Fascinating. I changed my diet in 2020 to focus on fibre and wholefoods because i read somewhere that your appetite would decrease the more fibre you ate. It worked. I've kept 20kg off and in normal weightrange for first time. since i was 9 (now 52). Also off all medications, including 20 years of psych meds. WFPB low fat has changed my life
I have struggled with overweight and obesity my whole life since adolescence. Finally in 2020 at age 50, I decided I had to face my food addiction, and switched to a whole plant food, SOS-free diet. Within a few months I attained a healthy weight and alleviated my hypertension, arthritis, and fatigue. I realized I need to maintain abstinence to keep food cravings at bay, and I'm good with that. I am glad that these drugs were not available before I began living healthfully, because I would have signed up for anything and have suffered the consequences.
Semaglutide got me to my goal weight where a whole food plant-based diet could not. So now one year later weight remains off and a whole food plant-based diet and 8 hour Intermittent fasting eating window keeps me there . As someone that couldn’t even get satiated on a whole food plant-based diet to get into a calorie deficit this peptide was life-changing . Removed the “food noise” decreased cravings in general . I will say my provider before even prescribing it said we need an endgame before starting this. This is not an excuse to eat less of the unhealthy foods. I followed that and am a success story. Just wanted to share this for anybody that might benefit from my story.
@@corinagonzalez8375 7 months . One thing I forgot to mention my provider was very adamant about stressing this was just a tool in the toolbox, not the entire toolbox .
Doc Tony finally co-authored a paper on the topic after his retirement. It's not exactly news but he mentioned the suboptimal tech for these types of obligate pathogens hasn't evolved much in many decades. The package insert covers ADs.
The topic of satiety is really interesting. I understand (this is anecdotal from hearing many interviews with dietitians and talking to others about my own weight loss) that some people feel more satiated from fibre and others from protein. Some even say fats can have a satiating effect. Considering that we’re moving towards more individualised nutritional advice (see for instance research on sugar spikes which varies greatly from person to person, or whether people are more or less sensitive to cholesterol), it would be fascinating to research these individual/group-based differences and variations in satiety. This could be incredibly helpful for people trying to loose weight. (On a personal note, I discovered that, for me, protein was what helped, though being whole-food plant-based, it wasn’t initially on my radar as much as fibre.)
Thank you Dr. G and AJ! This is very helpful. Dr. G is great, but I wish he would use a regular speaking voice instead of sounding like he is addressing a large crowd (without a microphone).
Dr. Greger’s work is a National Treasure, deserving of funding by our National Treasury; our highly-flawed CDC would be a karmically appropriate conduit. SPREAD THE WORD.
What he says at 16:16….THIS. Overweight people cling to a delusion that they are some sort of anomaly. As a clinician it drives me nuts that I am expected to prescribe ozempic based on the patient saying “I’ve tried everything and it doesn’t work for me.”
