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The Rich Roll Podcast · December 18, 2025 · 118m
The Science & Politics of Weight Loss
Kevin Hall on why diets fail: ultra-processed foods hijack the brain's reward system, causing people to eat 500+ more calories per day compared to whole foods. The obesity epidemic isn't a willpower failure — it's an environmental one.
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Hall's landmark NIH study: people eating ultra-processed foods consumed 500 more calories per day than people eating unprocessed foods — same macronutrients, same palatability ratings. The processing itself drives overconsumption.
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