There are more diet books, gyms, and health food stores than any time in history.

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Yet, our nations' health continues to decline. We're riddled with obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Could the root cause be our consumption of processed foods?

For decades, no one questioned the effects of these processed carbohydrates. But, during those same decades, our bodies quietly contended with the metabolic chaos caused by consuming rapidly absorbable starch. Slowly but surely, these effects accumulated and became disastrous, leading to the public health crisis in which we find ourselves today.

Dr. David Kessler, author of Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs, joins Dr. Friedman to discuss the havoc processed foods wreak on your body. He also shares how to reach your ideal weight and regain control of your health.