BEST OF: Obesity in America with Dr. Eric Sodicoff - Episode 1717
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Release Date: 11/21/2020
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info_outline: Episode 1717 - On this Saturday show, we are bringing back an episode from 2016. Dr. Eric Sodicoff joins Vinnie to talk obesity in America, gyms, diabetes, and more.
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DR. ERIC SODICOFF
- Dr. Sodicoff is a Certified Internal Medicine specialist.
- He is also an Obesity Specialist!
GYMS & BRO SCIENCE
- Before big box gyms and bro science, people were thinner.
- Now, thin is not what it meant before.
- Fitness is considered the best way to lose weight -- that is BS.
- Eating badly = weight gain.
- Going to a big fancy gym is no better than getting on the ground and doing crunches for the weight-loss goal.
- Europe does not have the same problem as us, largely because bro science and exercise are BS here.
- It is ALL ABOUT FOOD in reality.
OBESITY MEDICINE
- Low fat does not work!
- He had trouble answering the question at first about people's weights.
- He learned more about diets, and realized the SAD was so wrong.
- He had trouble answering the question at first about people's weights.
- Grelin and leptin are the main factors of obesity, and controlled by what you eat.
OBESITY IN AMERICA
- America is so fat compared to most countries.
- We are stuffing people with processed crap!
- The food pyramid and dietary guidelines make matters worse.
- Sugar and grain is subsidized by the government
- This is the problem with America!
- People with highest BMI are those who buy subsidized crap.
- We need to work to make real, healthy food less expneisve.
- Some are pleasantly surprised that they can keep their grocery budget down when they stop buying the snack foods, the sugary drinks and the other sweets.
- In European countries, they eat some carbs, but they eat REAL food and in smaller portions than Americans, too.
- We subsidize wheat, corn, and sugar because it makes America money.
- We need to put our national health first.
- Obesity kills people in the country, and it's got to stop.
- We will be crushed under the weight of our own weight, otherwise.
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