How many of us have noticed that the closer we get to aged 50, the harder it becomes to keep off those extra kilos?

US star journalist Megyn Kelly certainly had that experienced. In this podcast video with nutritionist Cynthia Thurlow, Megyn tells us how much easier it was for her to control her weight when she was younger.

Megyn would simply watch her diet for a week or so and … problem solved!

Not so now. As we age past 40, and then past 50, it gets harder to make that surplus kilo or two disappear. As Megyn says, it happens to women and men, but especially to women. Our bodies change, not least our metabolism which starts to slow down.

We have choices and there’s lots we can – and we should do – to control our weight while we age. Like Megyn, it just means we have to try a bit harder.

There’s exercise, there’s diet, there’s remaining active, and as Megyn has discovered, there’s also intermittent fasting.

It may sound like torture, but it’s Not that Hard.

Cynthia is also an ardent advocate. Not only will intermittent fasting help us to control our weight, it benefits our mental clarity and lowers our insulin levels.

Regulating our insulin levels is very important for weight control. Cynthia busts the myth that it’s best for us to snack continuously and enjoy smaller mail meals. When we snack, we produce insulin. When we fast, it forces the body to use its reserves of fat as energy.

We’ve heard a lot about intermittent fasting, especially from Switched ON Living favourite Dr Michael Mosley, so it’s great to get the personal experience from someone like Megyn Kelly. It’s real, and it’s not a woke fad.

Despite all the publicity and all the news and all the warnings about how bad being overweight is for our health, obesity continues to be a huge problem. The CDC says that the rate of US obesity increased from 30.5% in 1999 / 2000 to 42% in 2017 / 18.

And that sounds very Switched OFF.