Dr William Li: The Truth About Body Fat

Dr William Li is a globally renowned medical doctor and bestselling author who will shake up your beliefs around body fat. He’s the author of Eat to Beat Disease and Eat To Beat Your Diet. In recent decades, he’s had a pivotal role in developing new medicines and is a pioneer in the field of research called Food As Medicine.In this episode, he explains fat, why not all fat is bad, where it goes in your body and the foods that will target fat. 00:00 This is what skinny fat is01:16 What you get wrong about fat burning11:13 Remember this when you step on the scales16:55 Where does visceral fat form first?21:00 Fat and mental health30:00 Dark chocolate!32:55 Dried fruit vs Fresh fruit40:05 We need to rethink lunch breaks48:10 Why is brown fat brown50:31 How good is green tea?53:40 Coffee vs green tea?01:05:15 Dr Li’s Five essential foods Links:ZOE Science & Nutrition podcastBooksEat to Beat Your DietEat to Beat DiseaseWatch this episode on YouTubeFollow me, Sarah Ann Macklin on InstagramTo give your wellbeing journey that extra boost, try my 30 day ‘Reset My Health’ courseJoin my inner circle here!And sign up to my newsletter here*****Thank you to my wonderful season sponsor Bloomin! They create natural mushroom-based supplements to help you thrive in modern life.Order your first pot now and get 1 completely free! Use code: BEATAUTUMNbloomin.co.uk*****Want to create your own podcast? Contact Fascinate Productions to bring it to life