A professional doctor, Michel Cymes has made a name for himself in the French audiovisual landscape over the last three decades. After making his debut as a health columnist on the show Telematin, in the early 90s on France 2he was then chosen to take command of the Health Magazine on France 5, in duet with Marina Carrère d’Encausse. Emblematic incarnation of this daily program, broadcast since 1998 on the fifth channel, Michel Cymes gained popularity over the years, before leaving the presentation of the show in 2018. After 20 years of good and loyal service, the host wanted to evolve, by turning to other programs. Over the past five years, Michel Cymes has presented numerous programs on the various France Télévisions channels. For example, he was the embodiment of the program of France 2 baptized The extraordinary powers of the human body, in which he formed a duo with Adriana Karembeu. On the radio side, Michel Cymes officiated on RTL between 2011 and 2022, with a break from 2014 to 2016.
Michel Cymes: “If you want to avoid gaining weight, you must avoid eating”
Wednesday October 18, 2023, the most famous doctor in France was on the set of the show Dailypresented by Yann Barthès on TMC. That day, Michel Cymes found himself sitting next to the French decathlon world champion, Kevin Mayer, with whom he recently co-wrote a book called Move more, live better!published by Solar, which will be released on October 19, 2023. Asked about the right methods to adopt to lose weight, Kevin Mayer replied: “The best way for me to lose weight is nutrition.” “I would say that you need to choose foods that are least processed by humans, and vary your diet. This is the number one plan for losing weight before doing sports”added the athlete, while specifying that he only eats when he is hungry. “The basic principle is to eat when you are hungry. If you want to avoid gaining weight, you have to avoid eating.”, added Michel Cymes. The doctor will then deliver some rather disturbing advice to Yann Barthès. “The principle of balanced nutrition is everything that goes in must come out”, he said, inevitably provoking laughter on set, as well as the cautious look of the presenter of Daily. He specified that the food ingested had to come out through the stools, but not only that.