Obesity isn’t just about willpower. It’s biology and it’s been hacked. In this episode, Dr. Richard Johnson (Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado) joins Ben to explain why your body still thinks it's living in the wild and how the same survival switch that once kept us alive may now be quietly driving obesity, diabetes, dementia and addiction.
From fructose and uric acid to GLP-1s, Alzheimer's, and mitochondrial health, this conversation unpacks the hidden biology shaping how we store fat, crave sugar and so often lose control with it.
We cover:
🧠 Fructose, the brain & Alzheimer’s
🧪 The survival switch that drives obesity
🍷 Why uric acid links sugar and alcohol
💊 GLP-1s, food addiction & metabolic dysfunction
⚡ What carbs do to your mitochondria
It's deep, practical and quite possibly, completely paradigm-shifting.
Find Dr Richard:
Mentioned in this episode:
Book - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat by Dr. Richard Johnson
Paper on alcohol, fructose, and liver disease
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