Dr. Chris Rhodes on Fasting Without Hunger

Dr. Chris Rhodes on Fasting Without Hunger

April 2, 2026 · 45 min · Season 1 · Episode 280

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Dr. Chris Rhodes discusses the science of fasting, its benefits, and the implications for hunger control and metabolic health.

Dr. Chris Rhodes explains what fasting is actually doing in the body, where the benefits begin, and why shorter fasting windows may not deliver what many people expect. He walks us through the science behind fasting mimetics, including how his team studied a 36-hour fast and built a supplement around the molecules that arise during it. You come away with a clearer way to think about hunger control, food noise, metabolic health, and the tradeoffs between fasting, appetite-suppressing drugs, an...

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