28. The Obesity Epidemic: Why Dietary Guidelines Are Making Us Fat with Dr Zoe Harcombe

What if everything we're led to believe about a healthy diet is wrong? Government food guidelines could be the root cause of our obesity and disease epidemic. You can't always trust what you're told. Zoe Harcombe is a leading author, public speaker and researcher on a mission to help the public see the truth about the foods we're encouraged to eat. In this powerful, thought provoking conversation, watch us discuss: 00:00 - A quick laugh about Zoe's Game Changers presentation! 15:20 - The fundamental issue with 'eat less, do more' to lose weight 21:00 - Why reducing calories for weight loss is making us fat and sick 29:25 - How Government Guidelines are pushing us to eat more carbs than we physiologically need 36:00 - Zoe's personal experience with binge eating recovery 44:20 - An overview of the Harcombe Diet: A 3 phase approach to eating the right foods for weight los 59:30 - Why you SHOULDN'T exercise to lose weight 1:14:00 - Zoe's view on going Vegan and why it's not all it appears to be Go to Zoe's website Follow Tamara on Instagram Go to Tamara's website