Dr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss
weight loss November 3rd. 2021, 4:03amDr. Jason Fung, MD, is a nephrologist and expert in the use of intermittent fasting and low-carbohydrate diets for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. In this presentation, delivered on Aug. 2, 2018, at the 2018 CrossFit Health Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Fung shares his first-hand experiences with “The Mess” and discusses how he shifted his research and medical practices as a result of those experiences.
Fung’s objectives for his presentation include:
1. Understanding why long-term weight loss is so difficult.
2. Introducing the concept of therapeutic fasting.
3. Understanding some myths and misunderstandings associated with the fasting process.
He recalls treating obese and diabetic patients with traditional methods, which included what he characterizes as poor dietary recommendations and a slurry of drugs. He explains, “It became obvious that I’m just sort of holding their hand until they get their heart attack, until they get dialysis, until they go blind, until we chop their feet off.”
“It’s really sad to realize that the profession that you’ve chosen is not really helping people,” he says. This realization compelled him to diagnose the problems associated with traditional care and seek alternative treatment methods for his patients.
Fung historicizes what he calls “the modern eating pattern,” which emerged in 1977 in the U.S. with the development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. He notes the 1977 guidelines led to the consumption of more grains and sugars, which in turn led to people “eating often, eating late, and eating all the time.”
Incidences of obesity and Type 2 diabetes reached epidemic levels, and the most common treatments long have been drug interventions. Unfortunately, the prevailing non-pharmaceutical prescription — to eat less and move more — has a 99.9% failure rate. Fung observes that popular wisdom tells us to blame the patient and assume he or she did not adhere to the prescription. He claims a basic understanding of metabolism suggests otherwise, however.
Fung explains why a significant reduction in caloric intake leads to a decrease in basal metabolism. This biological inevitability is ignored by the proponents of the “calories in, calories out” fallacy, he observes.
He also explains why intermittent fasting is an effective alternative to traditional treatments for obesity and diabetes. The modern eating pattern keeps our insulin levels high all the time as we eat over long durations, and when insulin remains high all the time, Fung explains, our bodies store food energy as fat, and we remain hungry.
Intermittent fasting, on the other hand, allows insulin levels to drop, which puts us in burning mode rather than storing mode.
Fung claims his recommendations are so effective that patients no longer need to say, “Oh wow, I have to go see my doctor to see what pill I need,” or, “I need to go see my doctor to see if he needs to stick a stent in me.” Instead, Fung explains, “We’re giving you the power to take back your own health, because you’re not gonna get it from anywhere else.”
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November 3rd, 2021 at 4:31 am
Amazing man! Thank you!
November 3rd, 2021 at 5:15 am
I'm on carnivore and I simply CANNOT fast. It's not easy. I don't know what he's talking about.
November 3rd, 2021 at 5:26 am
But people didn’t listen if they ate a bunch or muffins and jelly beans lll that’s at the top of the food pyramid on the bottom was whole grains. Of course Americans we are extreme and decide that a pound of jelly beans and a quart of fat free sherbet is health because it’s fat free. Come on people. Extremes will always cause issues
November 3rd, 2021 at 5:29 am
Coming across Dr Igudia on his YouTube channel was the beginning of a new life for me after using his herbs medication to cure my type 2 Diabetes
November 3rd, 2021 at 5:44 am
I purchased HPV herbal medicine from Dr Alaho Olu on YouTube and received it within 4 days and i used it as prescribed, I tested negative within 3 weeks of usage…..
November 3rd, 2021 at 6:02 am
My mom gave me snacks in the 70s after school, hmm, processed sugared things, another thing I can blame her for😅
November 3rd, 2021 at 6:19 am
It is convenient to NOT eat, no muss, no fuss, no shopping, no cooking, no cleaning, it saves money, as it burns stored fat. 37:38
November 3rd, 2021 at 7:04 am
Intermittent Fasting and OMAD has allowed me to lose 110lbs in two years. I’m only averaging about 1-2lbs weight loss a week but that’s fine with me because I eat whatever I want and my only form of exercise is walking about 2.5 miles a day at a leisurely pace. ❤️✌️😎
November 3rd, 2021 at 7:50 am
I'm the main cook in my family (my husband prepares one meal per week – breakfast on Sunday). My children eat 5 or 6 times a day and I only eat one meal a day. Preparing food for my children and sitting down with them to eat often makes me feel hungry. My kids are small and can't cut their own food yet. Has anyone got tips on how to deal with the situation?
November 3rd, 2021 at 8:20 am
When I was growing up the pop of the luxury now it's just like drinking water
November 3rd, 2021 at 9:11 am
Those here interested in fasting, you definitely need to see Cole Robinson and his snake juice diet! You'll be blown away!!!!
November 3rd, 2021 at 9:46 am
Great lecture. Love this guy.
I know it was a joke but Buddha, Jesus, and Mohamed definitely had LOTS in common.
November 3rd, 2021 at 10:20 am
Someone told me years ago, "The truth just sounds different".
November 3rd, 2021 at 10:37 am
Thank you!👏👏👏👏
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November 3rd, 2021 at 11:19 am
Calorie reduction does work. Stop spreading misinformation
November 3rd, 2021 at 12:03 pm
I've been on 18:6 for a week now and I feel incredible
November 3rd, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Eat real food 3 times a day..Take a long break between your last meal and breakfast.
The last food before 8PM or earlier,
then breakfast around noon,a meal .. not cereal and milk..but ,,Eggs .bacon .onion and toast+ tomato
3 or 4 PM a snack ,,egg on toast
than a full meal meat and vegetable,, ( can be swapped with breakfast )
November 3rd, 2021 at 12:18 pm
Does anyone know if this video is translated in to spanish? My dad has diabetis and his kidney is failing and he got three toes removed bc of diabetes. I wish he could hear this
November 3rd, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Just ended my first 3 day fast, had a rough time (coming off coffee and sugar) but now I know I can do it. This is going to change my life