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Poison or guilty pleasure, the REAL truth about sugar. Robert Lustig is a Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and a public health expert on the impact of sugar on our health. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Fat Chance’, ‘Metabolical’, and ‘The Hacking of the American Mind’. In this conversation, Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how nearly 75% of grocery items have added sugar, that obesity rates have doubled, the health impacts of childhood obesity and how calorie counting doesn’t help you to lose weight. 00:00 Intro00:58 Our Minds Have Been Hacked!04:03 What Dopamine Does to Your Brain06:53 Sugar Is A Big Problem In Today’s Society09:28 Why Sugar Is Poison To Our Bodies10:08 The Difference Between Sugar and Fructose13:53 This Is How Sugar Is Damaging Your Body17:29 Damaging Effects on the Brain from Sugar Consumption21:20 How the Food Industry Is Making You Eat Crazy Amounts of Sugar24:05 Health Side Effects26:12 Diet Coke, Saviour or Villain?34:17 Sugar and the Impact on Our Organs39:08 How Important Are Calories as a Way to Lose Weight?42:47 Sugar Addiction, Stress, and Other Triggers45:03 The Only Foods That Don't Contain Sugar47:31 Food Labels Are Sending Wrong and Inaccurate Messages49:16 Babies Are Born Fatter Than Before50:30 Research on Children's Obesity53:20 Insulin Resistance55:00 Can We Reverse Diabetes?57:34 What Is Leptin & How It’s Involved In Weight Loss01:01:23 What Are Obesogens & How They Impact Our Health01:02:31 The 3 Different Types of Fat You Should Be Worried About01:08:34 Fruit Consumption… Good or Bad?01:10:45 Environmental Chemicals That Make Us Fat01:13:16 What Is an Endocrine Disruptor & How Can We Deal with Them?01:16:11 How To Identify Real Food01:21:20 The Importance of Fibre in Food01:26:02 Personal Responsibility01:33:50 Should the Government Get Involved?01:38:40 Are We Being Lied To?01:41:09 The Four C's for Contentment01:46:19 What Is the Cause of All Our Health Problems?01:48:46 Last Question You can purchase Robert’s book, ‘Metabolical’ here: https://amzn.to/4acaseZ Follow Robert:Twitter - https://bit.ly/4brlsG9 Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbookFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
