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In this bitesize moment pulled from the Laura Dowling Experience back catalogue, GP Dr Mick Crotty explains why weight is far less within our conscious control than we are led to believe — and why so many people carry a load of self-blame they never deserved.


He walks Laura through the genetics of appetite, the brain's reward response to food, and the \"set point\" it quietly defends, which is why weight so often returns after a diet. It's a clip that gently takes apart the \"just eat less and move more\" myth.


🔑Key Points

• Why \"just eat less and move more\" is an oversimplification

• How genetics and the appetite system shape hunger and fullness

• What the brain's \"set point\" is, and why weight often returns after dieting

• Why this is a medical issue, not a personal failing


🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

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