Robert Lustig, MD, MSL is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. He specializes in the field of neuroendocrinology, with an emphasis on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system, and his research and clinical practice has focused on childhood obesity and diabetes. His latest book, Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine, is out now.
What you'll learn from this episode:
The various types of dietary sugar, the difference between dietary sugar and blood glucose, and why there is no requirement for dietary sugar, even though glucose is the energy of life.
Eat the fruit; don’t drink the juice—why fiber makes all the difference in the way your body uses fructose.
The three types of fat in the body, which is the most dangerous, and why it’s possible to appear thin, but still have dangerous levels of fat and poor metabolic health.
All calories are not created equal—the five reasons Dr. Lustig hates the word "calorie," and how little information calorie content provides for understanding the impact a particular food has at the cellular level.
The difference in toxicity of regular Coke versus Diet Coke, and why the latter comes with gut health risks.
And so much more!
Resources from this episode:
Sucrose vs Glucose vs Fructose: What's the Difference? | Healthline
Fructose Alters Hundreds of Brain Genes, Which Can Lead to a Wide Range of Diseases | UCLA Health
A Tale of Two Sugars—Fructose and Glucose Cause Differing Metabolic Effects | NIDDK
Why a Sweet Tooth Spells Trouble for Your Heart | Cleveland Clinic
Branched-Chain Amino Acid | Wikipedia
What Are Trans Fats, and Are They Bad for You? | Healthline
What Is Choline? An Essential Nutrient with Many Benefits | Healthline
Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Beef—What’s the Difference? | Healthline
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | Johns Hopkins Medicine
History of Discovery: The LDL Receptor | PMC
Science Reveals Why Calorie Counts Are All Wrong | Scientific American
Subcutaneous Fat: What It Is and How to Get Rid of It | Healthline
Visceral Fat: Why It’s Dangerous and How to Lose It | WebMD
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