Habits and Hustle
Episode 412: Dr. Mark Hyman: How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Fueling America's Obesity Epidemic
03 Jan 2025
Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/NHgsW0l4mf8?si=MXfk9odHeMwBEGRX Have you ever wondered why America is the fattest country in the world, with 75% of the population overweight and 42% obese? In this Habits and Hustle bonus episode, Dr. Mark Hyman shares eye-opening insights into the root causes of this epidemic. We discuss how ultra-processed foods disrupt our biology, leading to cravings and overeating as our bodies search for missing nutrients. We also discuss the staggering healthcare costs of metabolic dysfunction and chronic diseases driven by the Standard American Diet. Mark Hyman, MD is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, Founder and Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a fifteen-time New York Times best-selling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine. He is the founder and chairman of the Food Fix Campaign, dedicated to transforming our food and agriculture system through policy. He is a co-founder and the Chief Medical Officer of Function Health. He is the host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy with 150+ million downloads. Dr. Hyman is a regular medical contributor to several television shows and networks, including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The View, Fox, and CNN. What We Discuss: Ultra-processed foods and weight gain America's obesity and chronic disease crisis Metabolic dysfunction prevalence in the U.S. Economic costs of preventable chronic diseases Fad diets vs. eating real, quality foods Reversing cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease Rising rates of Alzheimer's and its root causes Toxins in the food supply and environment Differences in food regulations between the U.S. and Europe …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: AquaTru: Get 20% off any purifier at aquatru.com with code HUSTLE Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Dr. Mark Hyman: Website: https://drhyman.com/ www.functionhealth.com use code HUSTLE100 to save Podcast: The Doctor’s Pharmacy
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The NIH study by Kevin Hall looked at this very carefully, and he did what we call a crossover trial, which is one of the best types of study designs, where he took the same people, gave them a diet, and then let them have a break, call a washout period, and then give them another diet for a few weeks, and then measure what happened. First part of the diet was eating real food.
Matched for protein, fat, carbs, calories. Then they gave them ultra-processed food. then they can eat whatever they want. Eat whatever you want, eat as much as you want, there's no restrictions. When they were eating ultra-processed food, they ate 500 calories more a day because their biology was dysregulated. Kids who are iron deficient will eat dirt.
The body is going to crave more food and want more food because it's looking for nutrients, but we're looking for love in all the wrong places, right? And so what happened is that you get dysregulated. I mean, think about that. 500 calories a day in a week is 3,500 calories. That's a pound of weight gain. if you don't offset it with exercise.
In a year, that's 52 pounds of weight gain if you eat ultra-processed food. Why is America the fattest country in the world? Like, we have 75% of us that are overweight, 42% are obese. It's increased, you know, fourfold since I was born. And You've seen diabetes increase 400%. I mean, in the last 30 years, it's insane.
And, you know, the metabolic dysfunction, even if you're not overweight, because you could be skinny fat. In other words, you look thin, but you're actually fat on the inside.
Right, your percentage is fat.
Yeah, your body fat, where the fat is, if it's in your belly, visceral fat. That's 93.2% of Americans have metabolic dysfunction. That means that 6.8% of us are healthy. And what does that mean?
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