#66 - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat (Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Richard Johnson)

#66 - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat (Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Richard Johnson)

Dr. Casey Means, Chief Medical Officer of Levels speaks with Dr. Richard Johnson about his new book, "Nature Wants Us to Be Fat," as well as his insights on the "survival switch" that drives our body to store fat in response to certain conditions like high fructose, dehydration, umami flavors, and more, and how this all relates to our current metabolic disease epidemic.


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(04:25) - The fat switch
(11:39) - Metabolic syndrome is linked to survival
(13:36) - The switch is good for short term survival, bad for long term
(17:40) - Sugar triggers the switch
(19:39) - Sugar leads to metabolic syndrome, not extra calories
(23:40) - Fructose depletes energy
(31:28) - Vitamin C is protective against obesity
(35:12) - High glycemic foods help our bodies make fructose
(44:29) - Whole fruit is healthy because of the fiber
(53:48) - Salt can trigger fructose production

Transcripts & Show Notes

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#91 - From zero to one (Ben Grynol & Scott Klein)

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Head of Product, Scott Klein, chatted about the idea of zero to one- going from nothing to something at a startup. They dived into why this can be challenging to...

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#90 - Honest questions from a Stanford student (Sam Corcos & Emma Casey)

#90 - Honest questions from a Stanford student (Sam Corcos & Emma Casey)

Sam Corcos, Levels CEO, sat down with Emma Casey, a Stanford student and podcaster for Seed Stage Stories. They chat about some of the main questions that students tackle like, “What should I study?” ...

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#89 - Living on a farm while working at Levels (Ben Grynol & Chris Jones)

#89 - Living on a farm while working at Levels (Ben Grynol & Chris Jones)

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Member Experience, Chris Jones, to chat about Chris’ journey to Levels from some of the largest tech companies. They also dived into Chris’ dai...

18 Maalis 202259min

#88 - The company is the product (Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Michael Mizrahi)

#88 - The company is the product (Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Michael Mizrahi)

Levels Head of Operations, Michael Mizrahi and Co-Founders, Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente, sat down to chat about why we focus on culture, how it evolves as a team scales and how it relates to the conc...

17 Maalis 202253min

#87 - Inflammation and metabolic health (Ben Grynol & Taylor Sittler)

#87 - Inflammation and metabolic health (Ben Grynol & Taylor Sittler)

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Head of Research & Development, Taylor Sittler, M.D, about the effects of inflammation, what it is and how it correlates to our metabolic health.  ...

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#86 - Member Story: Curiosity led Natalie Lumpkin down a path of monitoring her glucose and making life changes (Ben Grynol & Natalie Lumpkin)

#86 - Member Story: Curiosity led Natalie Lumpkin down a path of monitoring her glucose and making life changes (Ben Grynol & Natalie Lumpkin)

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Levels member, Natalie Lumpkin, to chat about her journey with Levels and how it has impacted her health journey over the past year. Sign Up to Get Yo...

14 Maalis 202250min

#85 - When should startups focus on getting press? (Jon Bier, Mike Haney & Casey Means)

#85 - When should startups focus on getting press? (Jon Bier, Mike Haney & Casey Means)

Mike Haney, Levels Editorial Director, and Casey Means, Levels Chief Medical Officer, sat down with Jon Bier, Founder and Chief Executive of our PR agency, Jack Taylor PR. Mike, Casey, and Jon dig int...

11 Maalis 20221h 4min

#84 - Startup Equity 101: ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, Secondary Sales, & other things you should know | Henry Ward, Sam Corcos, & Zac Henderson

#84 - Startup Equity 101: ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, Secondary Sales, & other things you should know | Henry Ward, Sam Corcos, & Zac Henderson

The idea of startup equity can be an overwhelming concept. What are the differences between ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, Secondary Sales, and other factors that will impact your employees when building a startup...

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