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The Carbohydrate-insulin Model of Obesity — Dr. David Ludwig

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1

How do you most easily control your weight? Should you count calories every time you eat... or is there a better, simpler way, controlling your weight through controlling the hormones that regulate it?

In this presentation from the Low Carb Denver 2019 conference, Dr. David Ludwig walks us through the latest discoveries on how weight gain and weight loss actually work in practice.

This is our fourth posted presentation from the Low Carb Denver conference that ended a few weeks ago. We've previously posted the presentations by Gary Taubes and Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, and the amazing Dr. Sarah Hallberg.

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Prof. David Ludwig: So according to what could be termed the carbohydrate insulin model of obesity the problem begins at the right side of this figure. Something has triggered fat cells to take in and hold on to too many calories.

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The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity - Dr. David Ludwig

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