The Scary New Research on Sugar & How It Causes Disease! | Dr. Robert Lustig

Dr. Robert Lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist known for his research on the effects of sugar on the human body and for authoring the popular book "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease," which explores the negative health impacts of sugar and processed foods on obesity and disease.
In our discussion, we talk about:
•What Fructose and Ethanol have in common
•Deep dive into the broken food system
•Artificial sweeteners
•Importance of fiber
•Are fruits good or bad for you?
•The relationship between fiber and fruits (and fructose)
•How to self-diagnose yourself to prevent disease
•Biomarkers everyone should be measuring
•and much more
Dr. Robert Lustig:
•Website: robertlustig.com
•Books: robertlustig.com/books/
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[@seankim]

What was the #1 takeaway for you from this episode?

[@edgewound]

Eat real food. Avoid added sugars, and processed foods.

[@Ste743]

The discussion around ALT and Uric Acid was super helpful and has me looking at those numbers closely.

[@spreadthegospel6667]

Lots of great info! We need better food! I also enjoyed the info on ALT and blood sugar… gave up diet soda a week ago, use to drink it like water! :( Didn’t know diet soda still raise blood sugar! No wonder I am fat and couldn’t lose weight. Great info! Tks (Life changing)

[@mp7925]

For me, stay carnivore. :-) 4+ years now, staying for the rest of my life. Wish I knew this half century ago.

[@breg9476]

if i don't eat sugar, then I don't need fiber.

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

Dr Lustig Dr Jason Fung, Dr Ken Berry are amazing , I love listening to these three Doctors.

[@emh8861]

Dr.Ken Berry I find annoying. Maybe it’s the accent.

[@keithzastrow]

@@emh8861 Agreed. I watched a few of his videos d/t one of the physicians I work with telling me about him but I just can't anymore lol.

[@jenniferbrown3782]

@@emh8861also, the other two have a little more humility.

[@Ge1Ri4]

I find Dr Berry's accent very friendly and easy to understand. Perhaps because I, too, am a Southerner. I'd like to hear you two's voices so I can comment on how annoying your accents are. ;-)

[@andrewblack7852]

I dropped carbs. Worked great. One year later I began sugar cravings. I began ice cream habit. Oh man my joints ached, my stomach would have acid in the mornings etc etc. It is real. Sugar makes your sick.

[@JoeMicalizziMPC]

If anything Carnivore has stopped any cravings be it carbs or added sugar, so I don't understand how you suddenly got cravings. Of course we're all different.

[@chitwatt2504]

Happened to me too. It wasn’t craving but just missing it and knowing how I loved eating it made me eat it all again. Sadly not long after I started to consume these highly processed and sugary foods, my joints started aching 😢

[@Miraak1868]

@@chitwatt2504 I got diabetes 2 years ago and in June my feet turned blue hedging on purple. That scared the Bejesus out of me. Never touched anything with sugar since, and I don't miss it. About the only craving I have is for a healthy cigar, but I quit smoking in March 1979. Bet you never heard of such a never ending craving.

[@danielpincus221]

The keyword is habit. Had you been able to enjoy ice cream once or twice a week, perhaps even on schedule, you might've done fine.

[@Miraak1868]

@@danielpincus221 Each spoon of ice cream inflames the arteries a bit more. Think about that when you "enjoy" your next big bowlful.

[@CarrieWallace]

Massive respect to Dr Lustig for his dedication to getting his message out in the world. This is clearly a doctor that cares about helping people. I gain a little faith in the medical profession every time I watch him explain complex metabolic processes.

[@Pitcher902]

Def noted information about ALT and uric acid. We need to become our own Dr and start taking responsibility for our own health.

[@zhugeliang3905]

Definitely 💯

[@DenisChampagne2212]

Such a super informed and caring leader of metabolic health..Thank you Dr Lustig

[@ferminromero2602]

Great video. Intro is too long. Lustig is one of the best guests ever.

[@halburke9115]

I agree….

[@karenc1733]

Yes way too long. Lustig is all you need on this video.

[@spreadthegospel6667]

Yes! We want better food! No Apeel! And not bio-engineered! Thank you for working on bettering our food!

[@NShah-rh1xi]

So refreshing to see this doctor so knowledgeable about nutrition which in my experience is not taught in medical schools. Most doctors focus on prescription drugs and rarely advise their patients that improved nutrition is the first line of defence against many chronic diseases and conditions.

[@frusia123]

In fact, to produce homemade alcohol, which many people may not know, the main ingredient you need is sugar.

[@Miraak1868]

But through fermentation, all the sugar is destroyed. I have a bottle of Tequila in front of me, at all times. The internet charts show it has -0- carbs. Good enough for me !

[@frusia123]

@@Miraak1868 What if it's not about carbs at all? What if the problem is with sugar itself, regardless of whether it comes in the form of sucrose or alcohol?

[@Miraak1868]

@@frusia123 There are neither carbs nor sugar in my tequila - "Tortilla Silver".

[@Ste743]

Fantastic interview- I subscribed and bought Dr Lustigs book. I’ve heard plenty of his interviews elsewhere, but this one did it. Thank you

[@ruthlopez288]

It was the best I’ve learned in 8 years of looking for health answers. Loved it!!!

[@jimdollinger]

Lustig is brilliant and a huge help understanding things I was unaware of.

[@sek4amk729]

Thank you for having Robert Lustig on he really gets it to help us all in a way no one else will

[@user-zi2ok2sw1x]

useful information dense interview Thank you so much

[@Scott_Goodwin]

Dr says: processed food is bad. Dr also says: I'm part of a processed food company.

[@sandracreech7319]

This is one of my favorite doctors to listen to. He makes things very simple to understand and I appreciate his trying to bring change to the food industry. His talk about the fiber …munch munch, will be something I will be checking out

[@dorislau-bertinelli5032]

I love everything you said and you are brilliant. Thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@user-cd9if8rk7i]

Hi Sean ! This is such a good interview. You're very reserved, and don't interrupt and let Dr. L. answer your questions. The doctor is someone who has changed my attitudes and understanding about this baffling thing called food. He such a good teacher, I could listen to him for hours. I have also implemented his recommendations.. Hacking of the American Mind should be taught in schools. I am teach btw. Guess what's in every cafeteria whether lunch from home or school lunch?

[@slamfreepoetry1845]

I'm at the hospital in the waiting room, for a diabetic family member to be treated... They have a SODA MACHINE in the lobby. 😑😑😑

[@kenwang9672]

He’s actually right about everything he is saying 😮

[@halburke9115]

I agree, but what education do you have to base your opinion on, or what evidence can you cite?

[@kenwang9672]

@@halburke9115 I’m a researcher at UC Davis. What you do for a living farming 😂

[@halburke9115]

@@kenwang9672no, I worked in oncology clinical trials for Pfizer’s but I’m retired for 25 years. Only as asshole would answer like you did.

[@kastelvetro1491]

why the trope ''sugar' in modern humans, sugar runs are bodies, he should say ''seed oils, refined carbs and animal foods'', he should speak soberly. 95 percent carb based diet wins every single time in every catagory that matters, wanna be lean, more carbs, less fat and protein.

[@Theqpom]

@@kenwang9672what type of research do you do? Farm implements lol?

[@barrydiamond8629]

I love this guy the info on the fruit and fiber has really helped me

[@NShah-rh1xi]

Thank you for sharing your amazing and honest facts. Wish it was shorter and to the point for today’s audience to really listen and understand.

[@Truthseeker552]

“Juice is natures’s way of getting people to eat fiber”. Wow. That is a very important statement regarding nature’s way.

[@tigerpisces5506]

My grandfather was poor and told my mom to chew her food bites 100 times to get all the food nutrition. Counter intuitive that food processor grinding destroys the fibre? I would like to see the science or physics on that concept. I used a high speed blender and still have a pulp that is very thick after cooling in the refrigerator. I use dried fruits: 4 prunes, 2 aprcots, 2 dates, 1 fig. My blood sugar is still under 7%. I should be spiking? I think its interesting I can buy Monch Monch or what ever it's called. But Metamucil that plant-based psyllium husk, chewed nuts, bran additives like oat, wheat or flax are not suggested in a supplement for low fiber fruits? I add ground coconut, cinnamon and flax to my cut oatmeal. I been doing this for a decade. And stopped using Metformin a decade ago. Keeping blood sugar at 6-6.8%. He should add exercise to the mix. Even at 250# I exercise 2 hrs a day on a recumbent bike and walk. Nothing works if you don't exercise. My sister same problems never exercised. Jested about me riding my bike as kid til now. She has drank alcohol and been dead since she was 54. My uncle same problems plus alcohol. Dead since age 50. Alchol is a big killer even in moderation what ever that is? Alcholism is a curse on both sides of my family. Demon rum is the big killer in America and few bring it up.

[@charleencollins1130]

One dtr dead. One son, alcoholic is on the way...

[@carolinelewis952]

I'm addicted to sugar! I try everyday to stop. I'm good on the weekends, but at work, it's everywhere!

[@Kassiusday]

Difficult to stop because is dopamine flush ( pleasure impact )

[@sheilacollins9384]

You have the BEST intro!

[@cdbonaparte]

Thank you

[@Miraak1868]

I have not eaten a plant since June 28 when I became carnivore. I have a question for Dr. Lustig: What food causes the diseases ulcerative colitis, IBS, Chrohn's disease and diverticulosis? It's been my understanding that fiber irritates the intestines and causes these horrific diseases.

[@ninawildr4207]

Yes I wonder whats his spin on oxalates

[@Ellfman]

By avoiding beef, pork, lamb, goat, and minimizing fish and chicken, while increasing beans and salad, my GERD and IBS issues are minimized and my weight stays down. Once I introduce more and more animal protein, I begin to bleed in my stool and bloat out. Since everyone has their unique microbiome in their gut, it's best to individually create a diet specific to themselves. Besides, to go on an elimination diet, which most people are doing on carnivore diet, highlights there was something in the diet which was causing issues. Carnivore diet is not the "magic pill" to better health for every single human being. There is nothing more compelling in propaganda as a personal story. Just like your personal story, mine goes back to 2001 reading medical research papers to gather health information to help veterans get their benefits. By 2009, led me to human longevity research, and people like Dr. Lustig, Dr. Patrick, and Dr. Gregor. I did elimination diet using mixed nuts and water and found that animal products are something my gut did not prefer. I find it humorous that many people on carnivore sound like vegans, pushing their personal story as fact of how everyone should live. Again, everyone is unique and needs to discover their own path in life, which includes a diet which works for them.

[@Miraak1868]

@@Ellfman Eating poisonous plants gave me diabetes 2, bloody acid reflux disease, arthritis, bouts of both diahreah and constipation. I went carnivore in June and all of these diseases disappeared. Here is an 80 year old carnivore for life.

[@donnaz1961]

​@@Ellfmandid you say you were eating mixed nuts? From my understanding nuts can not be thoroughly digested and it rots in your colon. It's one of the big things found in colostomy bags, along with broccoli pieces, cauliflower pieces, corn is a big one, beans, but never any meat 🤷‍♀️

[@Rachey77]

Red meat is a Class 2 carcinogen. You can look it up on the CDC website.

[@beckywang5624]

I had my fasting insulin done by Cleveland Clinic 2024 and it is 3.3 and my insurance paid!

[@beverlybelcher3423]

I am experiencing the same problem. I was doing great on the Keto diet. I decided to go off the diet. Now I am experiencing discomfort in my digestive system.

[@healthyinformation]

The highly refined carbohydrates that make up the majority of the diet. And it’s highly addictive

[@mgem1611]

Oxalates cause pain in excess amounts

[@thomashughes4859]

Dr. Lustig is really great on his liver health teachings; however, if we require zero grams of carbohydrate, why has he not come up to speed on fibre? O yeah! His conflict of interest appears at about minute 44 in the interview. He also wants to partner with Big Food to push his fibre supplement. Sorry, Doc. I'm not buying it figuratively or literally. Caveat Emptor. Be well! ❤

[@dorislau-bertinelli5032]

Thanks

[@seankim]

Thank you!

[@lorettacaputo6997]

Has there been clinical testing on individuals who consume a dosage of specific sweeteners (allulose, erythritol or sucralose) similar to a glucose tolerance test that then measures the resultant insulin level over time?

[@teodox8]

Dr Lustig, there might be some hope for you/us regarding payments for insulin levels? I’m a pediatrician seeing lots of Medicaid kids in rural OK…I rarely order fasting insulins (on morbidly obese usually) b/c I never understood until now how critical/useful those levels are (I saw their value to confirm insulin resistance once, but not to track disease severity; I use A1Cs for that), but the handful of times yearly when I did order them, Medicaid has paid without any complaints. OK Medicaid’s coverage for kids might be a very different animal though compared to other states, since a successful class-action suit by the state’s pediatricians around 1995 challenging measly physician compensation has resulted in much better reimbursement in pediatrics generally. Thanks for educating us all…you’re second to none!🤗

[@drbobvs]

The other useful thing is that fasting insulin will rise up to 10 to 15 years before diabetes rears its ugly head.

[@healthyinformation]

Checking insulin levels are far more important than blood sugar levels

[@sylvestervoigt9836]

What's Your take on performing SPU's (Calf Raises) when stuck at your Desk in the Cubicle?

[@eduardooramaeddie4006]

I like taking Splenda artificial sweeteners with my coffee ☕️, but I know Splenda is not really healthy 😕 I definitely want to leave sugar, I'll do my best

[@voxpopjuli]

Artificial sweeteners are producing cerebro vascular problems... Last studies.. Check them out.!!!

[@healthyinformation]

Remember everything is dose specific Moderation is the jey

[@alisonarmstrong8421]

Love to listen to Robert Listig's common sense. Root veg. ave more carbs than green above ground veg.

[@moosballysultanah1014]

Hi. Im from Mauritius 🇲🇺. Very very interesting. Fiber good but not juice. Incredible but so good to hear it. Why? In my country fruits cost much n to eat 3 fruits daily is expensive. Now to eat Fibre even of vegetables is okay.

[@lagmanson]

What about Alulose, seems to be the new sugar replacement?

[@daveb8449]

How about AST? Is that as important as ALT?

[@RS-hj7ow]

Organic are still sprayed. There are a list of chemicals they still spray them. They still get hit with over spray from non organic crops.

[@beckywang5624]

My ALT is 19!!!

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

i am wondering if that fiber mixture can be added in small quantities to minced meat and therefor increase the GLP-1 output to lower gluconeogenesis and reduce the insulin response even further. because even being on carnivore, i have a hard time losing weight (maybe my body composition is getting better bit by bit but the number on the scale is hard to move)

[@nataliajimenez1870]

I think that adopting a 36 or 48 hr fast weekly on top of your carnivore diet can be extremely helpful to lose weight. Plus have time restricted eating the rest of the days and not do any snacking. Dr Jason Fung's The Obesity Code and The Diabetes Code are excellent guides about this. Having these fasts just a couple of days a week helps to reduce the insulin and overall energy without tanking the metabolism that happens when people keep the same fasting window everyday

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

@@nataliajimenez1870 the science behind dr. fungs claims is pretty flawed. the mechanism regarding the damaged metabolism is not understood from his explanation. the same thing with snacking. there is a huge difference, if you take a bite of pizza or butter. snacking is a very unscientific term and reducing food to just calories is completely flawed. he does not present mechanistic explanations but just probabilities regarding an outcome. on the other side there are other people in the carnivore space who differentiate food regarding their macros and their effects on hormones. this leads to new knowledge about the involvement of cortisol in damaging the metabolism. eating butter before going to bed and directly after getting up in the morning reduces cortisol while eating a meal with carbohydrates and protein or fasting can increase cortisol. both have different outcomes regarding long term effects on the metabolism. this is something that dr. fung does not differentiate. he is about 5 years behind when it comes to mechanistic explanations and just leans on average outcomes. an while studies about average outcomes are interesting, it is much more interesting where deviation from an average outcome is coming from because a single person is not average and a single snak is also not average but individual.

[@Reck12358]

He's wrong on the Fiber.

[@healthyinformation]

Not so. He’s right on

[@bernadettebecher4689]

Such important information. So does that mean when Im swishing Xylitol around my teeth and gums, Im initiating an insulin spike!!! Did not realise this.

[@MickiGlenn-wu4ty]

Doesn’t maceration grind up the fiber just like a vitamix??? What is the difference? What you’re saying is basically when you blend fruits for a young child/baby or an old patient who can’t chew, you’re ruining it and they are not getting the fiber benefit. I submit that chewing fruit does the same thing. I would really apprectiate and answer.

[@quicklykay]

Can you grind up ice cubes with your teeth like a magic bullet can? That’s the difference.

[@tonymai1844]

You blend it the blender,..... you will EAT more. Now you got too much in your system. Later fat, sick.

[@msplateaugal]

I would also like to hear another expert address whether a vitamix destroys fiber, e.g., apples, veggies. Juicers are completely different.

[@healthyinformation]

If nature intended us to whip and beat our food they would come with a blender

[@MarizamAbdullah-mq8id]

I study F& B consumption of all the local tribes living in mountain & valley all around Mt Everest & the Himalayas Mt Ranges...North South East West.End up with my 7G2F F&B Consumption Lifestyle;- 1)Greens,eat a lot of fresh vege. 2)Grains, eat grains from terraced hillslopes. 3)Grazing cattle, goat & sheep. 4)Ground fowl, chicken, ducks...etc 5)Group excercises'like taichi, yoga etc etc 6)Good 'Night' Sleep in full hours. 7)Goodbye all ultra- processed F&B except during yearly cultural & religious festival. Add 2F alongside;- 1) Fruits fresh according to seasons 2)Fishes selectively from reliable aquatic environment. Now at 70, I don't understand why keep oneselve in the 'Diet Prison ' of either Keto, Vegan, Carnivore etc, knowing that our species are omnivores since our Hominids ancestors decide to come down from tree dwelling to hunter- gatherer & ground digger beast. 😅😅😅😅😅 Of course, at this age I still climb tropical fruit trees like monkey since I am from Indo-China.

[@leadimentoobrien1221]

What about popcorn? Is that OK to eat? I have to have it with Keri gold butter and Thompson salt

[@gurugnorm]

6.29 carbs in 1 cup of popcorn with lots of fiber to scratch your intestines.

[@lifeofangieunderthesun9663]

Yes.

[@KarenCeleste-op6bx]

My husband CANNOT eat popcorn. He battles with diverticulosis and it’s excruciating for him. He doesn’t eat it anymore (neither do I).

[@eagleeye9549]

I air pop my popcorn, and I add kerrygold butter as well.

[@14cygnet]

Iv'e just started eating popcorn when I heard that it was healthy because of the high fibre content.

[@luiginagiuranno3023]

He is so clever.....

[@gabardjean-paul3779]

Knowledgeable and able to share in an easy way to understand it.

[@carmenchuueelvira2335]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but the process of fermentation uses the sugar to create alcohol and stops when the sugar is all used up. So I can't see any similarity between fructose and wine, for example.

[@margomoore4527]

So would you not want to use the monch monch in a carb-free meal (steak and eggs, say), but you would want to use it in a meal that involved 22 oz raw whole milk, about 1/3 C raw walnuts and 10g dark chocolate (85% cacao), there being some carbs in all those three foods? Or you would want to have it with a meal of bacon and eggs, because of the sugar in the bacon?

[@robinq5511]

I just looked up MonchMonch Biolumen Fiber: Made with cellulose, Carrageean and Konjac Gum. How is this product going to help gut health with Carrageean in it??? That is an emulsifier that correlates with leaky gut!

[@emh8861]

It’s for people that are eating worse garbage.

[@emilyp3338]

From what I've learned about carrageenan, it causes inflammation in the body (many illnesses and disease processes in the body stem from inflammation) and can lead to cancer. If it has carrageenan, I would definitely not consume it.

[@RS-hj7ow]

So i have very high uric acid, bud very very low blood pressure. Im skinny, i have low blood sugar, but over production of insulin. 🤷🏼‍♂️ and severe cardio vascular issues. I need help with whats going on.

[@healthyinformation]

Try taking 3000 mg of vitamin C to help lower uric acid

[@Man-u-flex]

I work out everyday and when I do my insulin spikes up to like over 140 and that’s without having any food or cards of sugar is that bad?

[@ravindranponniah1522]

Fruits form a fibre lattice in the small intestine preventing some sugar absorption. Does this lattice prevents other nutrients from being absorbed? Thank you.

[@henkhessel3651]

Yes, so a large part ends in the potty. You don’t need carbs nor do you need their fiber. We were mainly carnivore. That got us out of the trees and gave us our large brains. Agriculture was our biggest mistake. It made our brain shrink by some 14%

[@doddsalfa]

@@henkhessel3651you don’t need animal protein or animal fat

[@henkhessel3651]

@@doddsalfa A diet that needs supplementation can’t be the proper human diet.

[@doddsalfa]

@@henkhessel3651 ok so the carnivore diet is incomplete?

[@henkhessel3651]

@@doddsalfa No. It never was.

[@crowtheri]

What about Stevia? Is this equally as bad?

[@dianeczerniak9083]

I agree food our major problem causing health issues. Doctors not diving deeper into what is causing us to be sick. Lab norms? Thanks you dr lustig

[@frusia123]

I get a bit annoyed by questions of the kind "what's the fruit that will cause the least damage?" In a society that consumes copious amounts of sugar and equal amounts of all sorts of artificial semi-foods, just eat any whole fruit every time you crave a chocolate bar, and that's going to make a massive difference. Fruits are natural food, real food. Unless you decide to live on fruit alone, which is extremely unlikely, they're not going to damage you.

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

The world's leading authority on the dangers of fructose and it's metabolism is Dr. Richard Johnson.

[@jennifersteel4636]

Enjoyed this talk very much. Dr L was very clear on the importance of fiber. Didn’t realize that blending or pulverizing changes the fiber type

[@hohohomer8566]

Does this mean; no carbs/sugars = no need of fiber ??? Please ask Robert.

[@68orangecrate26]

Nope… I’m tired because I work a lot.

[@jannawalters232]

Shift work causes that too!

[@zhugeliang3905]

​@@jannawalters232 Especially night shift 😞

[@terryhuffaker3615]

ALT for fatty liver. Or get a liver biopsi. Fiber skin to determine scarring in the liver.

[@user-is8br6fg9f]

FibroSca

[@Pitcher902]

Fibroscan

[@johnbeenen2765]

The interviews with dr Ludwig keep getting better because he keeps getting better but he needs help of interviewing to bring his knowledge out

[@kiwikim5163]

The fruit today has been hybridized over centuries to be much sweeter with less fibrous. The fruit for millions of years was very fibrous and had little sugar. Why eat it?

[@arizonasierra]

Stevia doesn't increase insulin according others that have tested insulin levels. Allulose actually can lower insulin. That's the sweetener to get.😊

[@daliab8493]

I heard that if you perceive something as sweet, it can actually raise insulin levels in some people

[@lagmanson]

Where can I get these blood tests. When I ask for them from my regular doctor, he won’t do it for me. Not even my endocrinologist that I have a contestant battle with over trying to stay off of insulin with the Keto diet.

[@Bob.W.]

Quest or other online labs will direct you to a blood draw lab and do the analysis.

[@jenniferbrown3782]

In the Us many online labs you can order your own. MyMedLabs is one.

[@user-vj1jc9mw8g]

New discovery ofc citrus peels are very good for you, which means organic.

[@drumnotatsujin]

If fibre is important, why do we poop it out?

[@tonymai1844]

Because you eat too much too often and every one does the same.

[@jenniferbrown3782]

Your gut bacteria eat it. They help keep you healthy.

[@daliab8493]

Omg what he said about the company name at the end…. Cringe!! 😬

[@richardbray8004]

If you don't eat sugar then why do you need fiber to block absorption.

[@whereswendy8544]

Remember when we used to say, "All I have to do is LOOK at that lemon meringue pie and I gain wait!"? That's actually closer to the truth than you can imagine.... just looking at delicious food stimulates something called Cephalic Phase Response, which is physiological, even to sugar-free foods, like diet sodas, triggering the pancreas to start producing insulin, getting it ready as if you are starting to eat. This spike of insulin is bad for diabetics and works against efforts toward weight loss.

[@user-vj1jc9mw8g]

You have to peel fruit Now, because on the poisons

[@brucepahl]

I'm sorry but raw apple juice is not like a soda. Cooked apple juice Yes but not raw.

[@annalexander6042]

Fruit is tasty helps your bowels and veg

[@johnpeter1999]

This young man does not have the education, or knowledge base to properly interview such an acclaimed academic. If I were the interviewer I would have prepared for weeks before this interview. I'm at the 12-minute Mark and I'm leaving

[@daliab8493]

Ya I noticed…. I felt the awkwardness

[@dalialovesdoggies4361]

32:40 32:42 32:42 😮Can you see fatty liver on a CU SCAN? ULTRA sound?

[@babehc]

You can easily see fatty liver on ultrasound scan.

[@kastelvetro1491]

its a great day in sobriety when you start eating 94 percent carbs give or take a percent , and all natural clean sources, everything just works as it was meant to, esp if u stay off animal products and seed oils. sugar wins forever.

[@gabardjean-paul3779]

Monch Monch

[@jannawalters232]

Organic costs too much. Guess I'll be ingesting pesticides on berries

[@anntreacy9053]

Carrageenan?? I’ll be staying away from Monch Monch because of this.

[@emh8861]

Well it’s for people that eat garbage. So you obviously don’t need the product.

[@emilyp3338]

From what I've learned about carrageenan, it causes inflammation in the body (many illnesses and disease processes in the body stem from inflammation) and can lead to cancer. If it has carrageenan, I would definitely not consume it.

[@terryhuffaker3615]

Monch Monch. Shop 1 tea dose per meal..

[@nonlinearthinking]

The link between food subsidy & correction is politics & very sensitive one. Tough for any government to remove farmer subsidy, so the need is for healthcare to shift to prevention from todays post disease management. The only driver being economics we most likely have to wait for the government to go bankrupt with current system & force the ultra processed food guys to change their formulation. Surely Dr Lustig as chief medical officer has the lobby & popularity muscle to change monchmonch to something that implies prevention of lifestyle disease. Its colorless tasteless and so monchmonch cannot be logical.

[@bert_buikema]

This week's news in The Netherlands: "Cherry growers panic because government will not issue license for use of certain (toxic, obviously) pesticides. According to growers entire crop will fail without these pesticides." Have a cherry. Anybody? Yet another example of plant based bliss.

[@user-yv6eb3et3w]

alcohol effects male sperm and also can result in birth defects. Will juice do that too?

[@dnzswithwombats]

Evolution is supposedly a mindless process that "designs" complex things. I like it when people who point to evoltion use the word "design". Life is designed and they are admitting that obvious fact.

[@jackjones3047]

does honey count as sugar?

[@14cygnet]

I think it does.

[@jellybeanvinkler4878]

Definitely

[@daliab8493]

Yes. But honey has more healthy benefits than sugar. Organic pure honey with all the pollen and everything.

[@junepagan8715]

Artificial flavoring is a culprit equal to sugar when it comes to processed foods. Very deceptive.

[@NatiDeNut]

'Sweeteners are better than sugar, but they're not good' - false. They disrupt the microbiom way more than sugar.

[@andrewlewiscameras]

A few uncomfortable silences here due to interviewer’s questions

[@user-vj1jc9mw8g]

Dont sell your land to corporates. Grow your own food.

[@kenwang9672]

It’s taking Vegetable Police his whole life to figure out he needs a balanced diet.

[@Reck12358]

Lose the intro!

[@yavorkolev3806]

monch monch ;)

[@EskaronVokonen]

6:30 Fiber is NOT a "nutrient" (at least not for "you", but only to your gut bacteria). It is not absorbed by the body, like a nutrient do (and you say it yourself around 9:30). 7:00 if fiber is the antidote to sugar, then ditch the sugar in the first place and you can ditch the fiber too, why do you need to feed bacteria, unless you love being bloated and farting all day, as a result of the bacteria metabolizing the fiber into gas? Or because you are lonely and consider your fiber thriving gut bacteria as your friendly pets. Go carnivore. You'll have no sugar, and you'll get rid of the bloat and fart from the then unnecessary fiber. Cheers!

[@daveshugart2195]

I like the research Lustig is doing. This interviewer is a dull pencil,doesn't seem like he can retain anything.

[@daliab8493]

He looks sleepy

[@brucepahl]

Monch, monch. Dumbest name. When you have to spell out of product name you're making it even harder for customers to find it.