Why Weight Loss Can Be Harmful to Your Health

An episode of the Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis podcast, hosted by William Davis, MD, titled "Why Weight Loss Can Be Harmful to Your Health" was published on October 22, 2025 and runs 8 minutes.

October 22, 2025 ·8m · Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis

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Summary

Episode Description

Yes, you can lose weight by reducing calories whether through a calorie-cutting diet, bariatric procedure, or pharmaceutical. But the effect is almost always temporary and followed by a return of weight followed by significant downturn in health. You were also likely not advised that losing weight by cutting calories, we now know through tracking of large numbers of people over many years, likely abbreviates your life by several years.

In this and future podcasts, I will be introducing concepts that block these effects, concepts that I shall be exploring in even greater depth in my new book, Super Body.

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