. What a legacy he left behind, he is missed by us all, the ones that know his work and what an amazing doctor and person he was. I still can't believe he is gone..

[michaeljohnson]

I’m a plumber and this week had 2 customers aged 97 and 94, still married and still vibrant. Chinese. They said they eat twice a day since they were kids. 1st meal at between 9:00/10:00 and the 2nd meal at about 5:00. No snacks ever they said.

1st meal is always rice and vegetables type stir fry. Very little oil. 2nd meal is always the same as the first but a very small portion of meat. They have eaten like this for 9 decades. Extremely thin and fit. Quite amazing really.

[joycesawyer]

I’ve been following Dr McDougall for 10 years, and never felt better. Thank you!

[AmandaGDumas]

I love McDougall's ability to remember the info from every single one of his past newsletters to the exact year and month lol.

[kaeirenaslp]

Love Dr. McDougall’s wisdom! Keto has never worked for me. Plant based and no added fat/salt/sugar DOES WORK!

[Adriana-mia]

There is another super important starchy food, unfortunately not mentioned at all here: plantains, a starchy fruit and about 90% of the bananas grown in the world. It tastes like potatoes and cannot be eaten raw. It is also cooked like potatoes and provides the same satiety.

[brielleanyez]

I have researched keto diets as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis because I have this disease. There was a lot of info that it was " neuro protective." I did strict keto for 3 months. I became incredibly sick. It threw me into a relapse that lasted 6 months. It took a good year to recover completely. Never again. I'm going vegan and plan on documenting everything. My own doctor has warned me against veganism. This should be interesting

[lou]

Excellent video... Great info... I have been reading watching you for many years, about 17.... Sevan years ago when I turned age 50 I did a physical and my doctor told me to save my money I'm going to live to 130 and that I was the healthiest person he knows... Thank you

[Radiancegrace]

Kept it simple and this man does. Just discovering him and makes more sense to me than most. What a God send

[DC-ihbv]

This is his best presentation next to Food Poisoning. Brought me back for good ! He only path I have ever taken where my belly shrunk. Quickly too. But it was my metal health also that improved. I got careless but now I’m back.

[peteroffpist]

This is the best long term solution for weight control. I have tested most diets but so hungry all the time. When I started this diet I haven’t been hungry since that.

[JanisKaolulo]

I have that book right now. :) I remember working at Castle Medical Hospital when he worked there in the 1980's

[lilolucille]

"Don't you think that there is a diet for us (humans)?" And that was the question I had 6 years ago. If there was an ideal diet for your cat and your dog, then there must be an ideal diet for humans too. And I found the answear in The Starch Solution. Made total sense to me. Feels good, tastes good and I love it. I'm vegan for almost 6 years now and I don't regret a single day without animal products.

[GC-msdj]

Right now I would rather be called fat, than obese. When my doctor reports began showing me as obese, I became upset. I have found McDougall, and am now working to get the word obese removed from my records. Really upsetting!

[shirleywolff]

Two of my favorite people in the entire world. I went vegan overnight 30 years ago, and the only vegan books I could find were Dr. and Mary McDougall's. It sounds silly now, but I had no idea how to make vegan meals. As luck would have it, one of Mary's cookbooks was at a local health food store....the pink book....so I learned how to cook low fat vegan meals. I thank both of them from the bottom of my heart for being the loving, honest people they are. XOXOXO

[BetterBagelsNL]

John, you have outdone yourself. This is your best presentation yet, and I have seen many, very, very good presentations of you over the years. AJ thanks for hosting this.

[emilch]

I'm loving to eat starches ( beans, rice, corn, potatoes, pasta....). That's real food.

[rephaelrechitzky]

Blood pressure is something I would love to hear more about. Thank you Dr. McDougall and Mary. I will be joining your program in July and looking forward to meet you and Heather. You are all so great and I am so grateful to have met you and learned from you.

[ThePlantProvision]

Absolutely loved this video Chef AJ! I completely agree with him, people need to eat more starch! So many of the people I work with are obsessed with food and feel like they can’t trust their bodies, but they’re usually eating way too many veggies and not enough starch and are so hungry! Absolutely love this man and so grateful for him saving my life. I’m a Mcdougaller for life!

[lauracostello]

I'm weeping!
So happy for this beautiful lady
spread the word y'all
Love you much