Visceral fat, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction are driving the chronic disease epidemic—and yet, they’re still misunderstood. In this compelling conversation, former FDA commissioner Dr. David Kessler, MD, explains why he believes visceral adiposity is the greatest public health failure of our lifetime.
Dr. Kessler brings decades of experience (as a pediatrician, legal expert, policy leader, and author of “The End of Overeating” and “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine”) to explore how ultra-formulated foods impact our biology, why GLP-1 drugs are only a short-term tool, and how we’ve misunderstood addiction when it comes to food. He also opens up about his own struggles with weight gain and metabolic health, despite having all the professional knowledge and discipline in the world.
This interview covers:
The link between processed food, dopamine, and metabolic disease
Why insulin—not just glucose—should be front and center
The role of ketogenic and lower-carb diets for people with visceral fat or food addiction
What went wrong with the dietary guidelines
And what it will take to reverse course and reclaim our health
If you’re a clinician, researcher, or someone navigating your own metabolic journey, this conversation is compelling viewing. Dr. Kessler doesn’t offer easy answers, but he does help clarify where the real problem lies and how we might begin to fix it. Expert Featured:
