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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 39 MIN

Is Your Obesity Genetic? Food Noise and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Explained

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Could your weight gain and non-stop thoughts about food actually come from a rare condition you were born with? In this episode of the Docs Who Lift podcast, Dr. Spencer Nadolsky and Dr. Karl Nadolsky chat with weight expert Dr. Jesse Richards about Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS). This rare condition tricks your brain into thinking your body is starving, even when you have plenty of body fat stored up. They talk about how doctors figure out if someone has BBS, an easy math trick to check your risk, and why normal diets or standard weight-loss shots do not always work for this condition. Plus, you will learn about special medicines that fix the brain's hunger signals when nothing else seems to work! In This Episode, You Will Learn: What Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is and why many doctors miss it. Clear physical signs to look for, like extra fingers or toes, vision loss, and weight gain that starts very early in life. An easy formula to check your risk using your weight and your daily thoughts about food. The big difference between normal food cravings and extreme, non-stop hunger. Why special medicines can fix brain signals when regular weight-loss tools fail. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Is severe, insatiable hunger a failure of willpower or hardcoded into your biology? In this episode of Docs Who Lift, Dr. Spencer and Dr. Karl Nadolsky speak with obesity specialist Dr. Jesse Richards to uncover Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), the updated 2024 diagnostic criteria, and how targeted therapies offer hope when standard GLP-1s and willpower aren't enough.

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