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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 26 MIN

Escaping the Yo-Yo Diet Trap with Dr. Nick Fuller

from Parenting and Personalities · host Kate Mason, Stories and Strategies

Have you ever felt like diets just don’t work—no matter how hard you try? You’re not alone.Kate Mason welcomes back Dr. Nick Fuller from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre to discuss why dieting often fails us and how our biology is actually working against rapid weight loss.Dr. Fuller shares groundbreaking insights on why restrictive diets lead to long-term weight gain, how our bodies protect a "set point" weight, and why interval weight loss—losing weight in small, controlled phases—is the key to sustainable success.If you’re tired of yo-yo dieting and ready for a science-backed approach to weight management, this conversation might just change your life.Listen For:05:16 – Shocking diet stats – The average woman tries 61 diets by age 4508:03 – Yo-yo dieting is making you heavier15:40 – Eight biological barriers to weight loss – How your body fights dieting21:26 – How interval weight loss works – A sustainable way to lose weightGuest: Nick FullerNick’s Books | Recent Book | Family Recipes | Adult Weight Management | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | XMore About Nick FullerDr Fuller brings together a diversity of skills having held positions in both the industry and academic sectors. His current position as Clinical Trials Director within the Department of Endocrinology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital involves working with government and industry to identify and develop cost-effective treatments for the treatment and management of obesity and metabolic disease.

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Have you ever felt like diets just don’t work—no matter how hard you try? You’re not alone. Kate Mason welcomes back Dr. Nick Fuller from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre to discuss why dieting often fails us and how our biology is actually working against rapid weight loss. Dr. Fuller shares groundbreaking insights on why restrictive diets lead to long-term weight gain, how our bodies protect a "set point" weight, and why interval weight loss—losing weight in small, controll...

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