EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 6 MIN
Barely Eating Is Not Winning: Why Starving Backfires
from Obesity: The War Within · host Brian Samuel, MD
People tell me almost proudly that they barelyate anything today, like the less food they can get by on, the better the medication is working. That belief is quietly making a lot of people sick. In this episode I walk through what actually happens inside your body when almost no food comes in, why you end up cold, dizzy, exhausted, and irritable, and why a starving body holds onto weight instead of letting it go. This also explains why every crash diet you ever tried backfired, so it matters even if you've never touched a medication. I'm not your doctor, and this is education, notpersonal medical advice.
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