Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

And they're feeling good.

They're feeling, you know, they're sleeping better.

They've got more energy.

They can concentrate for longer.

But then two weeks in, three weeks in, just slowly starts to slip back and go right back to where they started.

because maybe the diet or the alcohol wasn't the problem.

Maybe they were the way that they coped with the stress that was in their life.

Let's say there was a lot of work stress or family stress.

Well, actually, a bit of sugar in the evening helps kind of numb that a little bit, helps soothe it.

And it's same with a glass of wine often.

And I found, and I'd be interested in your view on this,

you've got to really understand what that is serving for that patient.

It's no good saying, hey, you're eating too much sugar, you have to reduce it, right?

Well, if we don't understand why they're choosing to do that in the first place, is it psychological reason?

Is it conditioning?

Is it they don't know?

Is it an education issue that they don't know how harmful it is?

Or is it a way to soothe the stress in their life?

Actually, depending on which one of those things it is, that will also alter the approach you take.

Simply saying you've got to reduce your sugar without understanding why they're doing that.