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

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[@Rebecca-je6qf]

I have been sugar free, real food for a year. At 60, this was my first winter without illness, or depression!

[@millie9814]

Thank you for sharing that. I’ve been feeling so tired and depressive for no reason, and I suspect it’s because I’ve been eating more sugar and carbohydrates - bread, cookies, candy, juice, sports drinks…

[@nerdydbf]

Excellent! Keep going, it's inspiration at any age!

[@Kra-ri6fd]

@Millie, vitamin D deficiency can cause these issues also. This is dependent on diet AND sun exposure. Some regions of the world ( and dependent on melatonin in the skin) we can not get enough vitamin D from the sun. Supplementing can help. But changing the diet and supplementing is ideal.

[@millie9814]

@@Kra-ri6fd Thank you so much!!

[@lennardchase2891]

@@millie9814 1

[@frankshattuck1975]

I was raised as oldest child of seven and my dad would not let us eat candy or drink cokes. We raised chickens & rabbits for the table. We always had a garden and a milk cow. We usually raised a hog every year. The foods we purchased was pinto beans and potatoes. I thank god for my dad. Many of our neighbors thought my dad was mean because he did not buy candy or sweet drinks for his kids. This was in the early 50s and 60s

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

Yeah when we're kids we only see our dads preventing us from things we like and it's frustrating but when we're older, we see clearly why they did what they did. Kudos to them 💜

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Wise father, you are blessed

[@melisasv]

people still say that if you don’t let your kids eat that crap you set them up to overeat it when they leave home. I disagree. Same with alcohol-my Dad let us have champagne at celebrations as kids and 3 of us became alcoholics anyway. 3 others were overweight . We had sweets in the house, but not much soda pop until the 70s. My mom lived to be 97 and she had a horrible diet, and horrible health most of her life

[@ElaAusDemTal]

Just like in the 80s in Germany - sweets everywhere! Parents would let their kids drink sodas, only to wonder why their kids had tantrums and ADHD.

[@ProvisionalPatrioticAlliance]

Smart man.... my father eats ham sandwiches on white bread with mayo for lunch everyday and wonders why he feels like shit and is 70 pounds overweight.

[@ambition112]

0:30: ⚠ Consuming sugar is like poisoning your mitochondria, inhibiting energy production and contributing to chronic diseases. 10:07: 🍬 Excessive sugar consumption, similar to alcohol, can lead to chronic metabolic diseases. 18:54: 🤔 Insulin resistance plays a primary role in weight gain and obesity, contradicting the traditional belief that weight gain is solely a result of overeating and lack of exercise. 28:54: 🍺 Sugar and alcohol are metabolized virtually identically and both contribute to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease. 37:33: 🔑 Modern medicine treats symptoms rather than addressing the root causes of chronic diseases. 46:08: 🍔 Highly processed food is the root cause of many chronic diseases and is linked to high mortality rates in developed countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. 55:28: 🍎 Real food is food that came out of the ground or animals that ate the food that came out of the ground, and it is minimally processed. 1:04:49: 🍎 Protect the liver and feed the gut by consuming fiber-rich foods to promote microbial diversity and improve overall health. 1:21:30: 🥤 Soft drinks, including diet drinks, are detrimental to health and can lead to overeating and increased insulin production. 1:24:00: 🍬 Diet sweeteners may not help with weight loss and can contribute to metabolic dysfunction. 1:36:07: 📚 Robert Lustig discusses the impact of sugar on health, particularly liver fat accumulation, and the need to rethink healthcare and diet. 1:42:39: 🍏 Eating specific foods can prevent the growth of tumors and keep cancers harmless. Recap by Tammy AI

[@liatan6755]

😮

[@siStarangel]

Tammy, Thanks!!!

[@gaurav2k]

What about sugars in fruits..is eating fruits also bad

[@chadrinskaiajocainta471]

Potrivit informațiilor din cartea dr Peter J D'Adamo Alimentația adecvată celor 4 grupe sangvine sunt și unele fructe de evitat în funcție de grupa de sânge și are numeroase probleme rezolvate și cărți pentru diferite boli.

[@CancelJohnnyDepp]

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[@magpiestudent9357]

Week three of cutting processed sugar. It has been worth it but the first two weeks were very difficult. The hunger I experienced was insatiable no matter how much I ate. My stomach rumbled constantly and it wasn't just cravings to eat sugary things; I would have eaten anything, a bowl of raw broccoli even if it would get it to stop, but nothing helped. This was also accompanied by fatigue and constant peeing through the night which kept me awake. I was exhausted and miserable. I see how people fall off the wagon and are locked into the cycle of sugar addiction, not necessarily consuming it to make them feel good, but to keep the horrible withdrawals away. I gritted my teeth and persevered and I'm out on the other side now. It is week three and I've lost 5 1/2 lbs. My skin is clearing up. My mood has lifted. My sense of taste has improved and changed. I've been preparing all of my meals from scratch and have saved money doing so. Food companies are using sugar to hijack our biology and psychology and are raking in profits at the expense of our health; the drug companies benefit from this as well. They are disgusting.

[@proudgrandma138]

You are correct. I found that eating carnivore (BBB&E) at first kept me from having cravings (beef, bacon, butter & eggs). Vegetables feed bad bacteria in our gut & those bad bacteria not only make rumbling noises they control your cravings. Sugar & bad carbs feed them & cancer too.

[@elizabethabbott2982]

Very tough. I had no trouble; i consulted a licensed naturopath and there are products which reduce cravings

[@catchristo9406]

I did strict carnivore for the first 3 weeks and then converted to Ketovore. Zero hunger and zero cravings from day one. I highly recommend Carnivore for at least 3 weeks as an elimination diet for everyone.

[@robertmcgregor6784]

I am not sure going full carnivore is the solution though can see how it'd help fight off the early sugar cravings. I'd advise anyone looking to curb out processed foods and added sugar would find it easier if they allow themselves to enjoy fatty foods in the short term - e.g full fat natural yoghurt, cheese, oily fish, quality meats, eggs, avocado, nuts etc. because the satisfaction of fat in the short term substitues the false-satisfaction of sugar. This was what sugar replaced back in the 70s and 80s when they said fats were bad. And you can still have the naturally occuring sugars in berries etc. The cravings go and your tastes change and food you thought were plain start to taste a lot nicer and after a while I promise you won't want to go back. However, I have a feeling this video is already preaching to the converted, so my message won't help anyone.

[@Delmy-uw7pn]

Thank you for sharing. I have to give up sugar

[@jerricaher]

I'm 100% addicted to sugar! When I eat anything with sugar in it I cant stop and will crave sugar for days. Since I went sugar free I feel much better and im at a healthy weight. My co workers laugh at me when I tell them I have a sugar addiction but admitting I have a problem is the first start, they are all in denial with their sugar addiction.

[@ianshillina9461]

What is in the norm or popular doesnt mean its right or ok. It's insane how its normal to poison your body now with fake food. Sugar is 10 times more addictive than cocaine. And its way worse because people dont realize how bad it is. We are in the minority

[@-d2775]

Thank you for the comment dude. Sugar addiction is a real problem, being constantly underestimated.

[@laurapersinger3608]

I am too! I can remember pouring sugar from the Tupperware container when I was a child. People don’t take you seriously when you say you are a sugar addict. Even my doctors. No weight issues but serious health issues. From the comments I think cold turkey is the best way to stop.

[@climeaware4814]

To bad you have not been there for 20-30 years! I bet you will age much slower then them.

[@diannakaczor2653]

Yes I have experienced that laugh from others too about a sugar addiction problem

[@KIARAMILO]

When I started cutting sugar and processed foods from my diet, friends and relatives made fun of me and some said I was becoming anorexic. Nowadays people look at me and say “you are so lucky, look at you, you have great genetics”. And it was SO VERY HARD to cut sugar and processed foods from my diet but I believe anyone can do it. Thanks to Dr. Robert, Dr. Rangan and many others, the truth about sugar and processed foods is getting out. 😀

[@Divinissima13]

Kudos to you! I'm so grateful you chose you and your body!

[@kathleenking47]

ANOREXIC?..

[@GioRoc718]

@@Divinissima13 ccdihit I I’ve Fhad

[@richardrichards2199]

I am very sure this is good advice, but what should I eat for carbohydrates, is it OK to have potatoes?

[@rachelkh20]

@@richardrichards2199 If you are trying to lose weight, stay away from potatoes

[@mari3602]

The two choices we have in life: Discipline or Regret.

[@itsnlee]

I watched this 6 months ago and have since made changes to my diet. I started working out on a fasted state around 2-3 times a week, stopped consuming processed food (which included store bread), sugars and ate whole foods like avocado, oily fish, eggs etc. The change is immediately noticeable and I agree with everything said in this video. I suffer from eczema on my hands and for nearly 10 years no prescribed creams worked, but the improvement from cutting down sugar gradually couldn't be a coincidence. When I did consume again, it comes back and my skin becomes irritated. There's less brain fog, more clarity , better appearance and decent weight. I used to eat a croissant every single day, cereals or maybe even a crepe or two for breakfast. It's horrifying looking back now what I used to eat. I now have no such cravings for them, stopped using white sugar and flour in baking to find healthier alternatives, but do indulge in 70% dark chocolate occasionally. It was hard at the start to make the change but it gets easier. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge.

[@kavi0926]

omg you really can find an army anywhere haha, i love it 💜 wow really glad to hear about your progress :D i'm starting to go sugar free, hope i can keep it up

[@CaptainAffengriffel]

Hope you are still doing great! I have a question concerning the baking - may i ask what healthy alternatives do you use instead?

[@ducpham6725]

> 70% dark chocolate once you get to 90-95% dark chocolate you can indulge all you want :))

[@johannakamstra-schickendan7380]

Changing your diet without sugar makes the hunger feeling going away, I changed my diet 20 years ago and have to look at the clock otherwise I forget to eat, no signal is coming anymore.

[@kenadams5504]

If you do a carnivore diet , you will feel even better , because it has a fantastic record of helping with auto-immune conditions, (eg skin conditions).

[@Queenie-the-genie]

I’m healthy at 77. I eat this way. I lost 20 lbs. 4.5 yrs. ago. It’s not a matter of death - it’s about healthy aging.

[@drdluv]

This is so powerful

[@tuibeth]

I removed sugar from my diet 4 weeks ago. I’ve lost 8lbs and feel much better, more energy and clearer thinking. I saw my oncologist for a review and he said after looking at my blood results ‘whatever you’re doing, keep doing it’. Tumour markers reduced, liver function improved and cholesterol back in the good range and that’s after only 4 weeks. I’m delighted. So glad I gave this a try and will definitely be continuing.

[@js-hd9mo]

❤

[@arjunaanand1324]

Great to hear ! Keep it up 👍

[@NoContextRDH]

When you say removed it do you mean you literally eat zero sugar? Or do you mean you cut out anything with added sugars like sodas, cakes and biscuits etc

[@tuibeth]

@@NoContextRDH I don’t eat anything sweet (cakes, biscuits, soda etc) and I don’t add sugar to anything. It’s been 2 1/2 months and I don’t miss it at all now. I feel better and I’ve lost 16 pounds.

[@stringlarson1247]

That's great! It keeps getting better esp. if you don't consume alcohol on a regular basis. Proceed.

[@jasonarnold3121]

This interview was fascinating, seriously. From start to finish. As a mid 30's African male, I definitely was taking in way too much sugar via honey. Didn't realize I was addicted because honey is suppose to be natural but its all the same. on a journey to better health. Protect the liver, feed the gut.

[@acebilbo]

Good luck to both of us. I like honey, even though I've cut sugar a lot, and I was raised on a farm with very little sugar. Honey or blackstrap molasses. I'm cutting to the bone this sugar deal!!

[@elizabethabbott2982]

Hi Jason I quit sugar decades ago ... I was nearly diabetic; had terrible rashes... I looked into how to stop and found a product at a naturopath which reduced cravings, now I have no desire for it but I do use pure honey or pure maple syrup or Stevia; am not on any meds to the surprise of a young doc when in hospital for a hip operation. Everyone else my age was on four or five or so medications. I credit my good health to the change in my diet.

[@robinbarrett1158]

I quit sugar as well but I do eat a bit of honey. It is full of nutrients including being an anti viral and antibiotic. Years ago while I was still eating sugar, I took a daily tablespoon of honey with cinnamon and my arthritic pain went away as did my exzema.

[@TommyB1524]

I think honey is okay, as long as it's raw honey (the only ingredient in it being honey itself). It's really the added (fake) sugars that destroy our bodies and cause addiction.

This video changed my life. After discovering this video in March 2023 I decided to give quitting sugar a try and lo and behold, my depression and brain fog lifted within a week. It sent me on a path to realize what being healthy really means, and it starts with cutting sugar and processed food. I'm only 26 but I gained all the energy back and more that I had when I was in high school. The two teaspoons of sugar I was putting in my coffee was all it took to perpetuate my problems, which I am guessing was a fatty liver and systemic inflammation, and the general metabolic syndrome. Given that I'm not obese, I would have had a harder time realizing - they always associate disease with obesity. Rob Lustig is the first one to dissociate them and describe fructose as a toxin all by itself, regardless of "calories".

[@youtube_username_]

I wish I had known this information at your age! You will have a happier life because of what you have learned and what you are doing.

[@caseychris2010]

About 8 years ago I learned that sugar feeds cancer cells. Wow! My sugar consumption came to a halt. And I don't miss it at all.

[@climeaware4814]

yes it does consume Glucose twice the rate as regular cells. sugar is injected into the blood stream to make it light up on the MRI.

[@nathanjbuckley]

The statement "sugar feeds cancer cells" is an oversimplification of the current scientific understanding. All cells, including cancer cells, require energy to survive and grow. Glucose, obtained from the breakdown of sugar and carbohydrates, is a primary source of energy for cells. Cancer cells, like other cells, can metabolize glucose but they can also metabolize fatty acids and amino acids. So even if glucose availability is restricted, cancer cells can still proliferate.

[@AndyS52]

not true

[@jeanelizabethterry7583]

Yes. I have cancer in my bone marrow, a slow growing cancer. I don't eat sugar. Sometimes a bit, but should quit it altogether.

[@margroefs801]

​@@jeanelizabethterry7583what symptoms did you have? How did you discover you had this disease?

[@swone6349]

“We get sick first and the weight comes afterwards” what a lesson!

[@garybrown9719]

Or like me can't gain weight

[@Chantelle001]

@@garybrown9719 lucky

[@Acts-1322]

@@garybrown9719 right, but it may happen internally creating a TOFI body. Visceral (organ) fat is so deadly, caused by insulin resistance!

[@RenatasSam]

That's what Dr Eric Berg says: Before loosing weight you have to get healthy. Dr Berg talks about keto diet, he is brilliant !

[@michellemichelle9143]

I love his videos, simple and thorough

[@wmalinowymstylu7670]

I haven't eaten sugar since 2018, and I feel totally different. The bitter fruits or veggies don't have this strong bitterness. Bitter herbs like wormwood are not so bitter like 5 years ago when I started drinking. My brain is really working differently, faster, better concentrated, I see colors clearer and intense, I'm not stressed anymore, no panic attacks, less stomach problems etc etc....I have thought out from my diet gluten and lactose. No more unexpected diarrhea in my life 😆. Of course, I'm still taking other supplements, but the good one, and I feel amazing. People, please open up your eyes🙏Wake up! Life without white sugar is more beautiful. And who has donn it knows what about I'm speaking 😊God Bless u all, Monika

[@cliftonfriese18]

So I’ve had pain in my feet and knees for 5 years. Every time I had a beer my feet swell. I watched this video, cut my sugar way back to under 20% of my diet. No alcohol. And did a liver detox/ cleanse and my pain is gone. Has been gone for over a month. No need for pain meds. Thanks for this channel and information.

[@TheKak933]

Finally I’m not an outcast anymore- figured this out when I was 13. People looked at me with my salad like I was nuts. Family thought I needed help. I’ve been eating real food for decades, no processed sugars. I feel great at 64.

[@amdman1980]

Wish I was smart enough! Instead like many parents, mine instilled to eat as much bread as possible. Salad was an afterthought. The problem is people are not as smart as they believe they are. Which is obvious, drug use wouldn’t exist, food pyramid scam, and millions of other dogmas.

[@alfonsobenitez8574]

I was diagnostic with prostate cancer at age 67, today i am 69 and 2 months. I decided to change my diet, no more sugar, no milk, no red meat, some time grass fed meat, wild caught fish, coconut milk that have 10% sugar, i drink 3 ounces per day, i walked 25 minutes 5 days per week. I do not take any pressure pills anymore. I feel great.

[@amyslimmen7637]

@Darkfarfetch ??

[@II-wx4kv]

Please start taking some zinc supplements. Lack of zinc has been shown to cause prostate cancer

[@lasku0007]

@@darkfarfetch3664 Why do you think it's fake?

[@myronp243]

@Darkfarfetch is there some reason for you stupid answer?What part of this don't to get?

[@MikePashko]

Why you afraid red meat? The reason of heart diseases - fructose and insulin resistant, but don't a saturated fats

[@crystalmatthews8073]

chronically ill with sarcoidosis and pulmonary fibrosis at 40! I am detoxing and quitting sugar today!

[@taurus7228]

Hi. Thank you. I am a doctor myself. I have always been damn so sure that hypertension is the symptom of something bigger. And of course it is frustrating when we keep treating symptoms rather than the cause and not even truly knowing it. Same with so many other diseases. Thank you 🙏

[@elizabethabbott2982]

You are a good doc!

[@marysibayan1]

when we were young in the Philippines, My Mom only bought Sardines. The rest we eat food from our yard. Moringa everyday. Avocado,, chico, starapple, aratiles from the tree..

[@uncommon_name9337]

Is she still alive? How old is she?

[@sarahoceanhart8145]

I have family from the Philippines and that’s how they eat too. They don’t eat dairy or much bread and they rarely eat sugar other than from fruit. Fruit is actually really good for someone who is healthy.

[@8_x_9.]

THE SLOW & SWEET DEATH.SHORTER LIFE. ENJOY IT.😱😓🤣

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Yeah... But you ate rice three times a day for life which turns into glycogens, ie sugar.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

@@uncommon_name9337 The current life expectancy for Philippines in 2023 is 71.66 years, a 0.18% increase from 2022.

[@gjedda63]

Quit sugar two months ago and now my prostate is shrunk to normal. Lost a few pounds too. No sugar cravings so far because I motivate several times each day to keep the defence high. You are literally in a state of war when trying to control this demon that you allowed to develop in so many years.

[@ladybugblu60]

How'd you do it?

[@elizabethabbott2982]

Cannot answer for Jedda but I took a product from a licensed naturopath which reduced the cravings; now i have no desire at all in fact I really do not want it... I use pure maple syrup or pure honey or Stevia. Boy am I glad to be off sugar; am in my 70s; and take no meds at all... @@ladybugblu60

[@charlieamber2788]

Since I started to cut out as much sugar as possible and processed food my asthma attacks praticlly went away...🤯 I'm still shocked about it...

[@cobracommander4378]

Wow! I have never heard someone speak with such boldness on sugar. Thanks so much for making this video. It feels like someone slapped me in the face

[@ashdgee]

Dr Lustig and Jason Fung are the modern doctors pioneering the war against sugar. Respect !!

[@macaronblanc9522]

@@GreedRuinsEverything that is much too general. fung does not say that you should avoid fruit completely in any case. the main thing for him is fasting anyway... and a low carb diet which can contain fruit but in very moderate amounts. In case you want/ have to! reverse your diabetes type 2 however you better be more strict on consuming fruit

[@annbarbarag9152]

Dr Fung says to avoid fructose not fruit. Whole fruit is ok as it includes the fiber.

[@rainflowers1099]

Attempting to avoid sugar in your diet makes you realise how much is added to things. I had stopped eating sugar (or so I thought) the past 3 days, cookies, chocolate, ice cream etc. I'd been able to do it, despite other people around me eating it. But then yesterday I realised it's in the bread I was halfway through. I then realised mid way through cooking a stir fry it's in the chili sauce I usually add. I had a few crisps ( potato chips) then realised they also have it in. So while I had been good to avoid the usual biscuits, ice creams that I usually might consume. I was still consuming sugar. To think how much sugar some people must be consuming daily, without people realising is truely scary. You might think you've quit, but then there's this background level of hidden sugar waiting there for you. It's shocking when you consider what this is potentially doing to people's health.

[@tabithakennett62]

Agreed. It's always good to cut out the obvious sugar containing culprits such as candies and chocolates, but what will really hit the nail in the coffin is realising HOW certain foods are processed and converted in the body. Your liver doesn't know the difference between bread or even oats in comparison to a chocolate bar as it converts to glucose and spikes insulin the same way - because it comes down to being consumed as a carbohydrate. If you're going to consume anything with carbohydrates at least make it a fresh fruit that's in season, that would be the least inflammatory option, sometimes the craving for something sweet is there for a reason.

[@donnajohnson3334]

Great comments !. Sugar really is added to things people don't think of as tasting sweet. And in my circle, everyone guzzled soda. I worked where the soda was free !. I gave it up because i had painful gas. Mtn. Dew was so hard to give up !!!! How I craved it !. But I stuck to it and lost weight slowly but surely with no other changes. 40 years later I shudder to think how much sugar, colors, carbonation I saved myself from .When I heard the caffeine is like " peeing away your bones" I was glad I stopped when I did !.

[@speedyllama8380]

Try a meat-only diet. Do some research on Carnivore. That's the ultimate zero-carb diet. You'll feel sick at first (it's called keto-flu... Basically sugar withdrawal), but then you'll feel AMAZING.

[@yellowbird5411]

Avoiding obvious sugar is one thing. Avoiding hidden sugar is another. For the average person who might say they don't eat sugar, if you take a day's consumption (food and drink) and add up all the sugar they unknowingly ate, you would be appalled, as would they. People don't think of things like deli meats as having sugar. Or corn chips, or mustard. But they do. Read the labels, because the saying, "Well there is only a tiny bit," is meaningless by the end of the day, because a little here, a little there, and you have significant sugar. Did you know that sugar will cause loose teeth? Try this for yourself. If your teeth will wiggle a little before you go completely off sugar, try to do it again in two weeks. You won't be able to. Sugar weakens our tissues, and tissues hold the teeth. All tissues get weak on sugar and cannot do a proper job.

[@suew000]

It’s also in soups which I was surprised about so now make my own.

[@sergio-gw3ju]

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[@latu8923]

Thank you Dr. Lustig for sharing this information with the public-what a blessing. I cut sugar and processed food from my diet 13 months ago, and I have lost 50 pounds and got rid of the five pills that I was taking. My new Doctor told me a week ago to keep doing what I'm doing. Thank You Jesus!

[@brdfleetwood]

I’ve had gout since I was 28 years old and have listened to doctors and cut meat and alcohol from my diet. So what did I eat…carbs and sugar, bread, vegetables, fruit, and dairy. 3 month ago I watched a few doctors on line talking about this subject and it has changed my life. I have been on a very low carb diet + intermittent fasting and have never felt better. I’m down 35 lbs and my gout attacks have slowed down and have become less severe too. My joint still hurt from 25 years of severe gout attacks but they are starting to feel better. I wasn’t even able to walk 4 city blocks without being in pain. Now I can be on my feet all day without severe pain. I’m so excited to see how I feel in another 3 months. I’ll never eat sugar or processed foods again if I can avoid it. With the intermittent fasting it has allowed me to skip meals if there wasn’t anything healthy for me to eat and I would just eat double at me next meal. I still can’t believe how great I feel now. I thank all of these doctors and professional for getting this information out to the masses.

[@saniyavfx]

Sorry they did not tell you that high fructose corn syrup/ sugar can elevate Uric acid levels and increase inflammation in the body .

[@f.w.5097]

That is wonderful. Keep it up! I’m down 15 pounds myself doing the same things.

[@kenadams5504]

How many ppl and Patients need to hear this diet information , but aren't being told by their doctors ?. My Doc gave me meds for high blood pressure last november , and never said anything about my diet.I found videos like Dr Lustig myself , and reduced sugary foods and junkfood .Now , I dont need the blood pressure meds , and measure my bp every few days at home. The Doc just assumed I would be "non- compliant" and thought dietary advice would be a waste of time. This culture of assumption and medication is denying patients a chance to improve their health without the expense and side effects of pharmaceuticals .It needs to change and God Bless these Docs for helping to change it.

[@mrhingland6206]

Have you tried cutting out all animal foods, meats and dairy, and fruits? Consume only greens, beans, and nuts for a couple of months and see if that helps.

[@kellibodony1077]

@@mrhingland6206 Yes and the oxalates in plants food gave me joint pain and irritated my autoimmune issues and I gained weight. Now CARNIVORE, I feel wonderful, joint pain is gone and autoimmune is almost cleared.

[@peacefreedom4930]

Years ago I ate a “ meal “ from a fast food restaurant but my body didn’t respond like I had eaten. It’s hard to describe how I felt. It was like still being hungry even though my stomach was full. It made me think my body didn’t get nutrients from what I ate or couldn’t process what I ate. I joked to my family that these processed meals are like play-do. It looks like food, but isn’t. Now, I’m thinking I was on to something.

[@sitascott8446]

@Peace Freedom Probably your meal included one or more sources of high fructose corn syrup, which will make you feel hungry again, some 20 minutes later. I remember this sequence on a road trip, once, incredulous that I suddenly had to eat AGAIN, after stuffing myself.

[@chriswhitehouse8982]

Yes, I feel that way every time I eat at Burger King or Taco Bell. You are not alone!

[@helnyson4694]

That is not food!

[@chriswhitehouse8982]

Yes, I've had that experience too.

[@anthonyman8008]

It strips us, I've left one place and drove straight to another several times

[@ab9388]

This guy is a real teacher. Everything he said was so easily understood. We cut out processed sugars, seed oils, nearly 100% processed foods out of our life. People relentlessly mock me for it but the facts don’t lie. Life quality went up all the way. In fact when I do eat heavily processed sugars these days on the rare occasion I feel so disgusting and nauseous I never want to touch them again.

[@DIBBY40]

I have ditched the junk and eat a Mediterranean type diet. It's amazing when you change your diet how people react. People telling me to be careful etc. No one ever told me to be careful when I was eating takeaways, or crisps or cakes etc. It definitely is a mindset that has taken us over. Now when I look around and see what my colleagues eat I feel sorry for them. Hopefully when they see the delicious, wholesome meals I take into work, the light may go on for them too. X❤

[@barristanselmy2758]

Once you get over the initial tired phase of not drinking sugary drinks. You start breathing better, feeling better, sleeping better. But people are gulible and want their sugary water drinks.

[@davidfreund2005]

There should be a Nobel prize for Robert Lustig. His communication skills are as important as the information he relays.

[@LTPottenger]

He's truly amazing. Fasting is also important! Some of the many benefits of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data: The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers over time with extended fasting and rise from dieting Thymus stem cells are regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic. Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque. Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods. Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy! Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus. Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS. It's absolutely fine for cortisol to be high while fasting, because it produces sugar from fat instead of lean tissue kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZqodZSar9R4qNU Does the body prefernetially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, it never uses mainly glucose for fuel and using glucose for fuel is very biochemically damaging! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJeUm6qDl9uBrtk The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! Is fasting just the same as caloric restriction? No! Dieting increases the hunger hormone ghrelin while fasting decreases it and has many other health benefits! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYfPXqGfoc2KgsU When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state. It stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses. Does fasting burn muscle? In most cases no! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpa0epSLa9yjaNE Fasting can make you gain muscle faster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4OwaXqIr9h8f8k Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more. It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention! Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJamkJp_h5eNZ5Y Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections. After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system. When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging. Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers. In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting. Autophagy induced by fasting even helps hair regrow. What breaks a fast? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZK1faZ5pd2sadE Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period. Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and builds muscle! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHu4daiZd7ypatU Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks. Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level. Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly. Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice. Resources: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457 repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/ www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622 academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/ www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/ faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10 www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/ www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/ clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/ www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/ n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090 This list compiled over months of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed! My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits: kzbin.info/door/MC_ZrmTUTGdQiIwJjZq1rg I have playlists on fasting and health and wellness. I also make a little commentary comment on health and fitness as well. When I have community posts available I will make a community post with this list that has a permanent link but which will remain editable and keep a fresh copy there at all times!

[@mikaso30]

Absolutely agree

[@stevefabian477]

I.agree his articulation skills and command of language are the best.

[@stevefabian477]

@@LTPottenger Thanks for all the detail and info. I truly appreciate the effort.

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

please. a carbon copy of 150 other people on the same topic.

[@djmbah263]

Mr. Lustig can literally be prove right. After 2 yrs of practically removing sugar from my diet, I used it by mistake one day at work in a cup of tea. It was delicious and I thought, why did I ever stop using sugar again? So I used it again the next day. The following day I was reminded why I stopped using sugar when I started feeling sick to my stomach, exhausted and poor concentration, again. I stopped using sugar but It took 2 weeks for that poisoned feeling to leave my body. My clothes fit me now.

[@caroliner2029]

Very interesting. I quit sugar cold turkey a few years ago to reduce inflammation. One day I bought some Cadbury milk chocolate as a rare treat and as my body responded to it, I started to feel ghastly. I must have had a big wave of released insulin, and then the hypoglycemia episode that left me sweating and about to pass out, so much so that I had to lie down. It so wasn't worth it.

[@bamboosho0t]

My hunger cravings vanished when I deleted surgar and processed foods. The moment I tried it once after 7 months clean, my appetite went haywire. The processed foods are DESIGNED to keep you THINKING you're still hungry, so you'll consume more food.

[@caroliner2029]

@@bamboosho0t It's interesting to read your experience. Good to hear that you're doing well.

[@mariabishop-gates]

So refreshing to hear a doctor want to look at the root cause of a problem! Unfortunately big business companies have distorted and manipulated for too long!!!

[@marielagil6514]

Exactly , the Healthcare system is bad 👎. They have to improve and get diagnosed early on time . I am disappointed how doctors and nutritionist know very little of insulin resistance.

[@accordingtopete883]

I’ve worked in an NHS mental health hospital for several years now and it never ceases to amaze me the appalling lack of knowledge and awareness medical professionals such as doctors and nurses have when it comes to the link between nutrition and health. The dementia and neuropsychiatry wards are particularly bad where patients who have fasting bloods of 7- 8, and after eating 12-13 is seen as normal and of no concern. I find it ironic that diabetic patients (which there are many) are not allowed to have sugar in their drinks but yet are permitted to eat as much toast, beans, potato, cereal, pasta, rice as they like. I once voiced my concerns about this with a senior nurse, who simply shrugged her shoulders whilst telling me there’s very little sugar in bread, rice or pasta so it was fine. I couldn’t believe this highly experienced nurse didn’t have a clue how carbs are processed in the body. For a second, I was tempted to inform her that these carbs are converted into glucose by the liver causing huge blood sugar and insulin spikes. I thought better of it. My words would’ve almost certainly fallen on deaf ears. Just the other week I witnessed a nurse encouraging a diabetic patient to eat some toast before they go to bed as their bloods were too low 5.8. I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing. After the toast her bloods shot up to 12! The nurse was happy with this and allowed her to go to bed. Many patients are encouraged to eat three meals per day plus snacks and supper which include pudding after every meal (usually cake and custard). toast, and copious amounts of biscuits. Many patients who’s bloods are too low (5-6 range) for their insulin shots are encouraged to eat several biscuits so they can get their shot. Patients who refuse meals as they’re simply NOT HUNGRY are regularly bullied into submission and virtually force fed. Nurses and staff go into a blind panic thinking that missing a meal or two will somehow have a detrimental effect. For those who don’t cave into the pressure it’s not long before the Ensures (full of sugar) are being pushed upon them. It’s a farce. As a result of this appalling lack of understanding around nutrition many patients pile on the weight, and their condition deteriorates rapidly. Many patients are on a whole cocktail of drugs which seem to have very little positive effect whatsoever. In fact, I’m convinced many suffer detrimental side effects as a result. This is an NHS hospital where patients are supposed to come to get better. It’ a sad state of affairs! What the heck is going on!?

[@HH-xj8nh]

All of that sounds absolutely horrible!!

[@heatherupton6558]

I cannot even imagine how frustrating that is. You know the information they are giving their patients is wrong but most of nurses and doctors don’t know either. The entire health care system needs a paradigm shift about how diseases happen and using food to prevent or cure them.

[@JoulesES]

I feel your frustrations! I’ve argued with GPs and nurses who care little for the why before giving drugs and creams to ‘solve’ problems and many have less knowledge than I have researched about my own conditions. I really feel for some who know better but are bound by the nhs rules. Sadly there are few that are willing to stand out and fight for what they know. If you’ve not already done so, take a look at the treatment a Uk doctor Sarah Myhill has experienced for standing out of the crowd to talk about what she believes in regarding sugar and diet and it’s relationship to chronic illness.

[@giared74]

Ive dropped over 175 lbs. I’m off all meds except thyroid and hypertension. I was taking seven different medications. Now I’m down to three ( two are for my thyroid). I feel and look so much better. My quality of life is exactly that, quality!

[@climeaware4814]

yup, sugar and hpf is poison! Bet you get mad at the pharmaceutical industry advertising on commercials

[@ElaAusDemTal]

Do you drink enough water? It's often the reason for high blood pressure.

[@elizabethabbott2982]

fabulous; a good diet is key to health

[@jamesodwyer4181]

I once developed lymphoedema in my right leg at a time when I was severely overweight. I was told that there was no treatment other than stockings. From that moment I approached sugar like an addictive drug and quit cold turkey. It was a rough few weeks after that, but a few months later I no longer needed to wear compression stockings, and lost a lot of weight in the process. Dietary change away from sugar really does cure a lot of illness.

[@SeanEricSpearman]

spot on now

[@bamboosho0t]

Way to go James!

[@iJSabelle007]

Did you still eat fruits?

[@jamesodwyer4181]

@@iJSabelle007 No, just vegetables, meat, and dairy. I was very strict with myself at that time because I didn't want to wear compression stockings forever. Dessert for me usually became brie cheese or fresh avocado.

[@mota6142]

@@jamesodwyer4181 how do you manage sugar withdrawal while transitioning to no sugar diet? Thank you 😊

[@FeeFeeRN]

I am ten minutes into the video and already know this is the most important podcast/education I have seen so far. This guy is a straight shooter. We need more doctors like this. There is no being “diplomatic” about it. Sugar is a killer. Of note, I am 55 years old and do have chronic issues already. Can you believe when I was little, to soothe me, my mom gave me a bottle of water with 2 teaspoons of sugar in it. I started very young and unfortunately have been addicted ever since. I have yo-yo dieted my whole life. This is it though. I know I can’t have it at all because it just triggers me to crave more and more of it. Thank you.

[@HuskyTheDog2202]

I was lucky to have grown up on home grown food and own animals. Early on I enjoyed sport at school, and with it grew strong awareness of healthy food. As a teenager I never touched drugs, smoking, coffee nor alcohol - and this stayed true till today, I’m 45. My grandma passed away in 2017, she was 95 and was my great example. It’s all coming together as a puzzle: no ultra-processed food, no sugar, no drugs. I’m sometimes mocked by friends how boring my life must be, and that I’ll die healthy. My aim is to keep quality of life well long into old age and I’m very happy and at peace I’ve laid solid foundations for that. I’m often told I look younger and my body looks like in my 20s. Never was on a diet, never cared for extra kilos nor body fat. I have no allergy. I’ve always been active, worked hard and did sports. I also never took birth control pills and hardly any medicine. Just good old school, veggies, fruits, water, sometimes meat, milk, eggs, nuts, fish. It’s really not complicated. Wishing you all health and quality of life!

[@elizabethabbott2982]

sage advice. it is not boring to give up alcohol or sweet junk food; they are a bit of a habit for some people.

[@sonnyjohnson8887]

He's right about being viewed as an outcast when you start eating well by co workers who bring in their ultra processed foods for office parties and by friends who wants to go out to eat every weekend

[@wendysgarden4283]

I'm sugar free except one lapse for 3 years. Now nearly carnivore. I do agree to go out and eat but it requires 30-45 minutes of online research to go to a new place, finding a sugar-free menu item, the full nutritional info, or phoning ahead. And at a Chinese restaurant, my only option was an appetizer. Even the soups had added sugar. Crazy.

[@richardlawson6787]

Listen....secretly they admire you...but they don't have your discipline

[@eccentricraven]

Oh well it's worth it for your health over insecure phonies.

[@haven6524]

I've been a sugar addict most of my life, and never really considered how much sugar I was ingesting every single day. When my father was in hospital dying I learned that sugar feeds cancer, and I was so angry that the hospital were feeding him high carb foods. After doing so much more research I now realise that in one day I was probably eating a months worth of sugar and I have the health issues that go along with it. I rarely ate vegetables, everything I ate was carbs. I started to educate myself on food and I went on Keto and intermittant fasting 7 days ago. My limited advice would be to cut the sugar out immediately, don't try to wean from it, I tried weaning first and it just didn't work. It only took 4 days for my cravings to go away when I quit cold turkey, and now I'm craving salads and vegetables instead of junk. The stomach pain I've been feeling for months has gone already and I'm really hoping my health will continue to improve.

[@jegr3398]

I'm in the same boat my friend. I'm cutting out the sugar and refined carbs. My main goal is to get my insulin resistance down. I've been doing it for a few weeks and I already feel amazingly better. Weight is dropping, which is good because I'm massively overweight, and I have a ton more energy. Also eating nutrient dense whole foods, I don't get cravings to eat as often as I was with junk food. I hope you're doing well and keep up the good diet.

[@haven6524]

@@jegr3398 This is so fabulous! I've been doing well, I had one day that I caved in and ate some bread, which was actually because I hadn't been prepared that day. I've learned that lesson now and it's been great. I also am trying to get my insulin resistance down, I have terrible inflammation which I am hoping to see results with. Amazing how easily the cravings for sugar went away. So glad to see you are doing well with it, great motivation for me to keep going as well :) Take care and keep going!

[@stockstnt8]

@@jegr3398 nice like to know how your progress goes keep in touch or message me alont the way i am doing this too.

[@stockstnt8]

I had seen another dr video says how sugar attached to red blood cells slows blood flow and sometimes clumps clogs .. i immediately stopped all sugar been 10 days i used to have cookie or something sweet with coffee every morning or at least sundays and now nothing .i need to lose 60+ lbs anyway. But want to live longer not ruin insides.. We should all keep intouch like to know how others progress i dropped 9lbs in last 7 days but i really watch carbs n eat little as possible i seek drastic change then ill maintain but for next 6 months i plan to be ridiculously cautious and really its just time for me before its too late

[@Whooopwhhoooop]

Sugar is also being linked to dementia too now. Look at all the junk they feed old folks in old folks homes.

[@sugansugan56]

I am struggling with health - I need to fix my diet and face up to the addiction and fight it - no sugar, no processed foods

[@Valera_Scotland]

This sugar thing is so hard. I'm nearly 40 and have been an addict most of my life. I was lucky to stay thin until about 5 years ago, when I went up to 98kg (215 pounds or so)... Recently I've been watching wonderful videos like this, and I'm inspired... The changes I have made so far have lost me 4kg in weight in JUST TWO MONTHS.... I only do light exercise (some push ups and cycling 3 times a week - 4 miles in total every time) The food changes have been: - 12-14 hour water fast every day (normally stop eating 6pm and have breakfast at 630-7) - reduced my sugars massively. I'm still not perfect. Last week I had a whole bowl of ice cream as a "treat" for a good week, and felt terrible. Head ache, and regret...I won't be doing that again - eating more vegetables and natural yogurt, as well as porridge and eggs, fish and chicken but not too much meat. Let's face it, its mostly terrible for our planet - cut out microwave food - no more snacking at work (I have emergency natural oatcakes with no added sugar, but rarely touch them) So there you go. I'm not perfect, but it's a start and I feel much more alert My aim is 90kg (198 pounds) and to stay off sugar as much as I can, as well as to continue 12 hour daily fasts, and to drink plenty of water (no fizzy drinks or juice or alcohol)

[@amdman1980]

Increase your overnight fasting to 14 hours. Eat more vegetables, start each meal with a salad. Add vinegar. Increase your fat and protein intake (eat more meat). Cut out as much carbs as possible, stop eating bread entirely (if you must, toast it, add natural butter). Reduce breakfast, increase lunch, move after meals. You will have explosive energy and lose a lot more than just 4kg in two months.

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

There’s no such thing as a “12 hour water fast”. That’s just called “going to sleep”. Either do one meal a day or every other day to get the benefits of fasting.

[@joscelynvos5473]

Years ago I started cutting back on sugar. At first it was hard, and I didn't eat as much as most people! I now make all my food from scratch. All sauces, bread products, canning, salad dressings, and so on. It got to the point where all processed food that use to taste good to me now taste like crap! It's a lot of work, but it sure makes me feel a lot better!

[@richardlawson6787]

Let's write a best selling book together...you've got some fantastic ideas!!

[@aquajuwel7098]

As a person with severe rosacea I can say that the only thing that have worked for me long time is cutting out sugar, dairy, processed food and my diet now is strictly anti inflammatory. I have no symptoms, I take no medication….I definitely believe sugar feeds our inflammation response.

[@FunkyOstrich12]

What kinds of foods are in your anti inflammatory diet? If you don’t mind sharing.

[@aquajuwel7098]

@@FunkyOstrich12 sure….I’m not vegan, but i eat a lot of salmon, vegetables(especially broccoli, Cale,spinach), nuts, red Union, all sorts of fruits and berries, eggs white, turmeric, garlic, ginger, lentils, beans, i juice a lot, and I do drink a little bit of coffee and tea but only cold brew made. Stay away from spicy foods if rosacea and for some gluten free is good. I’m not gluten intolerant so I eat whole grain bred and so on. It works wonders for me…..but everyone is different. There are many more foods on the list. Google and find the foods you like. The worst thing I react to is dairy and sugary foods.

[@mb8219]

BREAD and fruit contain sugars

[@aquajuwel7098]

@@mb8219 true, but…..fruits contain natural sugars, not processed and extremely concentrated. Fruits also contains vitamins, minerals and good fiber. Bread, I don’t know about other countries, but here in Norway we often make our own bread, i personally make whole grain sourdough bread without sugar at all. But I know in the US it’s difficult to find bread in the shops without sugar.

[@thatsmuzik2570]

Plus I heard after eating sugar your immune system is so busy fighting it it is basically rendered useless for st least hrs. And now that I think of it, every time I come down with upper respiratory sickness, it is the day after treating myself to eating holiday treats..sugar.

[@kamauwikeepa7308]

Oh wow! Where have you been? When you say we're actually poisoning ourselves with sugar, that's one big bombshell. The first thing we ever get told is we're going to need insulin, fortunately this gets my back up because I know it's big money. Now I'm going to need all the discipline and encouragement to take this on. Thank you so much, from New Zealand.

[@jenmdawg]

I went off all sugar 7 years ago and eat only low carb, proper protein and fats. It transformed my whole life and I never feel restricted or have cravings. When offered something like bagel or pastry or pasta - I don’t even feel a hint of wishing I could eat it because I don’t want it and I never want to feel like I used to ever again. I went from a fat, sick exhausted 47 year old to a fit AF 54 year old. It’s hard for 10 days and then it’s over and the pay off is huge.

[@elizabethabbott2982]

me too; no desire for sweets at all; I will take one or two cookies to be polite but could do without.

[@gagandeepsingh7355]

Very proud of you!!!

[@jenmdawg]

@@gagandeepsingh7355 thank you kind YT stranger. It wasn’t hard after 10 days. It’s gets so easy that I wish more people would try it.

[@magpiestudent9357]

Yes, it took ten days for me to get rid of the physical cravings as well. Honestly the hardest ten days ever. Horrible withdrawal symptoms. But after that, things got so much easier. The psychological craving took a bit longer to go for me, a couple of months maybe, but now I have no desire for sugar at all. I am so relieved.

[@mickjay7397]

I'm a health professional and love doctors who go against the grain to speak it like it is. I've been pushing all my patients into the right direction and showing them these podcasts by sending the links their way. Thank you for fighting for the right cause.

[@BenMJay]

Covid unemployment saved my life. I lost 100 pounds and have became a healthy person. Quit drinking, quit sugar, quit fast food, exercise daily, get 7-8 hours sleep. It's just like holy crap! Now I watch videos like this. I would have never watched videos like this working all the time.

[@Janetgameyahooca]

Thank you Doc, I just subscribed your channel

[@anomarnamloh7444]

@@BenMJay I'm retired but was teaching Fitness Exercise Classes, Certified Grouo Fitbess Instructor, as a volunteer. Lockdown led me to reading, listening to all things that would counter all my Sars-Cov2 comorbidities. I succeeded by Fasting. The Pandemic was a God send.

[@Agapy8888]

@The Barefoot Kid I would add dr Alan Mandel.

[@LKLD_Grandma]

How do I find a doctor like him? I'm 60 I take no meds and haven't been to a doctor in 10 years. I'm in central Florida. I have been keto for 5 years. Feeling great. I run circles around these 20 somethings I work with. Lol

[@stacyspace4383]

We are not JUST consuming these bad “foods” but we are CRAVING them! Thank you for this educational life important information!

[@emh8861]

Tell Me About It !!!

[@lesliecurran1704]

A truly whole foods diet can after you are on it for a while, take those cravings away. But it has to be actual whole foods.

[@stacyspace4383]

@@lesliecurran1704 Leslie, yes that is good advice; thanks!

[@lucyclink9163]

I have currently completed 18 weeks of Low Carbohydrate / no sugar diet to reverse my Pre Diabetes. I had not felt so well in ages. Energy back, lost weight, reversed liver enzymes and cholesterol back to normal etc. However I then started eating a bit of dried fruit each day and after just 2 weeks of this I totally lost my energy and stamina. I am now trying to stop the fructose and start over again. Sugar is so addictive.

[@michiganufosandparanormal]

Dr. Lustig is one of the best out there! The truth is out there about sugar and people are waking up to the fact that they have been poisoned by big aggro and as a teacher I would estimate that about 50% of my 9th graders are overweight to obese. I have about 5% that are diabetics. They all eat junk food all day long and are addicted to their phones, so the addictive behaviors just continue during all their waking hours.

[@hippo-potamus]

He also encourages fiber and when talking about fruits and vegetables never discusses the negative aspects ie anti nutrients, toxins, biocides, etc. So he is no different than the rest of the doctors who only give you half truths.

[@tiffanycollins296]

I'm older. My parents divorced. My mom had no choice but to work outside of the home and as a result, she was exhausted after working, cleaning house, yard etc. Cooking was often something quick. We rarely even then went out for fast food. Fast forward to me raising my kids. My husband and I both worked outside of the home. After working, kids sports practice, household chores etc we'd end up eating fast food or something out of a box quick and easy at night. In my opinion...we saw a rise in all of these chronic conditions when mothers(or fathers) left the home to go to work. I stayed home with my kids when they were little and had the energy to cook good meals each evening. It could be the dad staying home. Doesn't have to be mom but in society today it's a shame but no one has the time or energy to want to cook like this with both parents working outside of the home or single parent families where one parent is carrying the full load. I'm trying to teach my now grown children these principles as my husband died of colon cancer and I now have breast cancer. Had we just prioritized eating like this.... Let our sad story motivate you to make a change.

[@barbarapecka4935]

God bless you

[@vogeljennifer6318]

completely agree

[@tany2191]

sorry mama, hope you find the strength to fight though it! don't give up! strangers on the internet are rooting for you! were praying and/or hoping that you heal and feel better 🤍 you've got this!

[@cristinamora7791]

Love to U ❤

[@kelly8757]

Look up apricot seeds or kernels. I read that they help kill cancer cells. Also check out “Fasting For Survival Lecture by Dr. Pradip Jamnadas.

[@TheBananaMuffinMan]

I went from eating 400-600+ grams of added sugar every single day for years from candy alone to just 2-3 grams of added sugars a day and it’s completely changed my physical and mental health! I know it sounds unrealistic but I would consume that amount of candy at night after eating my sugar filled dinner! I suffered from chronic fatigue for over 10 straight years and cutting added sugar was the key to sustainable energy throughout the day because my cortisol levels could actually level out to a more normal cycle! Obviously proper sleep helps too but sugar was the ultimate culprit! It would spike my cortisol levels to the moon at night time and by the next day around mid day I would be yawning for an hour and a half non stop.. cortisol levels should be spiking naturally in the morning to help you get up for the day so what I was doing to myself was destroying my quality of sleep by consuming so much so late! I’ve only had a handful of days (due to lack of sleep) in the past 5 months when I’ve been slightly tired midday! Do yourself a favor and seriously consider ridding your diet of added sugars! You will not regret it! I should add that I also cut all ultra processed food out of my diet about 3 months after eliminating sugar and that has had great results too!

[@giuliostangarone8823]

@@kllyc6327 Are you eliminating ALL sugars or only just a few ? If so it would be like asking an alcoholic to reduce alcohol , it just doesn’t work ! You must eliminate carbohydrates which are chains of sugars . As soon as the pasta, bread you have eaten has been digested it becomes simple sugars in your bloodstream. So eliminate COMPLETELY : pasta, bread , fruit ( all except berries such as blueberries,strawberries ,raspberries) pulses such as lentils, beans chickpeas ( they contain 70% carbohydrates), Milk ( which contains the sugar lactose ) substitute with cream, Potatoes ( which contain 17grams sugar per 100 grams , still pretty high . We are looking for 5 gr ) Alcohol of any kind , but I do use it for cooking as the alcohol evaporates and it gives taste , ANYTHING CANNED OR PROCESSED , look on the label at the back , only canned food I buy is canned tuna, anchovies, mackerel. Hope this will help . Protein 200/300 grams fish, meat, eggs ,cheese. Veggies 200/300 gr fat 60/90 added . Lard , butter, olive oil. I’ve lost 46 pounds and counting and the effects are extraordinary especially on the skin ! I’m 60 years old When you start WAIT THREE OR FOUR DAYS , don’t give up . It takes a few days for your body to make the enzymes you need . After which you are in ketosis and cravings will disappear. They will come back if you start with those carbs again !!!!!!!

[@LighthouseHorror]

Nice job!!

[@SPDATA1]

GREAT ! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 👍🇸🇪🍀

[@SGTSpliffer]

Gluten too.

[@grousemoor]

@@giuliostangarone8823 no.

[@chrispotterfan]

Dr. Lustig sounds like the rare kind of doctors who is actually interesting in your health and not in treating symptoms until you die.

[@lamarputney4582]

If you do nothing else but cut sugar snd processed food your health with dramatically increase. Add exercise and good nights rest you’ll feel and look better

[@steverocha7255]

Amazing episode. Five years ago I had a heart attack at 38 yo. At the time of my heart attack I was working a ton of hours, eating frozen garbage, microwave burrito's, Mac and cheese rice, easy cheap carbs. I've never been a meat eater. At the time of my heart attack my triglycerides we're in the 120's The total cholesterol was in the mid 140's. I was a type 2 diabetic by then not on meds yet. My ldl was in the 140's and my hdl was in the mid 20's. It was all about the sugars.

[@climeaware4814]

Where can I read about these values???? I want to learn more about it!

[@anneiconex1473]

​@@climeaware4814just Google normal cholesterol levels for adult

[@Macy-hg2or]

Be well!

[@elizabethk2072]

Ultra processed food is on the increase with veganism too, as people switch out real food for ultra processed fake food, fake meats and cheeses etc

[@gailmcfarland8140]

Follow the money …

[@Jake-iw3tl]

Veganism is evil. Even if some of their food don't taste as bad.

[@Asachara]

veganism is suicide

[@shirleyclemmer3299]

Same with many gluten free products. Sure, for many people avoiding gluten is important but what it’s replaced with is ultra processed crap. I supposed the answer is kick the bread habit….at least on a daily basis.

[@waynevalois8214]

I agree so the only thing you can do is make your own food from real ingredients.A lot more work but a lot healthier

[@Michael-mk7yr]

As a former sugar addiction, I agree with your saying sugar is poison

[@norseman43211]

This has to be one of the best guest interviews on KZbin. Will definitely recommend it to others.

[@RandoOnline_]

If you suffer from chronic pain like I do, stop eating too much sugar! This does wonders for managing pain related to inflammation!

[@lissarx2459]

Did you actually notice a difference? If so, after how long?

[@M8-20]

I am trying.

[@christinakinnear8239]

I was pure carnivore for a few months and felt great. Then some stress came into my life and I started eating chocolate everyday, lots of chocolate. Within 2 months, I started waking up with painful joints and swollen hands. And I’m still trying to quit. Sugar is worse than any illegal drug, plus it tastes better. Sugar is poison

[@joanlynch5271]

Thanks, lots of good advice in here.

[@RandoOnline_]

​@@christinakinnear8239 Yep, the same happened to me. I agree 100%

[@Lea31706]

I was told 9 weeks ago I was pre diabetic and luckily my doctor is young so knew the new research ,I started keto but still reacted so I’m on carnivore and I feel amazing, down 30lbs in 9 weeks my blood sugar is in the normal range,my skin condition has cleared up ,my joint pains are gone ….I feel like all my life I was being poisoned 🤢

[@thebigmann81]

Keep going strong. You should watch KZbin videos from Dr ken berry if you haven't watched his videos yet.

[@Lea31706]

@@thebigmann81 I’ve watched most of his 😂

[@adventuresincampingwithcar8622]

Me too my friend. Good luck.

[@bobs5596]

i quit sugar and i feel like a completely different person. i am not back to my ''youth'' but i am a person i have never been before in my life. it is just amazing.

[@ramnarayandhutsandihaveno6940]

😊😊❤❤😊😊

[@masteringfibromyalgia]

my "leaky gut" healed completely when I stopped eating plants. My need for "microbiome" supplements ended as well.

[@janapeony8561]

Dr. Lustig is the best,brilliant man,love to listen to him,great interview,Thank you.Getting his book today.

[@nerudaad]

18:49 1st aha: insulin reduction clinic 28:14 2nd aha: fructose as bad as alcohol 34:11 3rd aha: the scam 40:53 problem with medical schools 43:19 the hateful 8 49:59 who's safe from covid-19 and why 55:04 teaching breakfast 1:00:34 real food 1:02:29 protect the liver, feed the gut 1:07:24 probiotic vs prebiotic 1:10:28 different diets 1:21:27 artificially sweetened drinks 1:28:09 three different fat deposits

[@johndouglas7213]

Thank you 😊

[@corniel657]

You're doing god's work

[@mirapavlovic1960]

Aha!

[@cg1kelela]

Thanks for doing this! Way too many ADs to get through!!

[@Wild1KY]

Bravo 👏 well played ✅

[@turkeeg7644]

Can't believe the amount of sugar i must have consumed in my life. From fruit Loops and soda machines at school as a kid,to all the nonsensical information over the years, finally figured it out. So sad to see the obese and sickness everywhere. Lives so damaged.

[@cezaraberezovschi2585]

Dr Rangan, I absolutely love your podcast, the way you dive deep into your invitees' books and analyze the information from different perspectives and try to bring it closer to your listener's understanding. Just great content, thank you for doing this!❤ This discussion with Dr. Lustig is amazing! I would love to hear Dr. Lustig talking about type 1 diabetes, considering his deep understanding of how the entire human body systems work and interact between themselves. People talk a lot nowadays about type 2 diabetes, but type 1 is completely ignored, despite of becoming an epidemic in the world lately and of the huge medication costs that are implied. Also, I think that the myth that the type 1 diabetes is an incurable disease should be busted! Most of the type 1 diabetes do not get it genetically, but due to emotional chocks and high stress. I was diagnosed with diabetes for a very long time and my experiences so far showed me that it surely could be cured, if it would get the right attention from the doctors, who all deny it. Would really appreciate it you could invite Dr. Lustig again and focus on the type 1 diabetes topic. Thank you!! 🙏🙂

[@160p2GHz]

Such a good point about breaking it down to diets being ok when they're low sugar high fibre. So many people trying to do keto without doctor guidance screw that up and keep the sugar down but get next to no fibre.

[@OverAndOverAndOver]

I sort of figured that out myself. I was craving more sodas and more sugary things, but at the same time, I felt worse and worse every night, every morning, and every mid-day. I'd go through waves of feeling like shit for no reason. Cutting caffeine fixed like 70% of it, but from there, consuming sprite and starbursts creates this awful thickness in saliva, making it difficult to swallow. Cutting sugar and caffeine made me feel like a new person.

[@travelthebest2676]

I’ve stopped coffee for 3 weeks now. I’m still anxious and can’t sleep all night

[@pazsion]

If I quit coffe I get psychotic… so, no… Raw sugar seems to be helpful. You can’t cut sugar completely out. Just not gonna happen. Even meat has sugars.

[@joewallace9030]

@@travelthebest2676 return to the breath. Do box breathing to calm down/regulate stress, Wim Hof method to increase vitality, or holotropic breathing to balance your chakras etc. You were never taught how to breathe, but that's not your fault. Also make sure you do even light exercise

[@ritalindsay7797]

@Travel the best I would be so nervous about stopping coffee I quit smoke alcohol working on sugar now but the coffee caffeine would be the hardest I think can't imagine waking up and not having it that's so sad

[@Mett19]

@@ritalindsay7797 plenty of places to get caffeine. Look up cacao. As long as people quit HFC we’re way ahead. It’s a silent killer. Blue spectrum light can also be harmful to our eyes. Never use a computer/tablet/phone in low light

[@MB-xw8ir]

Eye opening podcast, I hope this professor does not randomly disappear or commit suicide. This really needs to spread to mainstream public. Thank you doctor for being an amazing host.

[@magliadoro]

wont' matter, general public is too stupid to listen

[@sandif32]

Oh please. This is common knowledge.

[@stocksyere]

@@sandif32 Its not encouraged to be a thinker, its encouraged to be a dum dum and listen to cdc and fda

[@all4jesus212]

I was thinking the same thing! Pray for these doctors!!! The establishment hates any truth getting out.

[@all4jesus212]

@@sandif32 oh please yourself 🙄 you clearly dont know the agendas of our govt. Just close your eyes and go back to sleep.

[@bexraphaela]

Very eye-opening! Thought I already knew a lot but it turns out that we just have to keep on learning new things. As always, very informative, easy to listen too and overall well put together podcast, thank you both 🤗

[@gordonayres2609]

I grew up in New Zealand little boy in the early 1950s. My upbringing was possibly more like it might have been in the US in the 1930s then as the wartime austerity was passing , but the older values remained with my parents who had grown up through those earlier times . Shopping had not become supermarketised and home cooking was traditional good meals where we were expected to eat our vegetables and sweets were something only given on an outing once a week to the cinema. Later when I was a young man many of these habits remained with me , and the balanced home meals and cooking were a habit vs the takeaway. I began to notice how the world became more and more trashed. I always liked coffee and cakes .but saw how people snacked all the time in offices,and put limits on it with myself. I have stayed slim all my life and active as well -still the same size as I was when 20. This programme is very good advice as I have had prostrate cancer for quite a number of years, and although it has been treated well, and I still try to eat properly, there is such a lot of advice around that it becomes confusing.

[@AndreaRachel617]

A month ago I quit sugar. I have been addicted to chocolate and sweets since childhood. My HbA1c was at pre-diabetes level. I had tried to ignore the problem until this point and knew I had to get "real" as I have only the middle of my pancreas left after Whipple surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. Also, I realized that it was causing extreme inflammation and brain fog to the point that I thought I had onset dementia. I also rarely ate vegetables or fresh fruit and after every meal binged on chocolate. What a fool! I was fascinated by this video and had just stopped it to make a fruit smoothie. When he continued to talk about the lack of fiber when you do a smoothie I was holding one. Oy! Here I thought I was at least getting some healthy natural sugar. Well, one step back and now that I know better I will take two steps forward. Thanks so much for the video! I'd send it to my friend who consumes Coke Zero like it is water but she wouldn't stop drinking it. So sad!

[@Acts-1322]

Yes good job, keep it up long term with lifestyle changes! But A1C is only 27% accurate at diagnosing... Check out Dr Jamnadas video on insulin response tests. Also, never neglect building muscle with reasonable strength training... Don't have to live at the gym but free bodyweight exercise + cardio are great too

[@baracus885]

How is it going Andrea

[@elizabethabbott2982]

Here is what I am wondering; if candida is a yeast infection that causes a craving for sugar, then would addressing the candida help alcoholics as is there not sugar in alcohol? not sure.

[@pameti.dragoblago]

Check out autophagy

[@thetree7694]

Is smoothie the wrong thing to eat?

[@Mamarita3333]

Well said!!! I keep my arthritis and asthma under control by just avoiding sugar! ❤

[@rawmilkmike]

Don't forget, Crisco came out at the turn off the century. Also sweetened condensed milk canned food and pastorized milk. By the 50s, almost all milk was pasteurized. And we were all smoking like chimneys. Speaking of chimneys, smog was completely out of control prior to the 50s. By the time I was born, kids had an arm full and a mouth full of Mercury.

[@cattleprods911]

Great interview, thank you so much for sharing this!

[@StinkyFlyfart]

I work in a hospital dealing with cellulitis urgent cases and the number of amputations due to diabetes I see patients having to go through is almost overwhelming. Also almost all the nurses and secretaries I work with are quite obese. I have always taken care of my health, taking it very seriously and I feel suppressed not being able to speak up about the sugar dilemma to the patients nor to my co-workers because I am not a physician nor a specialist. Yet, I am the one having "prestigious" blood work results as my family doctor put it. I feel that I am the only one never getting sick among my co-workers and my boss never having to worry about me calling in sick. I feel....alone.

[@shabirvalli8604]

Alone and healthy- you are a billionaire!

[@gracecandelaria406]

Ur the blck sheep there, people is not awake...

[@genxx2724]

These days it’s elitist to be thin and healthy.

[@kate60]

You can offer your diet but no one is asking you. People tell me that I have a fast metabolism. No...I eat vegan, no fat. It's all about the food. Eat nothing with a label. It's a warning label. Eat ingredients.

[@justinvt]

@@kate60 Eating a diet with no carbohydrates and no fat is impossible, so why haven't you uploaded a single video to explain how it works? *** Protein poisoning (also referred to colloquially as rabbit starvation, mal de caribou, or fat starvation) is an acute form of malnutrition caused by a diet deficient in fat and carbohydrates, where almost all calories consumed come from the protein in lean meat

[@rosepetal903]

The reason that no one is addressing food with illness is because the food industry is in cahoots with big pharma so you have to be proactive with your own health and go back to basics.

[@Cody_Ramer]

Not only big pharma but also the government, sick people are easier to control and the government likes that. Raiding large farms for selling a massive amount of people good food... Making good raw milk illegal.. Approving petroleum and aluminum food dyes.. And many more..

[@raygonda1003]

Excellent discussion that answers so many questions I have accumulated over for the past decade. I'm a believer! Thank you both for the brilliant discussion.

[@ddab918]

Great information and interview. Thank you both!

[@onceinarj]

My sister who’s 70 years old, she has been addicted to sugar for 30 years or more… now all she eats is ice cream, Walmarts glazed donuts, cupcakes of any kind, cream cheese cake, honey buns, ho hos zebras and pineapple with cheddar cheese.. she chases all that down with cherry Pepsi. She has bad pain confusion hallucinations and bouts of anxiety and anger. Our parents both were addicted to their own vices.. I’ve tried to help her but she has a neighbor that is fighting me along with her, God please help me, sugar is poisoning her brain

[@annpringle8219]

As a herbalist over 30years and vegetarian. I enjoyed your video! A lot of MD will not tell their patients that they are over weight. They just drug them up! Today people are so afraid of fat shaming! It's not fat shaming it's about health diabetics, cancer, heart disease you name it! I sent your videos too over 25 of my clients. Thanks for educating others 😊

[@gwens5093]

So what does your eating style have to do with him being honest with his patients?

[@johncole3010]

Many Americans are s entitlistic that they just keep getting second opinions until they find one that agrees with them. People have no social skills anymore and take constructive criticism as a personal insult.

[@kate60]

Correct! The truth may hurt. But, the truth will set you free. No overweight person is healthy. I worked with obese sick people who made fun of my plant strong diet. They are diabetics and heart disease heavily medicated junk food addicts. I no longer try to influence them.

[@kate60]

@@gwens5093 She is supporting not critical.

[@f.w.5097]

Sure but let’s not forget about the TOFIs. Doctors should be talking to ALL their patients about the dangers of sugar, processed food and lack of exercise.

[@AH-em3zl]

I just watched this interview and it is one of the most brilliant interviews I've ever seen. This man is absolutely brilliant and such a truth-teller. Thank you thank you so much for this vlog!!!!!!😊

[@VickieS-jp8nm]

You’re amazing! Thank you so much for spreading the knowledge! Your patients are blessed to have you as their health care provider! Live long and prosper 🖖

[@Pausereflectandbreathe]

Watching this helps me avoid eating sugary foods. It's hard to stop eating it when you are surrounded by it and especially if it's in the house. It would be easy if it's not available. ❤️🙏

[@YaH_Gives_Wisdom]

One of the easiest ways to avoid is to not buy. If I have it in the house, it's on my mind. When nothing is here I dont even think about it.

[@completewithini]

I do exactly the same thing 😅 for ease of eating a whole food diet - I watch documentaries on this, and to not have to use willpower so my mind simply has all the information to make the decision simple and to choose the real food instead of sugar - informatiin and docs like this 👏😎

[@denisea.9033]

This is amazing, thank you for putting this information out there! In the last two weeks of her 20 yr career as a pediatrician, my daughter's doctor told me to let her eat as much ice cream and cookies as she wanted every day, as well as give her three Carnation Instant Breakfast shakes per day, because she was concerned that she was too thin and wasn't putting on weight. My jaw dropped. Thankfully I knew better and now my daughter is a perfectly healthy, petite young woman like all the ladies in our family at this age. Unbelievable that some doctors out there are basically having people poison their children.

[@nalinidharry6514]

Thank you both for sharing this information.

[@CindyChristella]

Dr. Robert Lustig's work has greatly impacted the way people understand and approach these issues. I am grateful for his dedication and contributions!

[@cyndimanka]

I worked at an assisted living facility for nine months. I won’t even get into the garbage they made me feed them but one of the nurses was pregnant. She had the baby after I left and I hadn’t seen her for a very long time. That was 2017. I saw her in the store with her little girl who I guess is six but she looks eight and she’s humongous she’s morbidly obese this child it made me sick when her mom was picking out candy for her and the girl was crying for something like whining for something and I thought good night you’re in the medical business how do you not see what you’re doing to your child

[@theinngu5560]

See the food in hospitals here ( U.K.) and some of the overweight health workers…they don’t get great training on nutrition

[@okantichrist]

@@theinngu5560 yes It’s shocking how many obese nurses there are.Not a great example to the rest of us.

[@2bakaphoebe]

The nurses have bought into the low fat high exercise.. my mom was in the hospital once and called shift change, “the parade of hippos”

[@cyndimanka]

@@2bakaphoebe oh I know. My best friend is a nurse and very obese. A lot of them are. So sad. She’s 10 years younger than I and she’s a hot mess. Arthritis fibro , tumors possibly ms. On heart med

[@mollypitcher9380]

@@theinngu5560 LOTS of pizza in US schools

[@kristagassib4702]

This podcast is life changing! I’ve had pain in my upper right abdomen for 5 years. MRI showed liver scarring also a cyst on my pancreas. Not ONCE did my doctor mention fatty liver disease! I thought I had this on my own because of my sugar consumption and I hadn’t even watched this video yet! 😢😮 I will be forever trying to protect my liver and feed my gut! Thanks to you both! I’m so grateful. Just ordered the book too! I’m going to preach this truth to everyone who will listen!!!!!

[@doyleanderson4759]

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[@gallakochar4245]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Blu-Man]

@@ELGabriEL1962 hello wander how the previous person doing now hope good results on fatty liver

[@anthonygioia888]

Spot on Krista. Going to the MD for diet related illness is like the wasp in the attic analogy. The wasp catcher will find & remove the nest. The MD removes the wasp but ignores the nest!!

[@JamminClemmons]

**kristagassib,** For the last month, I've been getting upper-right pain, just under my ribcage. It's more on the side though. Was this the area that effected you? I don't know if it's my gall bladder, liver, or just bad gas building up. The pain happens at any time of day and doesn't seem to be just after a meal. On a pain scale of 1-10, I'd say a 3, but enough to warrant concern. Any ideas???? - No, you are not a doctor..LOL. I know this.

[@TheUntypicalGerman]

Cutting sugar is really hard, can hardly eat out as even simplest sauces have sugar added. Been carnivore for a while now and my sugar cravings peaked at day 4, and after 7 days I was pretty much done with sugar.

[@caroliner1901]

When eating out - try to find restaurants that can adapt the menu- for example burger without the bun, replace fries with salad. In one cafe they can offer me omelette and mushrooms avocado on side and a glass of warm milk 😂 (I’m a milk fan)

[@caroliner1901]

I am so happy when I can eat what I truly want for health 😊

[@kayn6858]

Only eat as steakhouses & ensure there is NO seed oils anywhere near your food

[@kym1988]

I’m so glad I stumbled across this KZbin. I think you have saved my life! Thank you!!

[@juliabarone8852]

I'm 4 pts from pre diabetic and watching this has really made me finally wake up to my bad relationship with sugar.

[@kirksebts]

I too am prediabetic! Sugar has been my drug of choice! This podcast has awakened me to why I suffer physically. Starting to detox today! Looking forward to better health & losing weight! Thanks for your testimony as well that caught me attention. You may have saved my life!🙏🏼

[@juliabarone8852]

@@kirksebts I could eat chocolate and sugar like crazy but it's like a toxic relationship got let it go

[@Acts-1322]

Julia... 4 points? Hopefully you're not going by A1C or fasting glucose, those are horribly inaccurate tests. Somewhere around 27% accuracy, imagine if that's how accurate your doctor was

[@juliabarone8852]

@@Acts-1322 when I did finger prick I had 101 and normal is up to 140. When I got a1c done it was 6.3

[@justinstone4476]

Good for you! You can definitely get it under control going forward!

[@tanjamatijevic2286]

Thank you very much for this interview. I am new parent and I was blown away with how many sugar is in baby food all around us. I left with one option of baby cream that I mixed with milk of my choice that is without sugar. Otherwise, there is yogurt with sugar, snack with sugar, done lunch that consist sugar, baby cream with sugar. I mean, when I tried all these food, I couldn't eat it by myself how sweet was it. This is food for babies from 6 months!!!!! Of course I drop all of these in the waste bin. You need to do all by yourself and to start from your own garden, otherwise the Government are poisoning our kids from the day one.

[@Mymlala]

It's bizzare how many things they nonsensically shove sugar into... my mother just picked up some vitamin D3 pills recently and I read the label and saw they added sugar to them! >_

[@borntotravel4421]

Do you also know about the LEAD in the baby food too! FDA is Not doing their job. Write to your Congress Reps. and, in the meantime, cook, grind and freeze for baby.(hope you have the time to do it)

[@eccentricraven]

Yep they only care about money at the cost of destroying our health and the planet. The school system is also horrible for children now days. Get them while they're young it's easier.

[@pameti.dragoblago]

Re. your last point - I'm certain it's all by design. (be weary of 'vaccination' as well - the plan is to re-make all old-style vaccines into mRNA type. Talking about mRNA 'vaccines', watch 'Died suddenly' documentary. Good luck and take care!

[@evil1by1]

Other than formula if you absolutely cannot or did not breastfeed and can't relactate no baby needs baby food. Babies all around the developing world grow stronger and healthier than our own children while never eating a drop of Gerber canned crap or cream of chemicals. Get a food processor or blender, you can get a small KitchenAid food processor for like 30-40 bucks and just blend what you eat. I never fed my kids formula or jarred baby food. They have mashed avocado, pureed quinoa and beans and steamed veggies from my own garden, fruits from family trees etc. Not hard, it takes like 1 minute to blitz whatever your eating for baby

[@cryptodescribed]

One of the best videos on health I’ve ever seen. Incredible how the things you talk about link together so nicely. Great questions

[@nancylynch577]

Thank you Dr Lustig. I love your passion! Just bought your book and can't wait to get stuck into it. I'm a nutritionist and I'll do everything I can to promote eating real food and help my clients nutritionally. Love your work - an area I'm also so passionate about. Thanks Dr Chatterjee, great interview! 🥦🍎🍇🥑

[@Siegfried5846]

Robert Lustig is fat. Why would you listen to him about weight loss?

[@HexagonNightmare]

Went carnivore in February 2022. Obviously, a low sugar diet. My a1c is now normal. My fasting glucose is normal n I've never had it normal. Iron is normal for the first time since age 14. I've lost fifty lbs, my depression, and debilitating mental health issues. I can't wait to see if my fatty liver is healing as quickly as my thyroid autoimmunity.

[@VeganDPsiiclox]

Fatty liver is caused by fatty diets and cholesterol. Thyroid autoimmunity is caused by animal protein, molecular mimicry and leaky gut. Diabetes and insulin resistance is caused by fatty diets (intramyocellular lipids). Sugar doesn't cause overweight or any diseases. Fat and animal products does. Don't listen to anti-vegan low carb keto nonsense. It's scam.

[@Dot-Dot-Dash]

Wow!

[@VeganDPsiiclox]

@@Dot-Dot-Dash Her comment is wrong. Fatty liver is caused by fatty diets and cholesterol. Thyroid autoimmunity is caused by animal protein, molecular mimicry and leaky gut. Diabetes and insulin resistance is caused by fatty diets (intramyocellular lipids). Sugar doesn't cause overweight or any diseases. Fat and animal products does. Don't listen to anti-vegan low carb keto nonsense. It's scam.

[@Dot-Dot-Dash]

@@VeganDPsiiclox I was on the Atkins Diet many years ago and thus the plaque in my arteries disappeared. That was documented by scans of my arteries. Dr. Atkins said that "Sugar is poison," and he was correct.

[@VeganDPsiiclox]

@@Dot-Dot-Dash nonsense. you probably reduced your calories, thats the only reason why you had positive effects. low carbers reduce their calory intake to neutralize the damage from all the fat and animal products, that why dr. atkins died from his diet. sugar is life and doesnt cause any diseases. there are no fat hight carbers on this world, but alot of fat low carbers. only vegan cures all diseases, low carb and keto cause all diseases, thats scientifically proven.

[@dawnanderson9686]

I had a foot spur bothering me for over a year. I was sitting home getting fat indulging in sugar to feel better. Once I realized this I quit sugar the next day and that day my foot got better instantly

[@juliabarone8852]

I had foot spur at 230 I lost 70 lbs and never had spur again

[@donkey3187]

tthat doesnt make sense

[@georgeblack5821]

@@donkey3187 Neither does Joe Biden.

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

@@georgeblack5821 Irrelevant, but true

[@ritalindsay7797]

I know I can't believe how even a couple days of no sugar makes you physically feel better...that's how you KNOW it's bad for you...I'm a sugar addict and chocolate lover but I will get over not having it to physically feel this much better in such a short time without it it is crazy now gotta try to get my mom on board with cutting it out

[@SilverJ56]

This video should be broadcast to the masses!! Thanks to you both !

[@maw-zs1vr]

Fascinating conversation. Thank you 🙏