Episode 40: Skip breakfast and carbs to control weight

It’s no secret many of us struggle to maintain a proper weight. As we’ve discussed in past episodes, the ready availability of calorie dense food and modern mass marketing in combination with our evolutionary proclivity to store energy in times of plenty conspire to cause rampant obesity in developed countries today. There's also no arguing that being overweight increases the risk of metabolic disorders including diabetes as well as a host of other diseases such as cancer.  Of course, the debate rages around how to counteract our environmental and evolutionary challenges to maintain a healthy weight. Two relatively recent studies shed some light on the controversies surrounding eating breakfast and limiting carbs.