The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Are there too many carbs in your diet? We hear from someone who is concerned because their nutrition app says they're eating more carbs than they should. Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to discuss the amount and type of carbs you should be including in your diet. Plus, Dr. Barnard answers other questions from The Doctor's Mailbag: - Is fiber destroyed by freezing fruits and vegetables? - Which foods can cause migraines? - What are healthy options for salad dressing? - And many more! Chuck also details a new lawsuit filed against the USDA by a group of doctors who accuse the agency of ignoring well-accepted scientific evidence about the diseases linked to meat and dairy consumption in the latest Dietary Guidelines. If you have a question you'd like to ask the experts on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive. — — — USDA Lawsuit http://bit.ly/USDAsuit — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.VanitaRahman — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

You may not need to count calories in order to lose weight! That's great news for those of us who get frustrated by tediously entering each meal in an app or adding everything up on a calculator! Dr. Vanita Rahman joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for a special weight loss Q&A on The Exam Room™ Live! Learn how calorie counting can become a thing of the past when eating a plant based diet and the vegan foods that can still pack on pounds! Plus, Dr. Rahman unlocks other secrets to weight loss when Chuck opens The Doctor's Mailbag to answer your questions! - What foods help stop junk food cravings? - Can juice and soda cause weight gain? - How does the fat in nuts and seeds compare to the fat in meat and dairy? - What is the best way to keep weight off for good and stop yo-yo dieting? If you have a question you'd like to ask the experts on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive. — — — 12-Week Plant-Based Weight Loss Program Register: https://bit.ly/12wkwghtlss Save $50 by registering by April 30 — — — Dr. Vanita Rahman IG: @dr.vanita.rahman Twitter: @DocVanita — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.VanitaRahman — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Researchers examined more than 400 studies on soy and reached one undeniable conclusion. So many of us have been so wrong! - Does soy cause cancer? - Will men grow breasts if they eat soy? - Can soy lead to infertility? - Will soy affect the thyroid? - Is soy safe for children? Mark Messina, PhD, joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to reveal the findings of his major analysis that has the undisputed answers! Plus, Chuck reports on a new study that shows how powerful vegetarian diets can be in the fight against heart disease. Messina is Executive Director of the Soy Nutrition Institute. — — — Soy Study https://bit.ly/3xn4XrA — — — Vegetarian Heart Disease Study https://bit.ly/3vctv4C — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Which foods have the biggest carbon footprint? Find out as Dr. Neal Barnard explores research showing how your breakfast, lunch, and dinner all impact the environment when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room™. Dr. Barnard also delves into a study showing that diets that are healthier for you can slash your annual carbon emissions by nearly a half-ton! Indeed, in the battle of vegan diets and those featuring meat and dairy, there is a clear environmental winner. Plus, Chuck opens the archives to unearth a conversation with Martin Heller, PhD, about Burger King's supposedly eco-friendly Whopper. The restaurant claims that its beef produces 1/3 less methane emissions. But are those claims true or does their flatulence science actually flatline? Find out! This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast is sponsored by Kinder Beauty. A portion of sales of their cruelty-free beauty boxes goes directly to support the Physicians Committee. Every Kinder Beauty Box is 100% vegan and kinder for the planet, the animals, and your skin! — — — Kinder Beauty https://kinderbeauty.com — — — Healthy Diet, Healthy Environment Study https://bit.ly/2Qmhzyv — — — Plant-Based Climate Summit https://youtu.be/dxzSfiFz3fo?t=27 — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

How much water does it take to produce the food that's in your refrigerator? We're diving into one of the most thorough studies ever conducted on your diet and water scarcity. Martin Heller, PhD, reveals the foods that require the most and least amount of water as he discusses his new study with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room podcast. The amount of water required can vary greatly depending on the type of food it is and where it was produced. So, how much water does the food you eat take? You're about to find out. This episode is sponsored by Kinder Beauty. A portion of sales of their cruelty-free beauty boxes goes directly to support the Physicians Committee. Every Kinder Beauty Box is 100% vegan and kinder for the planet, the animals, and your skin! — — — Kinder Beauty https://kinderbeauty.com — — — Water Scarcity Study https://bit.ly/2P6PJps — — — Plant-Based Climate Summit https://youtu.be/dxzSfiFz3fo?t=27 — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Is raw food or cooked food better for your gut? Gastroenterologist and gut health expert Dr. Will Bulsiewicz joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room to review the pros and cons of each and give his opinion. We open up the Doctor's Mailbag to answer your questions during this live Q&A! How does fasting impact gut bacteria? Is wheat bad for the digestive system? What is the effect of "bad carbs" and processed food on the gut? How important are probiotics? And many more! Plus, Chuck reports on a new study examining the inflammatory effect that animal-based foods, sugar and alcohol can have on the gut. The report also reveals the foods that have the biggest anti-inflammatory response. If you have a question you'd like to ask the experts on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive. — — — Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Fiber Fueled: https://amzn.to/2OHnU6i Online course: http://bit.ly/plantfedgut IG: @theguthealthmd — — — Gut Inflammation Study https://bit.ly/3a9DXBQ — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Fewer than 1 out of 10 people are eating enough fiber! Are you one of them? Dietitian Lee "Fiber Queen" Crosby joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room™ podcast, to share one of the easiest ways to track your fiber intake that doesn't even require an app! It's called The Quick Fiber Check. You'll also learn some of the lesser known benefits of fiber including: lower rates of depression, lower risk of breast cancer, and fighting type 2 diabetes and arthritis! Perhaps best of all, you will discover how fiber can actually help to stop junk food cravings and even increase your lifespan! Plus, you'll learn the foods that have the most fiber and how slight changes during processing operations can strip all of it away. So, you'll know what to look for the next time you're in the grocery store! — — — Heart Health Immersion Register: http://bit.ly/HeartImmersion — — — Quick Fiber Check http://bit.ly/fiberchecklist — — — Lee Crosby Twitter: @Veggie_Quest IG: @leeatveggiequest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeggieQuest Web: https://veggie-quest.com — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

What are the healthiest foods for your skin? Discover the best diet with anti-aging foods that may fight wrinkles, clear acne, reduce psoriasis, eczema and more. Plus, learn the foods you may be eating right now that could be harming your skin! Award-winning dermatologist Dr. Jessica Krant joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room podcast to dish on how your diet can help you look and feel your best. We open up the Doctor's Mailbag to answer viewer questions during this live Q&A! Is diet or genetics a bigger factor for aging? What are the best anti-aging foods? What foods fight eczema and psoriasis? How does refined sugar compare to natural sugar for skin health? Does chocolate cause acne? Is dairy bad for the skin? And many more! If you have a question you'd like to ask the experts on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive. — — — Heart Health Immersion Register: http://bit.ly/HeartImmersion — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Jessica Krant Twitter: @TheSkinMD IG: @drkranttheskinmd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSkinMD Web: https://artofdermatology.com — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Before she was star of her own plant-based series on Amazon Prime, Gianna Simone was struggling to overcome an abusive upbringing and unhealthy relationship with food. From growing up in foster care to battling personal demons, Gianna found that her path forward began with taking care of herself and taking a hard look at the unhealthy choices she had been making, including the food that she was eating. Today, she is an inspiring actress, author and the host of "Love, Gianna" and co-author of the Plant Love e-cookbook. She joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share her exciting journey of going down what she calls the "rabbit hole of truth" and finding her way back to health. Plus, Chuck reveals the findings of a new study showing a strong connection between processed meat and premature death. He also has details on the record number of people who went Vegan at the start of the new year for Veganuary! — — — ICNM Register: https://pcrm.org/icnm — — — Gianna Simone Twitter: @GiannaSimone1 IG: @gsimone Love, Gianna on Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/3dGJzES Plant Love e-Cookbook: https://bit.ly/3mjF0nE — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

What are the healthiest foods for your heart? Which ones can support your cardiovascular system and help you lose weight? Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share his insight! Dr. Barnard also unscrambles egg science and reveals eye-opening findings from a new study. The analysis of more than 20,000 people reaches a dramatic conclusion about the effect eggs can have on your health. Plus, we open up the Doctor's Mailbag to answer viewer questions during this live Q&A! Do free range eggs have less cholesterol? What are the best options for snacks on the go? Can post-menopausal hormones prevent weight loss? Is it possible to lose weight while eating processed food? And many more! If you have a question you'd like to ask the experts on the show, tweet it to @ChuckCarrollWLC using #ExamRoomLive. — — — Heart Health Immersion Register: http://bit.ly/HeartImmersion — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!