Dr. Eric Berg EXPOSED – How To Lose Belly Fat On A Vegan Diet
Dr. Berg (chiropractor and owner of a health and wellness center) recently has made a video about ‘How To Lose Belly Fat As A Vegan’.
Today I, award-winning personal trainer and published author, will react to Dr. Eric Berg and see whether or not his advice is solid.
Because a lot of people might wonder:
- “Is Dr Eric Berg DC legitimate?” / “Is Doctor Eric Berg Legit?”
- “Does Dr. Eric Berg’s advice help for weight loss?”
The answer to these questions might be more shocking than you think:
Is Dr. Eric Berg Legitimate?
Well, let’s go to the question that is important to determine Dr. Eric Berg’s credibility:
“Is Dr. Eric Berg legit?”
While some of the advice that is propagated in Dr. Eric Berg’s videos is indeed sensible, there are a few things that people need to know:
- Dr. Berg is not a medical doctor. But a chiropractor, with a doctor degree.
- Dr. Berg’s nutritional advice is rather flawed.
- Dr. Berg’s advice is highly controversial on aspects such as ‘fasting can cure cancer’. Cancer is a serious disease that typically needs a multitude of trained medical specialists to treat for.
The ketogenic diet (keto diet) is flawed. [1], [2]
And new studies clearly show that intermittent fasting will not help you lose weight long-term. [3]
You do not need keto or intermittent fasting for losing weight. You need a caloric deficit. [4]
But Dr. Berg doesn’t see it that way. I wonder if it might be because the truth is too simple to make actual money and sell supplements?
This might also be why his reviews are typically not that good:
Dr. Eric Berg Reviews
On Trustpilot, a wildly trusted review site, Dr. Berg’s website has a review of 3/5.
37% of the reviewers, as of today 12th March 2023, gave a review of 1 stars. Including Jo here:
While typically the customer service team of Dr. Berg gets most of the flag – the reality is that his products are well marketed – but badly sold.
Because they do not solve the underlying issue.
Real medical doctors – and the medical industry as a whole – agree with that:
The Health Advice Of Medical Doctors
While the nutrition advice of medical doctors can vary to a decent degree…
… as medical students are known to complain about their lack of nutritional schooling… [5]
… the medical doctors that focus on nutrition are universally spewing out the same advice:
The Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine
The advice from the physicians committee for responsible medicine is clear:
More plants, less animal protein.
While plants contain a lot of carbohydrates, this clearly goes against the advice that Dr. Berg is promoting.
Another very influential doctor is…
Michael Greger M.D.
Dr. Michael Greger is a wildly famous nutrition expert and best-selling author. He’s known for writing the fantastic book ‘How Not To Diet’, and founding Nutritionfacts.org.
Which is currently the largest, non-governmental, non-profit nutritional information site.
In his best-selling books he clearly outlines that – irrespective of the advice out there – the key thing that matters to lose weight is calories. [6]
So to listen to Dr. Eric Berg’s videos only for weight loss reasons is not beneficial. As it can be considered misleading.
References:
[1] Diet, Muscle Glycogen and Physical Performance: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5584523/
[2] Skeletal muscle respiratory capacity, endurance, and glycogen utilization.: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/165725/
[3] Association of Eating and Sleeping Intervals With Weight Change Over Time: The Daily24 Cohort: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.026484
[4] Body weight gain in free-living Pima Indians: effect of energy intake vs expenditure: https://www.nature.com/articles/0802469
[5] Is continuing medical education sufficient? Assessing the clinical nutrition knowledge of medical doctors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30153582/
[6] Body weight gain in free-living Pima Indians: effect of energy intake vs expenditure: https://www.nature.com/articles/0802469