Fat Joe: 'Education is key to weight loss'

Fat Joe has said that education is key in helping overweight people shed pounds.

The rapper, who lost 88lbs for the sake of his daughter, said that it became easier to slim down once he was armed with the right information to help him do so.

"I used to watch Oprah Winfrey, and whenever she used to lose weight, I used to be like, 'How's she losing it? What is she doing?'" he told MTV News.

"But it's all about education and knowledge, feeding yourself and knowing that too much carbs is what gets us fat. The more we can lay off of that, the healthier we'll be. And when we do eat it, let's eat it in smaller [portions]."

The 'Lean Back' star added: "The hood don't really wanna hear it, but you need brown rice, you need wheat bread, stuff like that."

Fat Joe has insisted that he was not trying to impress anyone with his weight loss and simply wanted to get healthy.

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