Why Your Doctor Can't Help You Lose Weight

Your doctor spent four years in medical school and years more in residency. Somewhere in the middle of all that training, nutrition got about 19 hours.

What if I told you that number isn't a fluke? It's not one bad school or one distracted student. It's the norm, and it explains something most people have never actually stopped to think through: why doctors, who genuinely care about your health, so rarely help you lose weight in any lasting way.

In this episode I walk through how doctors are trained, what they're actually equipped to do, and what they're not. I also get into something a lot of people don't realize: there's a good chance you're not even seeing a doctor at your next appointment, and what that means for you. Then I look at the massive industry that sprang up to fill this exact gap, and why so much of it has nothing to do with actually building health.

If you've ever left an appointment feeling brushed off, or wondered why "eat less, move more" was the extent of the advice you got, or wondered why a $200 cream is easier to find than real help with your relationship to food, this episode connects all of it.