{"podcast":{"title":"Food Junkies Podcast","slug":"food-junkies-podcast-3077617","podcast_index_feed_id":3077617,"rss_url":"https://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/b/c/3/5bc3999dd0abe58388c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Untitled_design_8.png","author":"Clarissa Kennedy","episode_count":317,"summary":"Welcome to the \"Food Junkies\" podcast! Here we aim to provide you with the experience, strength and hope of professionals actively working on the front lines in the field of Food Addiciton. The purpose of our show is to educate YOU the listener and increase overall awareness about Food Addiction as a recognized disorder. Here we discuss all things recovery, exploring the many pathways people take towards abstinence in order to achieve a health forward lifestyle. Most importantly how to THRIVE rather than just survive. So stay positive, make a change for yourself, tell others about your change, and hopefully the message will spread. The content on our show does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder or mental health concern.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T08:19:16.507027+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 265: Prof. Dr. Ferdinand von Meyenn - Why Fat Cells Remember Obesity","slug":"episode-265-prof-dr-ferdinand-von-meyenn-why-fat-cells-remember-obesity","published_at":"2026-01-22T17:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episode-265-prof-dr-ferdinand-von-meyenn-why-fat-cells-remember-obesity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617","url":"https://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/episode-265-prof-dr-ferdinand-von-meyenn-why-fat-cells-remember-obesity","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/foodjunkies/265_episode.mp3?dest-id=2520758","summary":"Why is it so hard to lose weight—and even harder to keep it off? In this episode, we explore groundbreaking research showing that fat cells can retain an epigenetic \"memory\" of obesity , even after significant weight loss. This emerging science helps explain why weight regain is so common and why willpower alone is not the issue. We're joined by Ferdinand von Meyenn , Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich , where he leads research on nutrition and metabolic epigenetics. Prof. von Meyenn has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers, with work featured in top scientific journals including Nature and Cell . Together, we unpack what \"obesogenic memory\" really means, how epigenetics allows fat cells to adapt—and remember—past environments, and why long-term exposure to excess calories can biologically prime the body to regain weight faster in the future. In this conversation, you'll learn: What epigenetics is and how it differs from genetics How fat cells adapt to chronic overnutrition—and why those changes can persist after weight loss Why short-term weight changes are easier to reverse than long-term weight gain How this research challenges the idea that weight regain is a personal failure What current data suggests about bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, and long-term outcomes The role of inflammation, adipose tissue signaling, and the brain in body-weight regulation Why prevention matters—and why compassion matters even more for those already affected What researchers hope to uncover next about rewriting epigenetic memory This episode offers a powerful, science-based reframe: difficulty maintaining weight loss is not about weakness—it's about biology adapting to past environments . Understanding this may open the door to more effective, humane, and sustainable approaches…","meta_description":"Why is it so hard to lose weight—and even harder to keep it off? In this episode, we explore groundbreaking research showing that fat cells can retain an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episodes/episode-265-prof-dr-ferdinand-von-meyenn-why-fat-cells-remember-obesity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episode-265-prof-dr-ferdinand-von-meyenn-why-fat-cells-remember-obesity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}