Weight cycling
Subject in Nutrition
Weight cycling has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lucia AronicaStanford University epigenetics scientist and nutrition researcher
Aronica argues that enjoyment is essential to sustaining healthy change rather than an obstacle to it.
“As an Italian, I believe that pleasure isn't the enemy of health. It's your compass to find it”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live Longer (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 13:48
Aronica says Stanford research showed that keeping weight off for six months lets fat cells begin erasing their epigenetic memory of obesity.
“At Stanford, we showed that if you lose weight and you keep it off for six months, actually your fat cells unlearn that memory”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live Longer (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 14:14
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Stanford Nutrition Researcher: Eat THIS to Transform Your Health, Stay Young, and Live LongerThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 30, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Mel Robbins talks with Stanford epigenetics researcher Lucia Aronica about how specific foods and preparation methods influence gene expression, aging and long-term health.