Dr. Brewer controlled his atrial fibrillation by losing 10 to 15 pounds.
"Dr. Brewer was able to control his AFib by losing 10 to 15 pounds, and for a lot of people that's more than enough." (said at 1:07:40)
No published record matching the personal case report of Dr. Brewer controlling his atrial fibrillation through a 10 to 15-pound weight loss was located; this does not prove the claim false. While clinical trials and observational cohorts (such as the LEGACY and REVERSE-AF studies) demonstrate that weight loss and risk factor management significantly reduce atrial fibrillation burden and symptom severity in overweight or obese patients, no peer-reviewed documentation of this specific individual case exists in the medical literature.