{"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":325,"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":"2026-07-31T08:21:54.407926+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 287: Dr. Jason Fung | Is Fasting Safe for the Food Addict?","slug":"episode-287-dr-jason-fung-is-fasting-safe-for-the-food-addict","published_at":"2026-06-25T17:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episode-287-dr-jason-fung-is-fasting-safe-for-the-food-addict","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617","url":"https://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/episode-287-dr-jason-fung-is-fasting-safe-for-the-food-addict","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/foodjunkies/287_episode.mp3?dest-id=2520758","summary":"In this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with world-renowned nephrologist, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung to explore one of the most pressing questions in the food addiction community: Is fasting safe for the food addict? Dr. Fung's latest book, The Hunger Code: Resetting Your Body's Fat Thermostat in the Age of Ultra-Processed Food , challenges the calorie-centric model of obesity and offers a deeper, more honest look at why we eat the way we do — and what it actually takes to change. In this episode, you'll hear: Why the calories in/calories out model fails — and what the hormonal model of obesity actually means The three types of hunger driving overeating: homeostatic, hedonic, and conditioned hunger — and why the social and emotional components may account for 90% of our eating behavior How ultra-processed foods are engineered to hijack the brain's reward system — and why that matters for food addicts The difference between fasting and starvation — and why the mindset behind fasting changes everything The dangers of using fasting as a punishment after a binge — and how to use it safely and intentionally instead Why a low-carb, higher-fat diet makes fasting more sustainable for people coming out of binge cycles Dr. Fung's honest take on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic — the benefits, the limitations, and why they're not the whole answer What Japan and Italy get right about eating culture that the U.S. has lost Why public policy — not just personal willpower — must be part of the solution to ultra-processed food addiction About Dr. Jason Fung: Dr. Jason Fung is a Toronto-based nephrologist and one of the world's leading experts on therapeutic fasting and low-carb nutrition. He is the bestselling author of The Obesity Code , The Diab…","meta_description":"In this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with world-renowned nephrologist, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung to explore o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episodes/episode-287-dr-jason-fung-is-fasting-safe-for-the-food-addict/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-287-dr-jason-fung-is-fasting-safe-for-the-food-addict.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}