This week on The Sugar Free Show we have the amazing Dr Jason Fung with us discussing all things fasting.

Dr Jason Fung completed medical school at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in nephrology at the University of California. He founded the Intensive Dietary Management Program in Toronto that provides a focus for type 2 diabetes and obesity. He has just published his first book The Obesity Code – Unlocking secrets of weight loss in which he reveals: Why the Calories In, Calories Out paradigm is flawed Why Eat Less Move More paradigm doesn’t work And why when you eat matters as much as what you eat. His second book which, he has co-authored with Jimmy Moore, The Complete Guide to Fasting takes the reader through the why and how to of fasting. Here are some of the questions we asked: 2:35 - Why did you write The Obesity Code? 15:34 - Which hormones play a role in obesity and weight loss? 19:21 - Protective factors? 25:57 - FRUCTOSE: Why is fructose worse for the body than glucose? 30:43 Artificial Sweeteners: good, bad, ugly? 46:17 - Fasting and fatty liver disease? 51:46 - Caffeine response on insulin and it's place during periods of fasting? 54:30 - Insulin response: Hacks - Cinnamon, Vinegar and more 59:04 - Top 3 tips for living a sugar-free life We also discussed Jimmy Kimmel, Hugh Jackman and Beyonce..... You can buy his book here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Obesity-Cod... And here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Guide-Fasting-Jason-Fung/dp/1628600012