About the guest: Robert Lustig, MD is a physician-researcher and expert of metabolic health. He is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), specializing in neuroendocrinology with an emphasis on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system. His research and clinical practice has focused on childhood obesity and diabetes.
Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Lustig discuss the true causes of obesity and metabolic discussion; how the in utero environment during pregnancy leads to multigenerational effects on health; different forms of sugar like fructose vs. glucose; different dietary fats like omega-6 and omega-3 PUFAs, and saturated fat; oxidative stress & mitochondria biology; how temperature, altitude & oxygen affect obesity; processed foods and how industry influences public perception; body positivity & public education; insulin, diabetes & fatty liver disease; statins & cardiovascular health; and more.
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