Why We Go On A Diet
In a recent survey, we asked dieters the biggest reason they decided to go on a diet and chose Plan Z. The most popular answer…
How your waistline can expose your health risk
If your waist to height ratio shows your waistline equals 80% of your height, studies show you will live (on average) 17 years…
The Case Against Sugar
A groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by…
The Grocery Store Gauntlet
So many tempting things between me and a half pound of mushrooms. Pay close attention. What do you notice as you walk into your…
The Hacking of the American Mind (Long Version)
What’s the difference between pleasure and happiness? How does dopamine and serotonin affect your brain? Dr. Lustig talks about…
Low-Fat Foods Are Making You Fatter
Buckle up as Adam goes on a dieting roller coaster ride to illustrate how low-fat diets can actually make you fatter, why…
Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines
Can a person be "cured" of Type 2 Diabetes? Dr. Sarah Hallberg provides compelling evidence that it can, and the solution is…
Is the “obesity crisis” just a disguise for a deeper problem?
What if obesity has nothing to do with eating too much? Peter Attia, MD, President and co-Founder of the Nutrition Science…
Why We Can’t Stop Eating Unhealthy Foods
Sugar scientist and UCSF professor of health policy Laura Schmidt questions whether consumers really do have freedom of choice –…
American Breakfast Is Really Dessert
Breakfast in America is pretty sweet — literally, it contains a bunch of sugar.
The Weight of the Nation Part 4
To win, we have to lose. The four-part HBO Documentary Films series, The Weight of The Nation explores the obesity epidemic in…
The Weight of the Nation Part 3
To win, we have to lose. The four-part HBO Documentary Films series, The Weight of The Nation explores the obesity epidemic in…
The Weight of the Nation Part 2
To win, we have to lose. The four-part HBO Documentary Films series, The Weight of The Nation explores the obesity epidemic in…
The Weight of the Nation Part 1
To win, we have to lose. The four-part HBO Documentary Films series, The Weight of The Nation explores the obesity epidemic in…
Sugar: The Bitter Truth, by Robert Lustig
Fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) are cornerstones of the obesity epidemic.
Sugar, the Elephant in the Kitchen: Robert Lustig
Dr. Robert Lustig is a pediatrician who specializes in childhood obesity. He delivered a Ted Talk in Bermuda about why sugar is a…
When Thin Became “In”
There's a lot of politicking going on and the pharmaceutical companies are leading the way. Oliver argues that "obesity" is not a…
Fat Head: The Movie
Tom Naughton loses weight on a fat-laden diet, demonstrating that everything we’ve been told about obesity is wrong.