“This Is Worse Than Alcohol – And You’re Eating It Every Day” | Dr. Robert Lustig

Rangan Chatterjee

Aug 27, 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

Download my FREE Habit Change Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3VCaV34

Order MAKE CHANGE THAT LASTS. US & Canada version https://amzn.to/3RyO3SL, UK version https://amzn.to/3Kt5rUK

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.

WATCH THE FULL CONVERSATION:
You're Eating Too Much Sugar! - You May Never Eat It Again After Watching This | Dr. Robert Lustig
https://youtu.be/zXiQgTZZqPg

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Follow Dr Chatterjee at:
Website: https://drchatterjee.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drchatterjee
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee/
Newsletter: https://drchatterjee.com/subscription

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Shift focus from symptom matching to addressing root causes in medicine

The current medical system often treats chronic disease like a game of matching a symptom to a diagnosis and a drug, rather than addressing the underlying problem.

Revamp food supply to enhance COVID-19 defense

Fixing the food supply by reducing ultra-processed food is as crucial for COVID-19 defense as masking, hand washing, and social distancing.

Incorporate fiber to combat viral responses

Short-chain fatty acids, produced from digesting fiber, help temper the deadly cytokine storm response to a virus, but processed food lacks this fiber.

Reduce processed foods to lower COVID-19 risk

High insulin levels from processed foods increase the number of ACE2 receptors on your cells, making it easier for the COVID-19 virus to infect you.

Address root causes of chronic diseases for better health

Eight underlying metabolic processes, including mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance, are the true root causes of most chronic diseases, not the diseases themselves.

Protect liver and nourish gut microbiome with fiber

A core dietary philosophy for health is to protect your liver from being overloaded by things like sugar and to feed your gut microbiome with fiber.

Recognize sugar's damage to liver like alcohol's harm

People should think about the damage excess sugar does to the liver in the same way they think about the damage caused by excess alcohol.

Establish insulin reduction clinics to combat chronic disease

If doctors ran clinics focused on reducing insulin, they could potentially eliminate 75% of chronic disease in the world.

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