Ep 485 - Eating "Healthy" Might Make You Fat

Ep 485 - Eating "Healthy" Might Make You Fat

From RNT Fitness Radio by Akash Vaghela & Team RNT

April 24, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

In this episode, Akash Vaghela discusses how eating 'healthy' can lead to unintended weight gain due to calorie surpluses from nutritious foods.

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People in this episode

Host: Akash Vaghela

Topics covered

  • healthy eating
  • calorie surplus
  • fat loss
  • nutrition tracking
  • client examples

Keywords

  • healthy eating
  • calorie surplus
  • fat loss
  • nutrition
  • protein tracking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RNT Fitness, Built for Life

Products: Summer Shred Calculator

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