The 5 Foods That Are Hijacking Your Hunger Hormones, Destroying Your Metabolism, and Keeping You Trapped in a Cycle of Cravings (And How Removing Them Changed Everything) | With Ben Azadi | #1324

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Ben Azadi discusses five foods that disrupt hunger hormones and metabolism, leading to cravings and weight gain, and shares his personal experience of losing 19 pounds by eliminating them.

Equip Foods Protein (grass-fed beef isolate, no seed oils, third-party tested) Code: BENAZADI - https://bit.ly/49xXaMq Keto Flex Revised by Ben Azadi (pre-order now, releases July 21st, includes exclusive bonus chapters as a downloadable PDF): https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM In this episode, Ben Azadi reveals the five foods he eliminated that ended his chronic cravings and led to losing 19 pounds in 30 days. The root issue is not willpower. It's hormones and inflammation. A 2019 NIH study by Kevin Hall had participants eating ultra-processed vs. whole foods at matched calories. On the ultra-processed diet, they ate 500 extra calories per day without realizing it. The food was driving the overconsumption, not a lack of discipline. The five foods to remove: Liquid sugar. Sodas, juices, sports drinks, and flavored coffee drinks don't register as fullness. The Harvard Nurses' Health Study found adding one sugary drink per day led to 358 extra calories consumed daily. Swap for black coffee, plain tea, or sparkling water. Ultra-processed breads and tortillas. Stripped of nutrition and engineered for shelf life, modern bread spikes blood sugar as much as a Snickers bar according to Dr. William…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Azadi

Topics covered

• hunger hormones
• metabolism
• cravings
• nutrition
• ultra-processed foods
• weight loss

Keywords

• hunger hormones
• metabolism
• cravings
• ultra-processed foods
• weight loss
• nutrition
• sugar
• processed foods

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Nurses' Health Study

Products: Equip Foods Protein, Keto Flex Revised

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