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What's the secret to losing weight? Going vegan! One of the best benefits of switching to a plant-based diet is that the pounds melt away! Many even slim down without spending hours in the gym or counting calories. Is it a miracle? No! Join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll, who lost 275 pounds, as he learns the secrets behind vegan weight loss. Dr. Steve Neabore joins the show to explain how the digestive process changes on a plant-based diet and stimulates weight loss and why calorie-counting becomes a thing of the past! Plus, is there such a thing as a fat gene? Find out! Registered dietitian Aly Luning then gives her Top 5 Weight Loss Tips on a vegan diet. You'll also hear the insane amount of chicken Americans eat every hour and the role that plays in skyrocketing obesity rates. Plus, Dr. Neal Barnard is back from Europe to talk about his lecture at the Vatican! He's bringing the power of a plant-based diet to religious leaders and medical heavyweights from around the world. Follow: @PCRM / @ChuckCarrollWLC Podcast website: http://www.pcrm.org/podcast Previous episodes: https://apple.co/2DIVaQ4

Oils are portrayed as health foods that provide all sorts of benefits to your body. You've heard they can improve heart health and cognitive function while potentially even preventing Alzheimer's Disease. But are those claims true? An increasing amount of research contradicts what we've long been told. Join the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll and Drs. Hana Kahleova and Steve Neabore as they examine the claims and find out the truth about oil in your diet. Plus, you'll learn how doctors can tell what you ate for breakfast just by examining your blood! Interesting to say the least! Follow: @PCRM / @ChuckCarrollWLC Podcast website: http://www.pcrm.org/podcast Previous episodes: https://apple.co/2DIVaQ4

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! Dairy is hazardous for your health! It's been said that milk does a body good, but nothing could be further from the truth. Studies have repeatedly shown that dairy consumption has been tied to obesity, heart disease, and cancer! But we're taught from an early age that milk and cheese are part of a healthy diet. How could that be?! The Physicians Committee's legal ace Mark Kennedy joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll and reveals the staggering truth behind government ties to the dairy industry. It's no conspiracy theory, it's fact! You'll learn how government-funded employees are working with companies like McDonald's to find ways to get you to eat more cheese! It's HUGE business. Just how unhealthy is it?! Extremely! Barnard Medical Center registered dietitian Aly Luning explains that by taking dairy off your plate, you can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes and cut the chances of being diagnosed with certain cancers by more than 70 percent! Plus, that whole idea about needing milk for calcium and vitamin D pretty much goes out the window! Follow: @PCRM / @ChuckCarrollWLC Podcast website: http://www.pcrm.org/podcast Previous episodes: https://apple.co/2DIVaQ4

If you thought the only way to lose weight and be healthy was to avoid carbs, think again! But beware! While the good carbs will fuel your body, bad carbs can cause you to pack on the pounds! In this episode, Chuck Carroll and dietician Susan Levin will teach you everything you need to know to choose your carbs wisely.

There are foods and then there are SUPERfoods — especially when they're vegan! Learn the 12 healthiest plant-based superfoods as "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Barnard Medical Center dietitian Lee Crosby. And be inspired by Dr. Neal Barnard's words of wisdom.

Type 2 diabetes is reversible! Dr. Neal Barnard explains how a plant-based, low-fat diet has been proven to help many diabetics stop painful injections and end their dependence on pills. He sits down with The Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll to outline his program which is three times more effective than the current dietary guidelines at controlling blood sugar.

Is it possible to go vegan following weight loss surgery? Chuck reveals the results of blood tests that show his vitamin and nutrient levels nine years after undergoing gastric bypass. On this episode, we examine the effect of a whole-food, plant-based diet on a post-op bariatric patient. Special guest: famed bariatric surgeon and plant-based advocate Garth Davis, M.D.

David Carter is a giant. At 300 pounds and 6 feet 5 inches tall, he towers over almost everyone he meets. Indeed, Carter is no ordinary vegan — he's a former NFL star using his colossal size and celebrity to erase the stigma many have about plant-based diets and helping his fellow players live longer and healthier lives. "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll takes the show on the road to sit down with him in New York City.

Fresh off capturing a gold medal at the Olympics, devout vegan Meagan Duhamel joins the show from The Olympic Village in PyeongChang, South Korea! The figure skater is taking extreme measures to keep a plant-based diet at the games, but she tells "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll that they're working! And who could argue? She's coming home with two medals! Find out what a gold medal meal tastes like and what the vegan options for Olympians competing at the winter games.

Heart disease kills more Americans each year than accidents, strokes, and diabetes combined. However, a vegan diet has repeatedly been proven to dramatically lower the risk of developing the disease and in some cases even reverse it! Learn how a vegan diet can help you achieve optimum heart health and how small changes to your diet can make a major impact. Plus, seven ways to boost your heart health.