Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Now, depending on which one you eat, but most of them pretty much fall into this category. You're eating it, and you feel full afterwards, and your blood sugar has started to go up pretty rapidly. Maybe after about two hours, it hits its peak. Then it starts to crash, okay? And then when it starts to crash... It's not just a hunger issue, it's a stress issue, okay?

What I mean by that is, let's say you have your bowl of sugary cereal at seven o'clock in the morning. Yep. And you think, yeah, that's gonna last me till lunchtime. And then at 9.30 or 10 o'clock, whilst you're at the office, you're like, why am I so hungry? Like I've already eaten.

What I mean by that is, let's say you have your bowl of sugary cereal at seven o'clock in the morning. Yep. And you think, yeah, that's gonna last me till lunchtime. And then at 9.30 or 10 o'clock, whilst you're at the office, you're like, why am I so hungry? Like I've already eaten.

What I mean by that is, let's say you have your bowl of sugary cereal at seven o'clock in the morning. Yep. And you think, yeah, that's gonna last me till lunchtime. And then at 9.30 or 10 o'clock, whilst you're at the office, you're like, why am I so hungry? Like I've already eaten.

But there's a desperation. It's not like just a bit of hunger that you can deal with. It's somehow I need to eat something. People go for an extra coffee, the vending machine, whatever it might be. It's often because their blood sugar has started to drop rapidly. Now, when your blood sugar drops rapidly, think about it through an evolutionary lens.

But there's a desperation. It's not like just a bit of hunger that you can deal with. It's somehow I need to eat something. People go for an extra coffee, the vending machine, whatever it might be. It's often because their blood sugar has started to drop rapidly. Now, when your blood sugar drops rapidly, think about it through an evolutionary lens.

But there's a desperation. It's not like just a bit of hunger that you can deal with. It's somehow I need to eat something. People go for an extra coffee, the vending machine, whatever it might be. It's often because their blood sugar has started to drop rapidly. Now, when your blood sugar drops rapidly, think about it through an evolutionary lens.

That was a threat to survival a few hundred thousand years ago, right? If your blood sugar is dropping rapidly, you don't just feel hungry. It elevates stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. So it really is a stressor on the body. That makes sense. So if instead of that, for example, you had...

That was a threat to survival a few hundred thousand years ago, right? If your blood sugar is dropping rapidly, you don't just feel hungry. It elevates stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. So it really is a stressor on the body. That makes sense. So if instead of that, for example, you had...

That was a threat to survival a few hundred thousand years ago, right? If your blood sugar is dropping rapidly, you don't just feel hungry. It elevates stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. So it really is a stressor on the body. That makes sense. So if instead of that, for example, you had...

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

some eggs and some avocado, these kind of one-ingredient foods, you'll find that it's less likely to happen. Yes, sometimes your blood sugar will still go up, but it's a bit more gentle.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

I had a patient once, he was in his early 40s, and he came in to see me, and he had a bit of weight around his belly, he was struggling in the day with his mood, and he said, Doc, you know, I always feel like eating, and there was all kinds of things going on, but in essence, he was starting his day with sugary cereal, okay? Hmm.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

And I could track his day and his mood and his energy and his fatigue and his focus. And I thought, I'm pretty certain that the way he starts his day is impacting the rest of his day. And he doesn't realize this, okay? So we did an experiment. I said, okay, you've been starting your days for years with this sugary bowl of cereal. You've read the marketing, you think it's healthy.

Would you be interested in doing something that I call eat dinner for breakfast? And he said, what do you mean? I said, what do you have for dinner? He goes, well, you know, I like a good dinner. So he was pescatarian, Mel, and he would eat salmon and roasted vegetables in the evenings. I said, okay, could you make extra in the evening and then have the leftovers for breakfast?