Robert lustig, endocrinologist, professor, and author, explains just how serious the situation is, on todays podcast. Lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary food. Lustig, a professor of clinical pediatrics at university of california, san francisco ucsf, here details and explores the real truths about sugar that you perhaps never heard about much before. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with basic and clinical training relative to hypothalamic development, anatomy and function. It was posted on youtube as part of the universitys medical education series. Robert lustig president of the institute for responsible nutrition explains the food myths that are driving disease in america and. Beating the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease. Jun 18, 2011 you may have seen a youtube video in which dr. Robert lustig website promoting global metabolic health. The bitter truth about sugar and your health youtube. If you havent yet seen the video, this book is also for you. Lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused. Fat chance by dr robert lustig, published by 4th estate. The bitter truth a youtube video with more than 6 million views.
Robert lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco delivered a ninety minute lecture entitled sugar. Lustig s educational efforts were launched with a video lecture he gave called sugar. Hes a noted expert of obesity studies and the author of the book fat chance. Kristie lu stout speaks to author robert lustig about the dangers of added. Robert lustig president of the institute for responsible nutrition explains the food myths that are driving disease in america and around the globe, why. Robert lustig of ucsf opines that calories are irrelevant and that sugar is, in essence, the root of all dietary evil. The bitter truth, has been viewed more than three million times.
Robert lustig, a professor in pediatrics at the university of california at san francisco. Robert lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco where he is a professor of clinical pediatrics. Robert lustig as the antisugar guy, but hed prefer being known. Oct 12, 20 my webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me. Lustig s view, refined sugar and hfcs can be considered equally bad for humans, due to their fructose content. If you are one of the approximately 2 million people who have watched it, then the real truth about sugar is for you. Ive heard complaints that hes just trying to sell his book, and i dont know what how much.
Lustig joins us wednesday to explore the bitter truth about sugar. He is also director of ucsfs watch program weight assessment for teen and child health, and president and cofounder of the nonprofit. Lustig to weave these threads together into a novel unifying. The bitter truth viewed over four million times on youtube is uncompromising in its condemnation of sugar as. To date the lecture has over 7 million views on the uctv youtube channel. If universities had rock stars, wed definitely have one on our hands with dr.
Click here to see more corporate wealth or public health. We are kicking off the series with dr robert lustig, professor emeritus of the paediatrics division of endocrinology at university of california. If interested in helping us with this project, volunteers are currently being accepted. Robert lustig s message that the increased sugar in our diets has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last thirty years captured our national attention.
Robert lustig is his latest update and a sequel to his popular youtube video sugar. Beating the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease 20. The current wave of sugarphobia owes much to this video, which is a. Lustigs case against sugar is more than compellingits convincing. Beating the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity and disease. Apr 22, 2011 in case you havent seen it yet, theres a video on youtube of a lecture called sugar. Now, in the fat chance cookbook, lustig helps us put this information into action for ourselves. Dr robert lustig exposes how changes in the food industry and in our wider environment have affected our collective metabolisms and our waistlines, and he. Sep 05, 2018 everyone should listen to michael lustig s, mds youtube video sugar. Lustig is an american pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco ucsf where he is a professor of clinical pediatric.
This will be sad news for all lustig followers and truebelievers in his sugar. Dr lustig is a paediatric endocrinologist whose book fat chance. The toxic truth about sugar with robert lustig, md youtube. Hey everyone, something happened a couple of weeks ago that left me exasperated, shaking my head in disbelief, and wondering yet again just why humans as a species are such unquestioning, gullible dopes. This purpose of this group is to develop practical policies to reduce the scale of childhood obesity by engaging with interested parties and experts. Robert lustig will be in utah next thursday, november 6, for a lecture about sugar as part of the frontiers of science lecture series. Jul, 2020 the truth is that it ages us on the inside and out causing wrinkles, for example. The bitter truth viewed over four million times on youtube is uncompromising in its condemnation of sugar as the cause of the obesity. Apr 22, 2011 craig veltri photographers choice rf via getty images.
Robert lustig describes how increased consumption of sugar has paralleled a steep rise in obesity and metabolic disease diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia over. For the american football executive, see bob lustig. Lustig came to public attention in 2009 when one of his medical lectures, sugar. Robert lustig became widely known as the antisugar guy after a lecture of his called sugar. New york times bestseller robert lustig s 90minute youtube video sugar. My webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me. In this media club episode, your rethink true health podcast host, nathan brammeier, talks about dr. Lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. That video alone has been seen by over seven million viewers. In this 2012 fulllength book followup to his 2009 youtube sensation, sugar. Now, in this landmark book, he documents the science and the politics that have led to personal misery and public crisis the pandemic of obesity and chronic diseaseover the last thirty years. Maternal and prenatal influences on the offspring 2010, and author of fat chance. Originally uploaded by university of california television uctv in july 30th, 2009.
Robert lustig is at the forefront of war against sugar showing us that its toxic, its addictive, and its everywhere because the food companies want it to be. With more than 100 recipes as well as meal plans, nutritional analyses, shopping. In case you havent seen it yet, theres a video on youtube of a lecture called sugar. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with basic and clinical training relative to. Lustig joins us again thursday to further explore the bitter truth about sugar. It clarifies so much about the biochemistry of sugar particularly fructose metabolism. It leads to many modern diseases rooted in mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction. Sugar the bitter truth over 7 million views the secrets of sugar the fifth estate weve heard for years about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt.
He believes the food business, by pushing processed food loaded with sugar, has hacked our bodies and minds to pursue pleasure instead of happiness. The bitter truth about sugar by robert lustig full. He is the director of the ucsf weight assessment for teen and child health program and also a member of the obesity task force of the endocrine society. The bitter truth about sugar, will give evidence to mps at the all party parliamentary group on a fit and healthy childhood tomorrow 9 july 2014. Lustig has published a dozen scientific articles on the evils of sugar, it was his lecture on youtube, called sugar. Lustig, md, msl, is a professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at ucsf and director of the ucsf weight assessment for teen and child health watch program. The bitter truth has been viewed more than 7 million times. Robert lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco, and one of the foremost childhoodobesity researchers in the u. Robert lustig having a little fun with the sugar matrix a project designed to chart all the sugars in the food supply, showing their sources, processing, and effects. Lustig has fostered a global discussion of metabolic health and nutrition, exposing some of the leading myths that underlie the current pandemic of dietrelated disease.
Lustig is the author of the new york times bestseller fat chance. He is the director of the ucsf weight assessment for teen and child health program and also a member. He argues that fructose too much and fiber not enough appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Lustig born 1957 is an american pediatric endocrinologist. To me, at least 1 million views is considered viral, and this post will probably help his count. Robert lustig website promoting global metabolic health and. If you are one of the approximately 7 million people who have watched it, then the real truth about sugar is for you. That sugar film that sugar film started as one mans journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. The bitter truth youtube videoit turns out its not a big conspiracy from the pharmaceutical companies on this one, and surprisingly not even big sugar, but the culprit and the paid shill promoting corporate interests is no other than dr. Robert lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco. Lustig s case against sugar is more than compellingits convincing. So we decided to do a full transcript on his about 90minute youtube video called sugar.
Now, in this much anticipated book, he documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years. Now, that name may sound familiar as he was featured on a nearviral video called sugar. How bitter is robert lustigs bitter truth about sugar. His latest book, the fat chance cookbook, offers recipes for more healthful eating. But is sugar really a poison that should be kept out of vulnerable hands. Damon gameau embarked on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived, or promoted to be healthy. Fructose and the toxic effects of sugar diet doctor. If you are among the few who have missed it, you have perhaps caught gary taubes what he said article in the new york times magazine. Dr robert lustig has spent the past sixteen years treating childhood obesity and studying the effects of sugar on the central nervous system and metabolism. The bitter truth was posted on youtube and gained widespread attention. Yep i finally sat down and watched robert lustig s sugar. He is professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at the university of california, san francisco ucsf, where he specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. The overall tone of the talk raised a couple of red flags. Recently an american doctor called robert lustig has been calling for laws that.
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