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The Obesity Code Lecture (Why do we get Fat?) Part 1

Dr. Jason Fung lectures on why obesity became an epidemic since the 1970s, arguing insulin and hormones rather than calories drive weight gain. He explains why calorie counting fails and touches on low-carb eating and fasting.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a compelling alternative explanation of obesity from a prominent proponent.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Jason Fung
Topic
obesity and insulin
Format
lecture
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2014–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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  • Jason Fung is probably the world's leading research expert on obesity. If you want videos to watch on it, it starts and ends with this guy. He has done a ton of lectures and blogposts going back over a decade, and also has the stereotypical …

    JasserInicide on Hacker News · 2025-04
    In Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss

  • [VIDEO] i'm not sure if you're being serious but it'll take longer than 20 miutes, more like 6 hours. this isn't a simple topic but the new science on it is compelling.

    beachstartup on Hacker News · 2014-02
    In What will health nuts eat on Super Bowl Sunday? Nuts

  • Minor point, but Dr. Jason Fung has a very interesting and, in my opinion, compelling explanation of obesity and weight gain. He argues that the main driver of obesity in the long term is insulin rather than total calories, and because alcohol doesn't significanlty raise …

    mikenew on Hacker News · 2018-04
    In Mounting criticism of NIH's relationship with the alcohol industry

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