The Dr. Hyman Show Obesity Isn’t Your Fault: Biology, Addiction & Solutions with Dr. David Kessler
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Oct 1, 2025 
In this conversation with Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner and expert on food addiction, the complexities of obesity are unraveled. Kessler shares insights on how ultra-processed foods hijack our brain's reward systems, making us overeat. He discusses the alarming health impacts of visceral fat and his FDA petition aimed at regulating processed refined carbs. Plus, he compares food addiction to drug addiction and explores the limitations of current weight-loss drugs. Discover practical tips to navigate a food environment engineered for overeating!
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The Industrial Deconstruction Of Food
- Food manufacturers deconstructed crops into refined sweeteners and starches, then reassembled them without natural structure or fiber.
- This destroyed food matrices and sped absorption, increasing palatability and metabolic harm.
Core Ingredients Create The 'Food Circus'
- Processed refined carbohydrates, added fats, and salt are the core components that make ultra-processed foods addictive and rapidly absorbed.
- Their formulation causes hyperinsulinemia and visceral fat, fueling chronic disease.
Target Industrial Ingredients Not Home Cooking
- Do not count home-made sugar and flour the same as industrial processed refined carbohydrates; policy should target industrial ingredients.
- Kessler's petition asks FDA to reassess corn syrups, maltodextrin, and similar ingredients as not 'generally recognized as safe'.
