"Doctors Had It All Wrong" - The Shocking Truth About Sugar & Obesity | Dr. Robert Lustig

Rangan Chatterjee

Jun 9, 2025

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Dr Robert Lustig, a leading public health authority who for many years has been trying to expose the truth behind the food industry and the many myths within modern medicine. Rob is Professor Emeritus of Paediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. He’s also the author of multiple books including Metabolical: The Truth About Processed Food and How it Poisons People and the Planet – which was published back in 2021.

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You're Eating Too Much Sugar! - You May Never Eat It Again After Watching This | Dr. Robert Lustig
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Episode description

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Uncover sugar industry's manipulation of health research

A documented paper trail shows the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists in the 1960s to write articles blaming saturated fat for disease while exonerating sugar.

#research

#sugar

Recognize sickness as precursor to weight gain

The prevailing belief that behavior causes weight gain is wrong; we get sick first with a biological problem like high insulin, and the weight gain is a secondary symptom.

#insulin

#weight-loss

Recognize fructose as a risk for fatty liver disease in children

Fructose and alcohol are metabolized almost identically, which is why children are now getting diseases like fatty liver disease that were once exclusive to alcoholics.

#fatty-liver

#fructose

Address biological causes of lethargy and lack of motivation

Lethargy and lack of motivation are not primary character flaws but are secondary consequences of a biological problem like high insulin and leptin resistance.

#insulin

#metabolism

Understand metabolism impact on weight gain despite low calorie intake

In a study of children with hypothalamic obesity, they actually gained weight on a 500-calorie-a-day diet because their metabolism had slowed to a virtual standstill.

#metabolism

#obesity

Lower insulin to revive spontaneous activity in children

Using a drug called octreotide to lower insulin in metabolically damaged children caused them to spontaneously start exercising and re-engage with life.