I started a diet - no fructose. The week before i started, i was feeling light-headed and foggy. Near the end of that week, i was feeling terrible, like i was fighting some terrible affliction. 2 days before i started my diet, i binged on cinnamon rolls. 10 minutes later, i began sweating profusely and had a terrible headache. I only weighed 230lbs, so i thought 'no way this could be something like diabetes, right??' That night, i couldn't sleep, yet i was so tired. Every breath was hard, and just before falling asleep it was like i was suffocating, and i'd shoot back awake. The next day, i was anxious, lightheaded, worried.. i looked up diabetes videos and stumbled upon Lustig's lectures. This all happened 2 weeks ago. The next day, i stopped eating anything that contained fructose. That day was the best i have felt in 5 years. And every subsequent day since has been better. All i did was cut out fructose, and it was like my body yelled at me in joy. It felt like i was recovering from something traumatic. And today i feel fucking incredible. In the 2 weeks since then, i've lost 10lbs, sleep better, poop better, feel better, everything just seems better. The best part, is that because of these lectures, this isn't even a diet to me. I'm avoiding poison. That's how it seems to me. And it's the easiest life changing decision i've made for myself. Thank you for this lecture! UPDATE: 9 months later. I've lost 40lbs. I've suffered with HS, an inflammatory condition, for years. This diet has put my condition into full remission.
@@stevenharrison1213 i still eat fruits. I should clarify: no -added- fructose. Also i eat plenty of veggies nuts and seeds. When i do eat fruit it's primarily bananas. Also since this post ive lost 30 pounds and my HS is in full remission.
@@toni4729 yes, I'm currently weaning my children off it all and they are acting like addicts would. They get angry, have tantrums and sneak around looking for sweets that l might have forgotten. This is very serious.
It's almost 2 years ago I made a major lifestyle change. I started Intermittent Fasting and gave up sugar and processed food. It took some effort because the system is designed to put us on the wrong path, but it's possible if you stick to it. I used to be obese, pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure, my joints hurt, and I was tired all the time. Today I'm 2 years older, but I feel 20 years younger, all those problems are long gone and I'm normal weight. Today I see sugar and processed foods as poison.
Im doing the same. Lost 40 lbs with another 30 to go. Side-note: went on a job out of town for a month, fell off the wagon and ate some sugary/processed foods and put on 10 lbs in one month. Goes to show: Sugar/processed= weight gain. Back on the wagon.
Don't listen to any Dr that say a soda a few times a month is OK, it's not ok ,not once a month not once a year not ever ,NO SOFT DRINKS that incles fruit juice, snaplle ice tea Arizona or any ice tea ,sport drinks ,gator aide power aid ,or any energy drinks, res bull monster any of it inrecomend drinking 3 things # Water # 2 water # water
I followed this advice 20 years ago next month; went from size 16-18 to size 8. I still wear the clothes I bought back in 2002. If I cheat, I put on a couple pounds; now I know what to do to repair that. Real food IS better than processed food. Twenty years ago, low-carb was considered dangerous and unscientific. I did it anyway and wouldn't look back. My physician has no complaints about my lipid profile, my blood pressure is normal, and I walk 2+ miles daily (because I like it). When I tried low-carb back then, I actually found that I did less exercise - kept that to walking my dog, my favorite exercise, and did much better. I had been doing elliptical at a gym to no avail. Go figure!
Dr Lustig’s lecture on Sugar changed my life five years ago! I am now 52 lbs lighter with a 17% body fat, no meds, high blood pressure gone! Thank you, Dr Lustig, you saved my life!
NOBODY BLAME food industries NOBODY, ITS NOT FOOD ITS DRUGS THAT THEY ARE SELLING US, its all sugar SUGAR SUGAR AND IITS addictive,, they killing HUMANITY WITH the sugar ,, and they call its food stop puting sugar drugs in our food. when i comment like that peoples reply me like im FAT and im not FAT its just rediculus nobody say nothing what food industries is doing with our HEALTH
I watched this video 7 years ago, cut out fructose from my diet….since, I no longer have eczema, headaches, IBS and mood swings. I have more energy, rarely get sick. Literally changed my life
That's so cool! I'm seeing all these inspirational comments about people cutting out fructose and becoming so much healthier... but I can't imagine not eating fruit as well :( guess I'm just making excuses tho.
this video started a snowball effect for me.. submerging myself in videos about sugar and food and health... it changed my life... was at 428 lbs.. down to 301lbs and still going... the problem never was lazyness or over eating... it was all this fake food that they feed us.
Mike, there is a program in Britain that is based on this and the results have been phenomenal. Classic dieting programs even endorsed by health care professionals have been based on bad science (that Dr. Lustig marks out in this presentation.) Most large people overproduce more insulin too which stops hunger hormones and breaks down carbs to fat. Simple carbs are death to people like you and me
Thank you for what you said about obesity. I am 66 and just went to the doctor for a checkup for the first time in decades. I spend 6 hours a week at the gym and eat almost no sugar or refined carbs but lots of fiber and greens. All my test numbers were beautiful.The doctor told me I was borderline clinically obese, according to the BMI score, but said I looked fine and there was nothing to worry about. The thing is, she asked NOTHING about my diet and was not particularly interested when I tried to talk about it, nor in how someone can be clinically obese (and in their seventh decade of life) and yet healthy. (In my 20s I was a sugar addict and about 100 lbs overweight, but I turned that around by giving up sugar And I feel much better now than I did in my 20s as a sugar addict.) It seems that the medical profession is all about taking tests and then trying to match up the test numbers with prescriptions, not about telling you how to actually be healthy. I think that most people probably depend on their doctors to tell them what to do, and figure if they doctor doesn't tell them about something, it can't be important. It's great that there are resources like this for people to educate themselves, but I think that the trend will not change until doctors start learning about this.
Tree Walker dr will never learn about it. 1. the money behind all the great Institutions of learning does not Come from Doctors but from businessman. 2. it’s illegal for doctors to in anyway suggest that anything other than medication or surgery will correct any health issues or concerns outside of the one so call condition Called obesity
Once your a sugar addict, you will always be, even when you cut out sugar. It's like being a Alcoholic, If you don't drink, you can live a active life, take 1 drink and It's all gone.🎆
No Doctor was pissed, cos saw a walking meal ticket, but nothing off the Big Pharma top-shelf...(where's my commission?) ...to prescribe, don't bother going.
true but, you are missing an important point. BMI is not suitable for all body types first of all, doctor saw that you don't fit in that category and you look fine, second- clearly very important- your test results were perfect so no reason to look into anything!! maybe the doctor was in a hurry seeing other patients or had a crappy day to listen to you, you never know!!
I watched his video "Sugar the Bitter Truth" 3 months ago and it changed my life. I am athletic and I am a runner. My weight stayed around 190-195 lbs for years and wearing size 36 jeans. I cut out almost all high fructose corn sugar and refine sugar and I lost 10 lbs in the first 1.5 months and another 5 lbs since then. My jean size went from 36 to size 32. I haven't worn size 32 for 30 years. I am a 52 year old health care provider and I told a patient to watch this video 3 months ago and since then he has lost 25 lbs. Amazing. I just ordered his book from Amazon.
Wow amazing! I’m still researching how to work with the gels I use during my longer runs. I bought fructose free gels. Have you any experience or tips? Hope you doing well 🙏🏽
This is the second of his videos that I watch. As an academician myself I must say that he is an outstanding and refreshing voice of true concern and scholarship in a dry and barren wilderness. We need more individuals like him!
I used to weigh 313 lbs (142kg), but I had normal blood results when I went to the doctor. It drove my nurse wife, crazy. In 2018 I lost 110lbs (50kg), and I didn't do one exercise. I lost it all by changing my diet.
@@archimedesmaid3602 You obviously haven't watched the video to the end. Sugar is the culprit here. Exercise =/= weight loss, cutting out sugar = weight loss.
@@poppetjegroothoofd Nothing new here. You seem to be reading from my playbook. Dont really know what your "=/=" might mean, but keeping yourself in proper exercise is just as important as keeping away from sugars More than anything else, it is idleness which is causing 70% of people to be overweight in the US today, and with it our HUGE pandemic of metabolic syndrome/type 2 diabetes. Our recent "pandemic" is a baby compared to this one, and actually most of the people it attacked had compromised themselves by a lifestyle of self abuse, the greatest one being lack of exercise. One could be at proper weight and still eat piles of simple carbs. Yet one is not going to be healthy by just cutting out "sugar" Vigorous exercise forgives many dietary sins
When I eliminated sugar from my diet my blood work went from terrible to good. My blood pressure dropped and I dont need bp meds anymore. Thank you Dr Lustig.
I quit sugar 5 years ago and the results have totally transformed my mental and physical health. My doctor was even converted after seeing my results. The weight loss was just one of the benefits. I’m 53 and feel like I am in my 20s. It was hard for the first few weeks and now I don’t even consider eating anything loaded with carbs. Even my emergency stash is all protein and fat.
@@jenmdawg are you doing keto? Because this video isn’t talking about getting rid of glucose (carbs), but getting rid of fructose specifically. Vegetables are carbs (glucose) and are excellent for your health and well being
@@NOKNOWLEDGE_NOLIFE I eat a lot of vegetables and some fruit but no pasta, breads, sugar or anything high in any kind of carbs. What’s amazing to me 6 years later is how sustainable it is! I have not had cravings since the first month and can pass up all my favorites (bagels, ice cream, pizza) on an empty stomach.
I quit using sugar after seeing "Sugar: the bitter truth" and my weight started to remain stable (100kg). Also I've started an exercise program and gained some muscle. I'll never use a sugar cube for anything ever. Thanks to Dr Lustig and I hope he can affect change in the US.
@@markaguilera493 Yes, but I still drink beer and that way I can't say if I'm especially healthy. But my weight is steadily at 97kg and my height is 185cm.
Eating very filling foods in moderation, low fat, will make you drop weight like you never thought possible. If anything the issue is that you tend to lose too much weight so have to eat dried fruit or less filling foods (rice or pasta for example).
Replace white table sugar with date sugar or date syrup. Or dates lol. Dates have the "antidote". Replace table salt with KALA NAMAK (black salt, aka Himalayan salt aka rock salt).
I swear, 24:36 and his discussion of Leptin, Insulin, etc. and appetite, satiety, "sugar rush", activity levels, etc. etc. is the key to the whole thing. The "system" has been pumping so many covert Depop chemicals into the food, drink, and water supply of the Common People for so long that it has had devastating effects on all the metabolic pathways he's talking about, leading to the obesity epidemic we're experiencing right now, along with it's attended long term diseases - diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc. etc..
People with a rapid metabolism burn a lot of calories both in and out of the gym, and they may need to eat a lot to stay in shape; the poor lambs. People with a slow-coach metabolism, on the other hand, burn less calories and hence gain weight if they consume too many. What can be done to break the cycle? Make the weight room your best buddy, since gym gains might help you get back on track. Increasing your muscle mass is the most efficient strategy to speed up your metabolism. Muscles require energy to function, and larger muscles burn more calories than smaller muscles. Not only that, but heavy weight training sessions cause the body to burn more calories afterward, a phenomenon known as the ‘afterburn effect.’ So, rather than gaining weight on low-fat dressing, benching 150 pounds in the gym will soon have you torching calories from the luxury of your couch as your muscles painstakingly heal themselves. P.S: See the solution on my ch-an-nel - A newly discovered bizarre tropical fat-dissolving loophole that has NOTHING to do with dieting or exercise... (in fact eating your favorite foods is recommended!).
It's true...I cut out all the junk foods and within 6 months my blood pressure went from very high to normal. I had no more headaches, no more joint inflammation and my weight dropped without even trying. I've just come across Prof. Lustig, this man has so much integrity, thank you for all this information.
Absolutely mindblowing. I just recently graduated college with a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science and while we learned about leptin resistance and some of the things you described here, obesity was always described to us as more of a behavioral/calories in vs out issue rather than a biochemical one. I will certainly keep this video in mind as I work with my clients and help them on their fitness/weight loss journey. Thank goodness there are people like you looking at this epidemic from ALL sides.
@@Test7017 if you think it's a scam then that's your loss. You need to study the right subjects and have some impact, that's a problem of the student not the college.
I quit sugar about 3 years ago. Best thing I ever did lost 25 lbs and feel like a kid again back pain and shoulder pain went away I’m 44 and feel better than I did in my 20’s
If you've stumbled across this video you should know that this research is currently changing the way health care professionals are tackling obesity in Europe. This is the future. Watch the whole damn thing, even the science bit.
@@goodtreeministries3751 Judging by the latest research, that's not the case. All sugar and processed carbs (bread, rice, grains, baked goods, cereals, pasta, even potatoes) cause havoc in our bodies, skinny or fat. It's what they do to the bodies internal systems. Japanese people don't eat even quarter the carbs and sugar that Westerners do, and they don't pig out. Recommend you start watching the loads of heart surgeons, doctors, bio chemists/engineers and other experts talking about this issue and the chronic disease these foods cause. Very enlightening. Find the talks on You Tube -- Keto diets.
There are exactly the same testimonials, similar videos, similar quoting of science by the "high carb low fat" camp. As someone who follows neither, I get amused a lot by reading and watching both sides. Both sides have people who have changed their lives, cured diseases like diabetes, autoimmune syndrome etc and provide robust scientific research to back their claims. I on the other hand don't believe that any diet is the holy grail. I believe that we have to experiment and discover for ourselves what works best for us in the environment we live in. All data and science regarding nutrition is statistical and ok on a population level but as an individual, you don't know what part of the statistic your body falls into. So just experiment and discover what works best for you and what you can follow. But don't consider any diet to be the universal solution as everyone is differnet and respind differently yo different foods.
What research and "loads" of experts? The people selling it? lol please Keto is just another in a long list of fad diets with almost no evidence to support that it's any better than all the other silly fad diets that come and go since it has no magical properties to make the weight loss mechanism any better or worse. And of course, it does not prevent or cure cancer.
I’m so glad 😃 I found this. Today is the day I will be inventorying my cabinets/Fridg for all the unhealthy foods I’ve been eating and get on the right track. 🙏❤️😊
I'm crying of joy inside, while I am writing everything down parallel to the talk to understand it deep down. You can not imagine what a life changer that is to me!!! Thank You!
@@aldionsylkaj9654 For progress you need what he says at the end, to eat only high fiber low sugar foods, which are all Whole Foods. So no processed foods, no dairy, no junk food, and really no or very limited meat. Eat vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils nuts and grains.
Dr. Lustig I want you to know , that after your lecture on sugar I totally changed my life and you saved it ! I cut my sugar consumption overall 60-80 % and my life changed. If I did what I did up till today, 12 years later, I would have most certainly have diabetes ! God bless you and thank you for this one too !
@@NicE-jq3wv Ye. Found his 2009 video from a recommendation of someone, then this. Glad I see them. Change my perception a bit more against sugar even if I know this for a while, I didn't took it that serious.
00:04:30 - Worldwide Situation 00:11:03 - Obesity is not the problem 00:14:00 - A calorie is not a calorie 00:18:30 - Myths about obese people 00:23:30 - Science behind behaviour 00:37:28 - Why we have increased insulin? 00:38:35 - Sugar: Addictive and Hazardous 00:39:31 - Sugar & High Fructose Corn Syrup 00:42:00 - Fructose, all around food supply 00:44:00 - Problem 1: Fructose & Ethanol 00:48:48 - Problem 2: The Browning Reaction 00:51:49 - Further proof and causal inference 01:03:19 - Problem 3: Addictive 01:11:12 - Criterias for addiction 01:14:15 - Sources of sugar in our diet 01:19:03 - Our Personal Responsability 01:22:59 - Further Readings
I don't like his politics or his condescending attitude but love his work! I'm grateful for this information that he gives!!! I'm thankful that there are those figuring this all out for us. It's been a very confusing subject for way too long. Listening to this presentation makes sense of it all! I didn't listen to him for a few years due to his attitude. So glad I got over it and could see past it!!!
Alright. Just finished the whole thing. I am absolutely terrified. Not only because of the information that was presented, but also because of how systemic and deep rooted this issue is
The poor kids these days, with cola machines right in the schools and horrible carby foods served daily, sports drinks at sports, cupcakes at every birthday party, liquid sugared yogurt being touted as a good kiddie health food. It's no wonder they're doing liver transplants on 6 and 8 year olds from sugar eating.
My wife and I noticed something very interesting about sugar consumption and sleep. Back when we were first dating we didn't take in much soda, later on we started making it a regular thing, after a little while we noticed our ability to stay awake was GREATLY decreased and onset of the desire to sleep came MUCH earlier. We went from normally going to sleep around 12am to barely being able to make it to 8pm. At first we couldn't understand what happened and after some thought we could only find one major factor and that was the amount of sugar we were now consuming. After stopping the sugar, within a week, our sleep pattern went back to normal.
junbug1029 Oh man do I feel amazingly better on a low carb diet. I went on a Psmf diet for a couple weeks, basically eating nothing much chicken breast and mixed veggies and I felt so much better physically and mentally, start eat garbage again and then feel like garbage again.
I started a Ketogenic lifestyle in 2013 and I sleep better, focus better and have a lot more energy. Love my Keto lifestyle and my Exogenous Ketones too!
I'm trying really hard to quit sugar after a lifetime of ridiculous overindulgence. Watching these lectures has been the most effective way of motivating me to make this change, thank you so much for your work and for sharing this with the world for free.
@@Merknilash Tell me about it my dude. I quit heavy weed, alcohol and cigarette habits that started in early adolescence. Still working on the sugar, but getting closer and closer to finding a protocol that works. Stay strong, we are capable of more than we know.
I have been in the health food industry for over a decade (since I developed symptoms of diabetes due to the lifestyle I was leading and the doctor did not suggest to me anything else but drugs down the line). So I started reading, certifying, working in health foods and supplements...I have read hundreds of various books on the topic of human functioning. This video is right on spot - golden! I did not come accross any controversial or misleading information here and the structure is of this video is also really great. More power to this man! (btw: after changing my lifestyle, 10 years later on healthy diet and supplements I not once got those diabetes symptoms ever again!)
I first saw Dr. Lustig's videos about five weeks ago. I banished sucrose from my diet and have so far lost about 9 pounds effortlessly with no calorie counting or measuring. I was not a soda drinker or junk food addict, but I was still probably consuming way more sugar than I realized. I found sugar laced in many of the so-called healthy foods I was eating before, such as cereals, snack bars, flavored non-dairy milks, and breads. I still eat whole grain carbs and fruit, along with vegetables, beans, fish, dairy, and eggs. The first thing I noticed was that I was less hungry throughout the day. I also notice an overall increase in energy and improved mental clarity. I was less tired in general and now I actually want to exercise. Before I had to practically kick myself to gym, and exercising only made me hungry.
Could not agree more. Got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 5 weeks ago and the information and literature I’ve seen since is astounding,, I’m down 12 lbs and recent visit to Doc was all good news. Ways to go on plan but my eyes are wide open now. Modern processed food is poison. And politicians and their lobbyist lackeys ( of all persuasion ) are complicit mass murderers.
I wish there was a shorter version of the video for my friends to see. Unfortunately too many people have short attention spans and will never watch the whole video and get to the point.
Dr Lustig is an amazing man. A true leader for helping the people fight against metabolic syndrome. Watching this in august 2021 during covid 19 and this information is needed more than ever!
Why is sucrose in the injections? Lustig is saying how bad it is, don’t consume it and yet millions have had it injected into their blood system as well as a synthetic toxic spike protein, PEG and graphene. Totally insane. No wonder people are dropping like flies.
Dear Dr Lustig, thank you for your great presentation and knowledge. I've learned many things even if I live and work near Paris, France. We now can act accordingly and be responsible for our acts. Best wishes to you and your family and team. I've seen your video on suger and fructose, I was shocked and really surprised. Thank you very much for all your inspiration. Sanja Chapus, a French believer in communication and knowledge.
Eliminating high carb junk and sugar took me from 220 lbs, down to 160 in six months and eliminated my diabetes type 2 and my hypertension. I no longer need bp medication and all my labs are at normal levels.
@@MOREHOUSE80 Ice cream, cake, cereals, white bread, soda, sugar with morning coffee. Eat chicken, beef, fish, green vegetables, water, green tea. Their are many eating plans out there. Bottom line NO PROCESSED FOODS or DRINKS.
It's been almost 10 years, the findings, his remarks are still stronger than ever. I'm hoping for an update lecture i.e. Fructose 3.0. Please make it 3 hours long if it needs to be hahaha, I can't have enough of his wisdom and experience.
"Them saying 'we need more proof' is them removing the goal posts"... Brother you nailed it. Food industry is so wicked, all governments of the world are dead silent on it.
The food industry does not force you to eat something. They make and sell the stuff you vote for by buying it. You are totally responsible for what you shove down your pie hole It is not the proper function of govt to babysit its citizens -- well, that is, unless you are a leftist in America today
@@pharmies Food obviously cannot "care about your health'. (-; YOU need to care about your health. It is not someone elses responsibility to care about your health.
Wow! I remember how hungry I was during pregnancy...I would literally eat two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners. I could not stop eating. If that's how overweight and obese people feel all the time, we seriously can't blame them.
no I was overweight and it was because I was eating a bunch of eggs and chicken with oil and junk food. As soon as I stopped eating that kind of food I lost weight. As best (or worst) they have conditioned themselves into thinking every meal has to be pure pleasure.
pk eggle you’re correct. That depo shot really messed with my wife after our second child was born. It messed with her eating habits, weight management, sex drive, and mental awareness. A lot of people would say “well that’s just normal hormonal changes after a baby” and normally I would agree but I argue that the depo shot took her well beyond the “normal hormone” change. We’ve had four children and she only received the shot with one of the deliveries and that was the one that was abnormal from the others. The other three she refused to take the shot and she had no issues. It took her many years to get over much of the effects but some still linger. The “powers that be” are feeding us junk from every aspect of our lives and it’s not conducive to a healthy existence and can be argued is killing us.
@@jacobnunya808 nothing wrong with eggs or chicken! its what you cook it in or serve with it! cook it in fat of an animal (it doesnt oxidize as easily as liquid oils). Many people believe seed and nut oils are top priority to get rid of, even before sugar! But eating too much of anything will cause gain, its just easier when you eat fat and sugar together as your body has to deal with the sugar first as its toxic.
@@dana102083 Eating too much of anything, in theory, can cause weight gain but it does not turn out like in the real world. I can easily a thousand calories of bacon on a single sitting, and then again in a few hours. The only natural plant food I can do that with is probably dates which I don't even buy. Eating only super lean meat and eggs might keep me sufficiently full but I do not think they are as healthy as beans and pasta.
Thank you Dr. for your perfect explanation and for taking your time to inform the public on the connections between fructose, metabolic syndrom and deseases. Everybody should educate themselves on these subject in order to stay healthy and you are doing a great job into helping us do that!
I was normal weight and had hypertension, sleep apnea, fatty liver, lifelong allergies, got sick a lot, frequent gas, big mood swings, etc. I had a hemorrhagic stroke that put me in intensive care for a week and was told to basically get on medication for life. instead, I educated myself through Lustig, Fung, Noakes, Berg, Nadir Ali, Low Carb Down Under, etc. and now I eat very little sugar or carbs, no vegetable oil, and intermittent fast daily (and am on day 2 or a 5 day fast). I suffer none of the above anymore and have not been sick in any way in three years now. The food industry is happy to kill us slowly.
Big food makes money making you sick Big pharma makes money keeping you sick. If the masses knew this information, the two conglomerates would lobby their savings into keeping the status quo. Congrats on your better health. Keep at it. The work is never done.
I am a 13-year fruitarian and am 64 years of age and eat almost exclusively carbs and occasionally walnuts and a few veggies. I am enrolled in two medical studies as to why my health is excellent including my bone density scans. I have had the flu once in my entire life and a common cold two times in my adult life. Excluding fruit from one's life is absurd. I have six siblings, all younger than I all of who are on meds for high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. I actually have to ingest at least 3k calories to maintain my weight whereas my siblings have been eating the keto diet on and off for decades since it is not sustainable.
At 70 years of age and having had a long history of high bp and long standing high a1c in the prediabetes range, I began to change my life style with a low carb ketogenic diet. The results were almost immediate with lower blood sugar spikes and weight loss, less cravings of carbs. Having watched numerous YT presenters on this topic, it was nice to see a complete wrap up by Dr. Lustig on this disease and its cause.
Please watch Dr Jason Fung's videos. They'll be life-changing also. Then find Dr David Perlmutter's videos. First though, Dr Fung. He has series of videos based on his book, The Obesity Code. Look for "Dr Jason Fung, The Obesity Code lectures, why we gain weight, part 1" for the first video.
@@lorettacaputo6997 I'm glad that it is working for you. It's been life-changing for me also. I'm trying to get someone in my life who matters to me to watch these videos and learn about this and so far they are resisting. It would make a profound difference in their life. I'm glad you had already found his videos and books.
It's not tricky. These two hormones are super important to our bodies and our fat levels. When you consume too much fructose found in common refined sugar and many processed foods -- you develop insulin and leptin resistance, and this is where all goes to shit for your body. Your body fat skyrockets and you become a fatso.
Lately I’ve been feeling groggy and my productivity has been at a low. It just so happens that I’ve been eating a lot of highly processed sugary foods this past week, more than ever before. It’s gotten to the point where I’ve been feeling constantly agitated and impatient. This isn’t who I am nor is it someone I want to be. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to start reducing my fructose intake, I’ll let y’all know of the results.
Everything I've ate for my whole life contained sugar and fructose. This video really woke me up. Although i am trying to gain weight since I'm bulking, I'll try my best to avoid foods that contain high sugar and only indulge in foods that are low sugar and high fibre since it'll only affect me drastically on my journey to gain weight if i did eat foods that contained huge amounts of sugar such as burgers, pizza etc.
please gain weight by eating more protein... not more fibre. (you should eat lots of fibre but that will not help you gain muscle). highly recommend whey protein powder to supplement an already high protein diet.
Is there going to be a 3.0? I hope so! It would be great to do a presentation showing the impact of the different types of diet (paleo, carnivore, vegan, atkins, keto, etc).
Thank you Dr. Robert. This has changed my life big time. I feel truly educated and feel very smart. Now I’m smarter than someone else. How about that? This was Truly awesome.
and Charlie, your quote "all his 'facts' are either fabricated or lies" is just a fabrication of YOUR imagination. You would like for it to be a 'fake' video and "fake' figures... and then you just type those word without even looking away from your screen. And your occupation, specialty and research papers can be found where??
Guss Davey sounds likke you choose and pick from my comments.. to find a defense ignoring the point... fructose.. Well that's understandable.. The pseudo medical profession has definitely aligned itself with the pseudo health food industry... I guess it is now taught in Medical School that we should not eat fruit... since fruit is the best source of fructose...
God Bless You. You have saved me from the Sin of consuming Sugar. Your ability to explain the problem of Sugar is fantastic. You made me to hate Sugar.
In Australia, The Heart Institute continues to ignore links between sugar consumption and heart disease. They are carrying out a great disservice to the people.
Thank you for this grand segment. You are brilliant and humorous. To speak such truths and get a point across so strongly is excellent. One thing I did learn, above all, is I must stop drinking Iced Tea. I had NO idea there was so much sugar in there. Used to make home-made and was a teeny thing. But since purchasing name brand from the shops, ARGH !! Couldn't figure out WHAT was causing the problem. Such a veggie lover I am, and not one for dips. Thank you once agin. Take care, all the best, and please keep with the grin !! Warmly, S.
Black tea does have health benefits, just make it at home without the sugar! Or try adding "Stevia" &/or some fresh fruit to your tea...that's how I drink mine
This video changed my life. I was watching this back in 2014 and wondering if I need to change my perspective on sugar and fructose in particular. Though I started to remove sugar from my diet, other lifestyle factors dragged me down the sinkhole, surely albeit gradually. I developed metabolic syndrome and got diagnosed with 11.9 a1c in 2021. I started my journey of recovery with this very video again along with his more recent videos and his books (Metabolical and Fat Chance) and books on IF. Took just 3 months to bring my numbers to 5.5%. I thought it was all beginners luck but kept the regime of low carb-high fat diet and more physically active lifestyle. 2 years have passed and my numbers have further gone down to 5.4% though I have relaxed a bit on carb levels. Thanks to such generous individuals I can focus more on my life goals and family than on having to constantly monitor my BG levels and prick myself with insulin needles.
I would love to see how the stats changed since this video been made. This is so interesting so easy to understand just like the previous one . Keep the good work brother )
am so GLAD I discovered your podcasts; I have battled with liver disease for over 30 yrs. Have tried to learn what I can about nutrition and such to point I would quit eating...till I started passing out. TODAY at 75 I know that doesn't work...AM absolutely appalled there are obese infants!! THANK YOU FOR PUTTING this info out to we who haven't a clue where to look or find answers.
Great video, so clear, interesting and Exciting. I for a long time believed that obesity was more complex then overeating and lack of exercise. This is so amazing. Maybe just maybe we can be able to break through this epidemic, and really help people. This is good stuff, thank you
I love listening to Dr Lustig and Dr Fung. They’re both awesome and very smart doctors! They do not only take their work seriously but also take their heart and mind to their work which what makes them the best of the best doctors out there! Because of the TH-cam videos of these two awesome doctors as well as Dr. Ekberg, Dr. Berg, & Dr. Mandell’s, I am now on IT & Keto diet and have completely get rid of sugary foods and drinks for nearly 2 months now. I want to be healthy and feel healthier and be around for my grandchildren to be. Your videos are surely an eye opening for many of us. Thank you all so much for your advocacy, hard work, and help! You guys are saviours!
Went off sugar & wheat in 1978 my health & weight improved dramatically never got sick. Then in 2000 the News started pushing whole wheat by 2001 health declined dramatically by 2010 on complete decline (alzheimer, vertigo, chemical, light & sound sensitives & chronic fatigue) searched for 6 years for a Dr that could help. Finally found one, changed diet, liver & gallbladder cleanses, and detoxing gave me my life back. Our processed food is killing us.
Thank you. You explain this so well. I've really enjoyed listening to your informative lectures. I've shared them with my sisters and a Co worker of mine.
@@Kyarrix So if you see most of the recent comments on here are mentioning hamza ahmed because he made a post about weight loss and mentioned this video. He is a self improvement channel.
Until watching Dr Lustig I'd drink a 6 pack of Coke per day (plus chips, Snickers, McDonald's, Haagen Daaz). After 1 mo of NO PROCESSED FOOD & NO STARCH, I've lost 13 lbs. One month. 5'7". Aug: 197 lb. Dec: 177 lb. Lost 20 lbs. 1 lb of salad & tuna or chicken & mixed nuts. Daily walk on treadmill set to "random" @ 4mph, plus each weight machine for 15 reps (nonstop). 1:15 work out.
Awesome! I replaced white starches with Ezekiel bread for carbs...get the kind in orange wrapper. Toast it. It's also a complete protien... I'm down over 40
@@laraoneal7284 , i quit cold turkey. I'm single without family so the thought of becoming paralyzed frightened me. Scared Straight. Dying is ok. I just don't want to become paralyzed. Once you stop and actually do exercises, then water is delicious.
Great video and very solid explanation of the biochemistry. However, I think the role of glucose is downplayed by Dr Lustig. Excess glucose causes rise in insulin which simple carbs like flour/polished rice do trigger. So even if you're having a fructose free diet but rich in glucose, you're definitely exposing yourself to the risks of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
This was sent to me by my best friend. The entire way I think about food just changed. This answered so many questions I’ve had about calories. I unintentionally did a study on myself a few months ago. I added alcohol in place of other calories. Nothing else changed. I’ve maintained my body weight for over a year without any effort. In two months I gained 20lbs. It makes so much sense now after seeing this. The other interesting thing that I noticed, was my soda intake went down and my water intake went up. And it’s remained that way. After I stopped substituting alcohol for other calories, I still do not want soda. I want water. I’m still trying to figure that out… I can’t wait to watch the first video he has referenced!
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I started a diet - no fructose. The week before i started, i was feeling light-headed and foggy. Near the end of that week, i was feeling terrible, like i was fighting some terrible affliction. 2 days before i started my diet, i binged on cinnamon rolls. 10 minutes later, i began sweating profusely and had a terrible headache. I only weighed 230lbs, so i thought 'no way this could be something like diabetes, right??' That night, i couldn't sleep, yet i was so tired. Every breath was hard, and just before falling asleep it was like i was suffocating, and i'd shoot back awake. The next day, i was anxious, lightheaded, worried.. i looked up diabetes videos and stumbled upon Lustig's lectures. This all happened 2 weeks ago.
The next day, i stopped eating anything that contained fructose. That day was the best i have felt in 5 years. And every subsequent day since has been better. All i did was cut out fructose, and it was like my body yelled at me in joy. It felt like i was recovering from something traumatic. And today i feel fucking incredible.
In the 2 weeks since then, i've lost 10lbs, sleep better, poop better, feel better, everything just seems better.
The best part, is that because of these lectures, this isn't even a diet to me. I'm avoiding poison. That's how it seems to me. And it's the easiest life changing decision i've made for myself.
Thank you for this lecture!
UPDATE: 9 months later. I've lost 40lbs. I've suffered with HS, an inflammatory condition, for years. This diet has put my condition into full remission.
God to hear that helped, it sounds like you almost died before
You are lying.
Eat your fruits. The contain sugar but also fibre.
So did you stop eating fruit?
@@stevenharrison1213 i still eat fruits. I should clarify: no -added- fructose. Also i eat plenty of veggies nuts and seeds. When i do eat fruit it's primarily bananas. Also since this post ive lost 30 pounds and my HS is in full remission.
Here from Hamza Ahmed
Same!
@@Jae77 my guy
Sameeee
We have an Adonis here 😂
Hello fren
This should be required viewing for all physicians, They have very little nutrition training.
Yes, and it’s kind of terrifying really
@M S absolutely not.
And parents as well
@@toni4729 yes, I'm currently weaning my children off it all and they are acting like addicts would. They get angry, have tantrums and sneak around looking for sweets that l might have forgotten. This is very serious.
however, physicians are drug pushers and having an alternative to a prescription is frowned upon.
It's almost 2 years ago I made a major lifestyle change. I started Intermittent Fasting and gave up sugar and processed food. It took some effort because the system is designed to put us on the wrong path, but it's possible if you stick to it. I used to be obese, pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure, my joints hurt, and I was tired all the time. Today I'm 2 years older, but I feel 20 years younger, all those problems are long gone and I'm normal weight. Today I see sugar and processed foods as poison.
Im doing the same. Lost 40 lbs with another 30 to go. Side-note: went on a job out of town for a month, fell off the wagon and ate some sugary/processed foods and put on 10 lbs in one month. Goes to show: Sugar/processed= weight gain. Back on the wagon.
Don't listen to any Dr that say a soda a few times a month is OK, it's not ok ,not once a month not once a year not ever ,NO SOFT DRINKS that incles fruit juice, snaplle ice tea Arizona or any ice tea ,sport drinks ,gator aide power aid ,or any energy drinks, res bull monster any of it inrecomend drinking 3 things # Water # 2 water # water
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@@fromthepeanutgallery1084 So true
I followed this advice 20 years ago next month; went from size 16-18 to size 8. I still wear the clothes I bought back in 2002. If I cheat, I put on a couple pounds; now I know what to do to repair that. Real food IS better than processed food.
Twenty years ago, low-carb was considered dangerous and unscientific. I did it anyway and wouldn't look back. My physician has no complaints about my lipid profile, my blood pressure is normal, and I walk 2+ miles daily (because I like it).
When I tried low-carb back then, I actually found that I did less exercise - kept that to walking my dog, my favorite exercise, and did much better. I had been doing elliptical at a gym to no avail. Go figure!
How many lives this lecture would change is unknown, but I learned a lot for life! And I am not fat, nor unhealthy, but I will live better! Thanks!
Dr Lustig’s lecture on Sugar changed my life five years ago! I am now 52 lbs lighter with a 17% body fat, no meds, high blood pressure gone! Thank you, Dr Lustig, you saved my life!
Richard Ayala Wonderful!! Keep it up!
Not sugar.... fructose also found in alcohol
NOBODY BLAME food industries NOBODY, ITS NOT FOOD ITS DRUGS THAT THEY ARE SELLING US, its all sugar SUGAR SUGAR AND IITS addictive,, they killing HUMANITY WITH the sugar ,, and they call its food stop puting sugar drugs in our food. when i comment like that peoples reply me like im FAT and im not FAT its just rediculus nobody say nothing what food industries is doing with our HEALTH
@@TB1M1 There isn’t significant amounts of fructose in one serving of beer or wine.
@Raimonster Yes it's a sugar.
I watched this video 7 years ago, cut out fructose from my diet….since, I no longer have eczema, headaches, IBS and mood swings. I have more energy, rarely get sick.
Literally changed my life
bozo.
Fructose as in?
@@elinmansson5535 As in the sugar fructose.
That's so cool! I'm seeing all these inspirational comments about people cutting out fructose and becoming so much healthier... but I can't imagine not eating fruit as well :( guess I'm just making excuses tho.
No one said you should stop eating fruits. They are healthy.
Sent here by Hamza - Full Discipline Guide. This was without a doubt an instructive video.
Do the hard work especially when you dont feel like it 😘
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4:30 - Start
8:16 - View of obesity
11:07 - visceral fat
23:30 - Behavior
24:34 - Leptin and Insulin [
31:00 - Hypothalamic obesity
38:00 - Sugar
39:33 - Fructose
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Thank you!
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this video started a snowball effect for me.. submerging myself in videos about sugar and food and health... it changed my life... was at 428 lbs.. down to 301lbs and still going... the problem never was lazyness or over eating... it was all this fake food that they feed us.
Congrats on the weight loss. I think the keto or paleo diet is great. I am Ketogenic and lost 120 lbs. I also use a Exogenous Ketone Supplement
That's amazing. Congrats and keep it going. Your older self and loved ones will thank you
Mike, there is a program in Britain that is based on this and the results have been phenomenal. Classic dieting programs even endorsed by health care professionals have been based on bad science (that Dr. Lustig marks out in this presentation.) Most large people overproduce more insulin too which stops hunger hormones and breaks down carbs to fat. Simple carbs are death to people like you and me
Mike Roche: Out...fucking...standing. I hope you've continued your excellent progress.
Same here dude, im glad im not the only one.
Starting weight for me was 302 lbs,... now down to 231 lbs
Thank you for what you said about obesity. I am 66 and just went to the doctor for a checkup for the first time in decades. I spend 6 hours a week at the gym and eat almost no sugar or refined carbs but lots of fiber and greens. All my test numbers were beautiful.The doctor told me I was borderline clinically obese, according to the BMI score, but said I looked fine and there was nothing to worry about. The thing is, she asked NOTHING about my diet and was not particularly interested when I tried to talk about it, nor in how someone can be clinically obese (and in their seventh decade of life) and yet healthy. (In my 20s I was a sugar addict and about 100 lbs overweight, but I turned that around by giving up sugar And I feel much better now than I did in my 20s as a sugar addict.) It seems that the medical profession is all about taking tests and then trying to match up the test numbers with prescriptions, not about telling you how to actually be healthy. I think that most people probably depend on their doctors to tell them what to do, and figure if they doctor doesn't tell them about something, it can't be important. It's great that there are resources like this for people to educate themselves, but I think that the trend will not change until doctors start learning about this.
Tree Walker dr will never learn about it. 1. the money behind all the great Institutions of learning does not Come from Doctors but from businessman.
2. it’s illegal for doctors to in anyway suggest that anything other than medication or surgery will correct any health issues or concerns outside of the one so call condition Called obesity
Once your a sugar addict, you will always be, even when you cut out sugar. It's like being a Alcoholic, If you don't drink, you can live a active life, take 1 drink and It's all gone.🎆
No Doctor was pissed, cos saw a walking meal ticket, but nothing off the Big Pharma top-shelf...(where's my commission?) ...to prescribe, don't bother going.
@@thespiritof76.. you are absolutely right
true but, you are missing an important point. BMI is not suitable for all body types first of all, doctor saw that you don't fit in that category and you look fine, second- clearly very important- your test results were perfect so no reason to look into anything!! maybe the doctor was in a hurry seeing other patients or had a crappy day to listen to you, you never know!!
I watched his video "Sugar the Bitter Truth" 3 months ago and it changed my life. I am athletic and I am a runner. My weight stayed around 190-195 lbs for years and wearing size 36 jeans. I cut out almost all high fructose corn sugar and refine sugar and I lost 10 lbs in the first 1.5 months and another 5 lbs since then. My jean size went from 36 to size 32. I haven't worn size 32 for 30 years. I am a 52 year old health care provider and I told a patient to watch this video 3 months ago and since then he has lost 25 lbs. Amazing. I just ordered his book from Amazon.
Wow amazing! I’m still researching how to work with the gels I use during my longer runs. I bought fructose free gels. Have you any experience or tips? Hope you doing well 🙏🏽
Sounds like a bot
@@blub-tf6rt Well I can guarantee I am not a bot. I’m a real nurse practitioner.
This is the second of his videos that I watch. As an academician myself I must say that he is an outstanding and refreshing voice of true concern and scholarship in a dry and barren wilderness. We need more individuals like him!
+WmTyndale Kudos, I agree
What's the difference between an academic and an academician?
@@frugallentigo6768 one is an academic and one is a hard core academic who knows the word academician
Lol. Pretentious. Relax.
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I used to weigh 313 lbs (142kg), but I had normal blood results when I went to the doctor. It drove my nurse wife, crazy.
In 2018 I lost 110lbs (50kg), and I didn't do one exercise. I lost it all by changing my diet.
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Wow that is amazing and good to hear. I have some weight to lose. Down ten pounds and counting calories and pounds down..no sugar..
so it seems you are proud of not getting any exercise? a lifetime of that is how you got to 313lbs in the first place
@@archimedesmaid3602 You obviously haven't watched the video to the end. Sugar is the culprit here. Exercise =/= weight loss, cutting out sugar = weight loss.
@@poppetjegroothoofd Nothing new here. You seem to be reading from my playbook.
Dont really know what your "=/=" might mean, but keeping yourself in proper exercise is just as important as keeping away from sugars
More than anything else, it is idleness which is causing 70% of people to be overweight in the US today, and with it our HUGE pandemic of metabolic syndrome/type 2 diabetes. Our recent "pandemic" is a baby compared to this one, and actually most of the people it attacked had compromised themselves by a lifestyle of self abuse, the greatest one being lack of exercise.
One could be at proper weight and still eat piles of simple carbs. Yet one is not going to be healthy by just cutting out "sugar"
Vigorous exercise forgives many dietary sins
Four years since 'Sugar: The Bitter Truth' and Dr. Lustig is looking four years YOUNGER. Love your work Doctor.
Antioxidants.
That was the first thing I thought, he looks so much more healthy
When I eliminated sugar from my diet my blood work went from terrible to good. My blood pressure dropped and I dont need bp meds anymore. Thank you Dr Lustig.
This video should be required viewing for any parent, any doctor, and any other human on earth.
I quit sugar 5 years ago and the results have totally transformed my mental and physical health. My doctor was even converted after seeing my results. The weight loss was just one of the benefits. I’m 53 and feel like I am in my 20s. It was hard for the first few weeks and now I don’t even consider eating anything loaded with carbs. Even my emergency stash is all protein and fat.
Does that include things like rice and quinoa?
@@jarret45 I don’t eat rice ever but I do eat small amounts of quinoa.
@@jenmdawg are you doing keto? Because this video isn’t talking about getting rid of glucose (carbs), but getting rid of fructose specifically. Vegetables are carbs (glucose) and are excellent for your health and well being
@@NOKNOWLEDGE_NOLIFE I eat a lot of vegetables and some fruit but no pasta, breads, sugar or anything high in any kind of carbs. What’s amazing to me 6 years later is how sustainable it is! I have not had cravings since the first month and can pass up all my favorites (bagels, ice cream, pizza) on an empty stomach.
what main things do you eat?
I quit using sugar after seeing "Sugar: the bitter truth" and my weight started to remain stable (100kg). Also I've started an exercise program and gained some muscle. I'll never use a sugar cube for anything ever. Thanks to Dr Lustig and I hope he can affect change in the US.
Still off sugar?
@@markaguilera493 Yes, but I still drink beer and that way I can't say if I'm especially healthy. But my weight is steadily at 97kg and my height is 185cm.
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Eating very filling foods in moderation, low fat, will make you drop weight like you never thought possible. If anything the issue is that you tend to lose too much weight so have to eat dried fruit or less filling foods (rice or pasta for example).
Replace white table sugar with date sugar or date syrup. Or dates lol. Dates have the "antidote". Replace table salt with KALA NAMAK (black salt, aka Himalayan salt aka rock salt).
I swear, 24:36 and his discussion of Leptin, Insulin, etc. and appetite, satiety, "sugar rush", activity levels, etc. etc. is the key to the whole thing. The "system" has been pumping so many covert Depop chemicals into the food, drink, and water supply of the Common People for so long that it has had devastating effects on all the metabolic pathways he's talking about, leading to the obesity epidemic we're experiencing right now, along with it's attended long term diseases - diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc. etc..
As a medical student, this video is amazing for summarizing so many topics together! Love this speaker.
J E you graduate yet?
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People with a rapid metabolism burn a lot of calories both in and out of the gym, and they may need to eat a lot to stay in shape; the poor lambs. People with a slow-coach metabolism, on the other hand, burn less calories and hence gain weight if they consume too many. What can be done to break the cycle? Make the weight room your best buddy, since gym gains might help you get back on track.
Increasing your muscle mass is the most efficient strategy to speed up your metabolism. Muscles require energy to function, and larger muscles burn more calories than smaller muscles. Not only that, but heavy weight training sessions cause the body to burn more calories afterward, a phenomenon known as the ‘afterburn effect.’ So, rather than gaining weight on low-fat dressing, benching 150 pounds in the gym will soon have you torching calories from the luxury of your couch as your muscles painstakingly heal themselves.
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You will be the only doctor around that actually knows this.
@@2bbossfree but he can't implement it because he will lose his job and probably charge for malpractice
I lost 40 lbs in six months, by cutting out sugar
Triglycerides dropped 60%
My sister lost 60 pounds
These principles work for me
thats impressive. YOU Cut out sugar and then your sister loses weight?!
you're a wizard, Barkley!
@@nioxic77 FUNNY---40 pounds in 6 months = about 7 pounds a month, about 2 pounds a week ---3200 calories a week...a lot of sugar.
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Michael Barkley well said! I'm hoping for a similar outcome! 😊
Michael Barkley and congrats on losing 40#. 😊
Thank you Dr. Lustig for all of your hard work to further nutrition research.
I can't believe that this GOLD is free, for all of us !!!
It's true...I cut out all the junk foods and within 6 months my blood pressure went from very high to normal. I had no more headaches, no more joint inflammation and my weight dropped without even trying.
I've just come across Prof. Lustig, this man has so much integrity, thank you for all this information.
Absolutely mindblowing. I just recently graduated college with a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science and while we learned about leptin resistance and some of the things you described here, obesity was always described to us as more of a behavioral/calories in vs out issue rather than a biochemical one. I will certainly keep this video in mind as I work with my clients and help them on their fitness/weight loss journey. Thank goodness there are people like you looking at this epidemic from ALL sides.
College is a scam
Yes sir, you have to learn every day , god bless
Education isn't the issue, misinformation is the issue. And generally sports science has more to do with sport and a lot less to do with science.
@@Test7017 if you think it's a scam then that's your loss. You need to study the right subjects and have some impact, that's a problem of the student not the college.
@@user-yv2cz8oj1k tell that to MD, s when theye give you Poison instead of Medicine
I quit sugar about 3 years ago. Best thing I ever did lost 25 lbs and feel like a kid again back pain and shoulder pain went away I’m 44 and feel better than I did in my 20’s
@K B i keep my carbs under 100g
@@stryk3r 100g is a *lot* of carbs.
@@folksurvival of vegetables? how else am i suppose to get my 4700mg Potassium
"You know what's stressing them the most? Facebook."
Wow this lecture aged very well!
Excellent. Should be mandatory viewing in every high school in the world.
If you've stumbled across this video you should know that this research is currently changing the way health care professionals are tackling obesity in Europe. This is the future. Watch the whole damn thing, even the science bit.
Then look into all the new research on Keto Diets.
@@normamimosa5991 Japanese people eat lots of carbs and are skinny. It's the avoiding of added sugar and eatting real food that change s things.
@@goodtreeministries3751 Judging by the latest research, that's not the case. All sugar and processed carbs (bread, rice, grains, baked goods, cereals, pasta, even potatoes) cause havoc in our bodies, skinny or fat. It's what they do to the bodies internal systems. Japanese people don't eat even quarter the carbs and sugar that Westerners do, and they don't pig out. Recommend you start watching the loads of heart surgeons, doctors, bio chemists/engineers and other experts talking about this issue and the chronic disease these foods cause. Very enlightening. Find the talks on You Tube -- Keto diets.
There are exactly the same testimonials, similar videos, similar quoting of science by the "high carb low fat" camp. As someone who follows neither, I get amused a lot by reading and watching both sides. Both sides have people who have changed their lives, cured diseases like diabetes, autoimmune syndrome etc and provide robust scientific research to back their claims.
I on the other hand don't believe that any diet is the holy grail. I believe that we have to experiment and discover for ourselves what works best for us in the environment we live in.
All data and science regarding nutrition is statistical and ok on a population level but as an individual, you don't know what part of the statistic your body falls into. So just experiment and discover what works best for you and what you can follow. But don't consider any diet to be the universal solution as everyone is differnet and respind differently yo different foods.
What research and "loads" of experts? The people selling it? lol please
Keto is just another in a long list of fad diets with almost no evidence to support that it's any better than all the other silly fad diets that come and go since it has no magical properties to make the weight loss mechanism any better or worse. And of course, it does not prevent or cure cancer.
Doctor Lustig has changed my life. Thank you Dr. Lustig for opening this subject and digging in deep!!
I’m so glad 😃 I found this. Today is the day I will be inventorying my cabinets/Fridg for all the unhealthy foods I’ve been eating and get on the right track. 🙏❤️😊
Go for it and stick to it, you will love the new you.
I'm crying of joy inside, while I am writing everything down parallel to the talk to understand it deep down.
You can not imagine what a life changer that is to me!!! Thank You!
I love what the internet allows.
Any progress?
ClemensAlive likewise.
Yeah how's it going?
@@aldionsylkaj9654 For progress you need what he says at the end, to eat only high fiber low sugar foods, which are all Whole Foods. So no processed foods, no dairy, no junk food, and really no or very limited meat. Eat vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils nuts and grains.
Must watch for any parent.
any parent? i can say any Human!
I have lost 10kg in just over a two months from cutting out extra fructose. Thank you Dr. Lustig
Hello from 2021 😊 well done!!!! I'm starting my first month without sugar!!!
@@marym3355 9 months later., what are the results. Thank you.
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@@elizdonovan5650 not great, still giving in my sugar cravings 😞
@@marym3355 thanks for honest reply. We’ll have to keep trying.
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@@elizdonovan5650 always
Do the hard work, especially when you don’t feel like it 🗿
I’m working out as I watch this
Hamza
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Dr. Lustig I want you to know , that after your lecture on sugar I totally changed my life and you saved it ! I cut my sugar consumption overall 60-80 % and my life changed. If I did what I did up till today, 12 years later, I would have most certainly have diabetes ! God bless you and thank you for this one too !
Fabulous. 5 year old video and i'm just finding it.
Me too
Yup, this man spitting well argumentent proofable facts..
I'mma listen
Everything he said is true and I went a huge transformation just by stopping consuming refined sugar and starting to fast.
It’s timeless
@@NicE-jq3wv Ye. Found his 2009 video from a recommendation of someone, then this.
Glad I see them. Change my perception a bit more against sugar even if I know this for a while, I didn't took it that serious.
00:04:30 - Worldwide Situation
00:11:03 - Obesity is not the problem
00:14:00 - A calorie is not a calorie
00:18:30 - Myths about obese people
00:23:30 - Science behind behaviour
00:37:28 - Why we have increased insulin?
00:38:35 - Sugar: Addictive and Hazardous
00:39:31 - Sugar & High Fructose Corn Syrup
00:42:00 - Fructose, all around food supply
00:44:00 - Problem 1: Fructose & Ethanol
00:48:48 - Problem 2: The Browning Reaction
00:51:49 - Further proof and causal inference
01:03:19 - Problem 3: Addictive
01:11:12 - Criterias for addiction
01:14:15 - Sources of sugar in our diet
01:19:03 - Our Personal Responsability
01:22:59 - Further Readings
I don't like his politics or his condescending attitude but love his work! I'm grateful for this information that he gives!!! I'm thankful that there are those figuring this all out for us. It's been a very confusing subject for way too long. Listening to this presentation makes sense of it all! I didn't listen to him for a few years due to his attitude. So glad I got over it and could see past it!!!
Can't get enough of this information, it's like a drug. Great job! Thank you for putting in the work.
Dr Lustig is literally a life saver!!
Alright. Just finished the whole thing. I am absolutely terrified. Not only because of the information that was presented, but also because of how systemic and deep rooted this issue is
The poor kids these days, with cola machines right in the schools and horrible carby foods served daily, sports drinks at sports, cupcakes at every birthday party, liquid sugared yogurt being touted as a good kiddie health food. It's no wonder they're doing liver transplants on 6 and 8 year olds from sugar eating.
This is so important and valuable information. We need this in other languages and be accessible to other countries.
I very much enjoyed the update to Dr. Lustig's 1st talk. Again, very informative, and it supports my decision to go keto!
My wife and I noticed something very interesting about sugar consumption and sleep. Back when we were first dating we didn't take in much soda, later on we started making it a regular thing, after a little while we noticed our ability to stay awake was GREATLY decreased and onset of the desire to sleep came MUCH earlier. We went from normally going to sleep around 12am to barely being able to make it to 8pm. At first we couldn't understand what happened and after some thought we could only find one major factor and that was the amount of sugar we were now consuming.
After stopping the sugar, within a week, our sleep pattern went back to normal.
People who initiate a ketogenic diet experience the same thing.
junbug1029 Oh man do I feel amazingly better on a low carb diet. I went on a Psmf diet for a couple weeks, basically eating nothing much chicken breast and mixed veggies and I felt so much better physically and mentally, start eat garbage again and then feel like garbage again.
i have noticed the same thing, i started intermittent fasting, and reducing sugar.
now i never feel tired
Also your age your hormones change.
I started a Ketogenic lifestyle in 2013 and I sleep better, focus better and have a lot more energy. Love my Keto lifestyle and my Exogenous Ketones too!
I'm trying really hard to quit sugar after a lifetime of ridiculous overindulgence. Watching these lectures has been the most effective way of motivating me to make this change, thank you so much for your work and for sharing this with the world for free.
It's really hard. Far more difficult than quitting smoking.
@@Merknilash Tell me about it my dude. I quit heavy weed, alcohol and cigarette habits that started in early adolescence. Still working on the sugar, but getting closer and closer to finding a protocol that works.
Stay strong, we are capable of more than we know.
@@imogensharma How are you doing these days?
I am pre-diabetes for 5 years but I've never been overweight in entire life I'm 59 and active person. This is great info!
I have been in the health food industry for over a decade (since I developed symptoms of diabetes due to the lifestyle I was leading and the doctor did not suggest to me anything else but drugs down the line). So I started reading, certifying, working in health foods and supplements...I have read hundreds of various books on the topic of human functioning.
This video is right on spot - golden!
I did not come accross any controversial or misleading information here and the structure is of this video is also really great.
More power to this man!
(btw: after changing my lifestyle, 10 years later on healthy diet and supplements I not once got those diabetes symptoms ever again!)
I first saw Dr. Lustig's videos about five weeks ago. I banished sucrose from my diet and have so far lost about 9 pounds effortlessly with no calorie counting or measuring. I was not a soda drinker or junk food addict, but I was still probably consuming way more sugar than I realized. I found sugar laced in many of the so-called healthy foods I was eating before, such as cereals, snack bars, flavored non-dairy milks, and breads. I still eat whole grain carbs and fruit, along with vegetables, beans, fish, dairy, and eggs. The first thing I noticed was that I was less hungry throughout the day. I also notice an overall increase in energy and improved mental clarity. I was less tired in general and now I actually want to exercise. Before I had to practically kick myself to gym, and exercising only made me hungry.
you are so right.
Congratulations 🎈 💕👌😍
Not sugar.... fructose also found in alcohol
Could not agree more. Got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 5 weeks ago and the information and literature I’ve seen since is astounding,, I’m down 12 lbs and recent visit to Doc was all good news. Ways to go on plan but my eyes are wide open now. Modern processed food is poison. And politicians and their lobbyist lackeys ( of all persuasion ) are complicit mass murderers.
Yes we were slowly being poisoned. Biochemical alterations to our metabolism by the "toxic chemical" called sucrose.
I wish there was a shorter version of the video for my friends to see. Unfortunately too many people have short attention spans and will never watch the whole video and get to the point.
True, very true. This is possible the same issue behind pulling out the phone in movie theatres during the boring parts.
Set video at 1.5x speed and scroll through comments. Helps to stay on track.
Tell them to juat listen at 2.o speed !
@@wearebacteria also is a calorie a calorie, and fabulous seminar by Stanford uni
@@wearebacteria cool
Dr Lustig is an amazing man. A true leader for helping the people fight against metabolic syndrome. Watching this in august 2021 during covid 19 and this information is needed more than ever!
Why is sucrose in the injections?
Lustig is saying how bad it is, don’t consume it and yet millions have had it injected into their blood system as well as a synthetic toxic spike protein, PEG and graphene.
Totally insane. No wonder people are dropping like flies.
Dear Dr Lustig, thank you for your great presentation and knowledge. I've learned many things even if I live and work near Paris, France. We now can act accordingly and be responsible for our acts. Best wishes to you and your family and team. I've seen your video on suger and fructose, I was shocked and really surprised. Thank you very much for all your inspiration.
Sanja Chapus, a French believer in communication and knowledge.
Eliminating high carb junk and sugar took me from 220 lbs, down to 160 in six months and eliminated my diabetes type 2 and my hypertension. I no longer need bp medication and all my labs are at normal levels.
please give specific examples of foods u stopped eating. THANX
@@MOREHOUSE80 Ice cream, cake, cereals, white bread, soda, sugar with morning coffee. Eat chicken, beef, fish, green vegetables, water, green tea. Their are many eating plans out there. Bottom line NO PROCESSED FOODS or DRINKS.
It's been almost 10 years, the findings, his remarks are still stronger than ever. I'm hoping for an update lecture i.e. Fructose 3.0. Please make it 3 hours long if it needs to be hahaha, I can't have enough of his wisdom and experience.
"Them saying 'we need more proof' is them removing the goal posts"... Brother you nailed it. Food industry is so wicked, all governments of the world are dead silent on it.
Governments are dead silent on it because they receive money from them. You cannot trust these people with anything.
The food industry does not force you to eat something. They make and sell the stuff you vote for by buying it. You are totally responsible for what you shove down your pie hole
It is not the proper function of govt to babysit its citizens -- well, that is, unless you are a leftist in America today
@@pharmies Food obviously cannot "care about your health'. (-; YOU need to care about your health.
It is not someone elses responsibility to care about your health.
@@archimedesmaid3602 nonsense
Brilliant comment. ,,,, Username M, A
Wow! I remember how hungry I was during pregnancy...I would literally eat two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners. I could not stop eating. If that's how overweight and obese people feel all the time, we seriously can't blame them.
Same thing is true for most birth control pills/hormones, some more so than others (such as DepoPrevera).
no I was overweight and it was because I was eating a bunch of eggs and chicken with oil and junk food. As soon as I stopped eating that kind of food I lost weight. As best (or worst) they have conditioned themselves into thinking every meal has to be pure pleasure.
pk eggle you’re correct. That depo shot really messed with my wife after our second child was born. It messed with her eating habits, weight management, sex drive, and mental awareness. A lot of people would say “well that’s just normal hormonal changes after a baby” and normally I would agree but I argue that the depo shot took her well beyond the “normal hormone” change. We’ve had four children and she only received the shot with one of the deliveries and that was the one that was abnormal from the others. The other three she refused to take the shot and she had no issues. It took her many years to get over much of the effects but some still linger. The “powers that be” are feeding us junk from every aspect of our lives and it’s not conducive to a healthy existence and can be argued is killing us.
@@jacobnunya808 nothing wrong with eggs or chicken! its what you cook it in or serve with it! cook it in fat of an animal (it doesnt oxidize as easily as liquid oils). Many people believe seed and nut oils are top priority to get rid of, even before sugar! But eating too much of anything will cause gain, its just easier when you eat fat and sugar together as your body has to deal with the sugar first as its toxic.
@@dana102083 Eating too much of anything, in theory, can cause weight gain but it does not turn out like in the real world. I can easily a thousand calories of bacon on a single sitting, and then again in a few hours. The only natural plant food I can do that with is probably dates which I don't even buy. Eating only super lean meat and eggs might keep me sufficiently full but I do not think they are as healthy as beans and pasta.
how could anyone not like this????? Amazing, moving, inspiring and charismatic doctor!!!
I don't like this.
Learn more ellenwhiteaudio.org/counsels-on-diet-and-foods/
@@ronniessebaggala362 then go eat a shit
@@ronniessebaggala362 that's because... 'You can't handle the truth!'
Becauze their is a epidemic of fatiphobics which is very sad. Instead of getting healthy they celebrate being obese.
Thank you Dr. for your perfect explanation and for taking your time to inform the public on the connections between fructose, metabolic syndrom and deseases. Everybody should educate themselves on these subject in order to stay healthy and you are doing a great job into helping us do that!
I was normal weight and had hypertension, sleep apnea, fatty liver, lifelong allergies, got sick a lot, frequent gas, big mood swings, etc. I had a hemorrhagic stroke that put me in intensive care for a week and was told to basically get on medication for life. instead, I educated myself through Lustig, Fung, Noakes, Berg, Nadir Ali, Low Carb Down Under, etc. and now I eat very little sugar or carbs, no vegetable oil, and intermittent fast daily (and am on day 2 or a 5 day fast). I suffer none of the above anymore and have not been sick in any way in three years now. The food industry is happy to kill us slowly.
Big food makes money making you sick
Big pharma makes money keeping you sick.
If the masses knew this information, the two conglomerates would lobby their savings into keeping the status quo.
Congrats on your better health. Keep at it. The work is never done.
Reading your review made me cry of hapiness for you!!! Keep it up and god bless you
But they demand you get vaccinated because they care about your health. Lol.
I am a 13-year fruitarian and am 64 years of age and eat almost exclusively carbs and occasionally walnuts and a few veggies. I am enrolled in two medical studies as to why my health is excellent including my bone density scans. I have had the flu once in my entire life and a common cold two times in my adult life. Excluding fruit from one's life is absurd. I have six siblings, all younger than I all of who are on meds for high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. I actually have to ingest at least 3k calories to maintain my weight whereas my siblings have been eating the keto diet on and off for decades since it is not sustainable.
@@mistygirl3995 ayyy respect. although 'fruitarian' is a bit intense, but still good on the plantbased :thumbs up:
At 70 years of age and having had a long history of high bp and long standing high a1c in the prediabetes range, I began to change my life style with a low carb ketogenic diet. The results were almost immediate with lower blood sugar spikes and weight loss, less cravings of carbs. Having watched numerous YT presenters on this topic, it was nice to see a complete wrap up by Dr. Lustig on this disease and its cause.
Please watch Dr Jason Fung's videos. They'll be life-changing also. Then find Dr David Perlmutter's videos. First though, Dr Fung. He has series of videos based on his book, The Obesity Code. Look for "Dr Jason Fung, The Obesity Code lectures, why we gain weight, part 1" for the first video.
@@Kyarrix Yes, I have and I am equally impressed.
@@lorettacaputo6997 I'm glad that it is working for you. It's been life-changing for me also. I'm trying to get someone in my life who matters to me to watch these videos and learn about this and so far they are resisting. It would make a profound difference in their life. I'm glad you had already found his videos and books.
I’m stunned by this video by Dr. Lustig calling out all that matters in people/food companies/doctors. Robert is a kind teacher 👨🏫
Note to self: listen again starting around 24:30 it's about the tricky understanding of leptin and insulin.
Aras B Thanks :-)
It's not tricky. These two hormones are super important to our bodies and our fat levels. When you consume too much fructose found in common refined sugar and many processed foods -- you develop insulin and leptin resistance, and this is where all goes to shit for your body. Your body fat skyrockets and you become a fatso.
Lately I’ve been feeling groggy and my productivity has been at a low. It just so happens that I’ve been eating a lot of highly processed sugary foods this past week, more than ever before. It’s gotten to the point where I’ve been feeling constantly agitated and impatient. This isn’t who I am nor is it someone I want to be. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to start reducing my fructose intake, I’ll let y’all know of the results.
Just seen this video in July 2020 and quite thankful to have stumbled on this.
Mmnm
This is changing. My life and explains so much.
Everything I've ate for my whole life contained sugar and fructose. This video really woke me up. Although i am trying to gain weight since I'm bulking, I'll try my best to avoid foods that contain high sugar and only indulge in foods that are low sugar and high fibre since it'll only affect me drastically on my journey to gain weight if i did eat foods that contained huge amounts of sugar such as burgers, pizza etc.
please gain weight by eating more protein... not more fibre. (you should eat lots of fibre but that will not help you gain muscle). highly recommend whey protein powder to supplement an already high protein diet.
Bulking is vanity. Just be concerned about health and longevity.
@@Acts-1322 So is makeup. So is perfume. So is clothes. Etc. So if u use those then just stop. Same logic
i recommend the book Counsels on Diet and Foods and additionally the newstart program; there are some good lectures from Dr. Neil Nedley, Paul Volk
Is there going to be a 3.0? I hope so! It would be great to do a presentation showing the impact of the different types of diet (paleo, carnivore, vegan, atkins, keto, etc).
You should contact someone at the University of California!
Who is this man? I love the way he explains everything. Life changed.
Thank you Dr. Robert. This has changed my life big time. I feel truly educated and feel very smart. Now I’m smarter than someone else. How about that? This was Truly awesome.
Merci Doc Lustig, vous m'avez déjà mis sur la piste d'une meilleur santé.
This is wonderful and truthful presentation. Dr Lustig is a knowledgeable and brave public servant and speaks truthfully. God bless you. Thank you.
Gotta love the sugary cereal (non-skippable) ad I got before the video.
Hamzas dispcline guide🙏🔥
Finally, A fact filled , interesting presentation. Not a sales pitch for any product .
+Jamee Walker ...all his 'facts' are either fabricated or lies.. sorry just research these numbers 'before' you make your own fabrication.
+Charlie Hutch - And your research show what / which numbers, and you got it from where again?
WOW YOU GUYS JUST DON'T GET IT THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE SUGAR THAT IS FOUND IN FRUIT OF ALL THINGS LOLZ THAT'S JUST STUPID.
and Charlie, your quote "all his 'facts' are either fabricated or lies" is just a fabrication of YOUR imagination. You would like for it to be a 'fake' video and "fake' figures... and then you just type those word without even looking away from your screen. And your occupation, specialty and research papers can be found where??
Guss Davey
sounds likke you choose and pick from my comments.. to find a defense ignoring the point... fructose.. Well that's understandable.. The pseudo medical profession has definitely aligned itself with the pseudo health food industry... I guess it is now taught in Medical School that we should not eat fruit... since fruit is the best source of fructose...
God Bless You. You have saved me from the Sin of consuming Sugar. Your ability to explain the problem of Sugar is fantastic. You made me to hate Sugar.
Great Information and presentation, thank you, I will do my best to spread the word,and post this wherever I can.
In Australia, The Heart Institute continues to ignore links between sugar consumption and heart disease. They are carrying out a great disservice to the people.
Thank you for this grand segment. You are brilliant and humorous. To speak such truths and get a point across so strongly is excellent. One thing I did learn, above all, is I must stop drinking Iced Tea. I had NO idea there was so much sugar in there. Used to make home-made and was a teeny thing. But since purchasing name brand from the shops, ARGH !! Couldn't figure out WHAT was causing the problem. Such a veggie lover I am, and not one for dips. Thank you once agin. Take care, all the best, and please keep with the grin !! Warmly, S.
Black tea does have health benefits, just make it at home without the sugar! Or try adding "Stevia" &/or some fresh fruit to your tea...that's how I drink mine
This video changed my life. I was watching this back in 2014 and wondering if I need to change my perspective on sugar and fructose in particular. Though I started to remove sugar from my diet, other lifestyle factors dragged me down the sinkhole, surely albeit gradually. I developed metabolic syndrome and got diagnosed with 11.9 a1c in 2021. I started my journey of recovery with this very video again along with his more recent videos and his books (Metabolical and Fat Chance) and books on IF. Took just 3 months to bring my numbers to 5.5%. I thought it was all beginners luck but kept the regime of low carb-high fat diet and more physically active lifestyle. 2 years have passed and my numbers have further gone down to 5.4% though I have relaxed a bit on carb levels. Thanks to such generous individuals I can focus more on my life goals and family than on having to constantly monitor my BG levels and prick myself with insulin needles.
One of the Dr's who fiercely challenges big food companies when it come to sugar
Applause Dr Lustig ! I always knew there was more going on than calories in and out and why I became "overweight" in my teens.
I would love to see how the stats changed since this video been made. This is so interesting so easy to understand just like the previous one . Keep the good work brother )
am so GLAD I discovered your podcasts; I have battled with liver disease for over 30 yrs. Have tried to learn what I can about nutrition and such to point I would quit eating...till I started passing out. TODAY at 75 I know that doesn't work...AM absolutely appalled there are obese infants!! THANK YOU FOR PUTTING this info out to we who haven't a clue where to look or find answers.
Great video, so clear, interesting and Exciting. I for a long time believed that obesity was more complex then overeating and lack of exercise. This is so amazing. Maybe just maybe we can be able to break through this epidemic, and really help people. This is good stuff,
thank you
I learned alot about fructose and also about leptin... Thank you! This video is really valuable.
I love listening to Dr Lustig and Dr Fung. They’re both awesome and very smart doctors! They do not only take their work seriously but also take their heart and mind to their work which what makes them the best of the best doctors out there! Because of the TH-cam videos of these two awesome doctors as well as Dr. Ekberg, Dr. Berg, & Dr. Mandell’s, I am now on IT & Keto diet and have completely get rid of sugary foods and drinks for nearly 2 months now. I want to be healthy and feel healthier and be around for my grandchildren to be. Your videos are surely an eye opening for many of us. Thank you all so much for your advocacy, hard work, and help! You guys are saviours!
Thanks for pointing out several doctors. I'll take a look.
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Went off sugar & wheat in 1978 my health & weight improved dramatically never got sick. Then in 2000 the News started pushing whole wheat by 2001 health declined dramatically by 2010 on complete decline (alzheimer, vertigo, chemical, light & sound sensitives & chronic fatigue) searched for 6 years for a Dr that could help. Finally found one, changed diet, liver & gallbladder cleanses, and detoxing gave me my life back. Our processed food is killing us.
Thank you. You explain this so well. I've really enjoyed listening to your informative lectures. I've shared them with my sisters and a Co worker of mine.
I quit sugar because it was decaying my teeth. Had to go in for a root canal and I dont want to ever do that again.
This is the only thing said in this video that is true.
Your vids are so eye opening and are really helping me on my 100lb weight loss journey. Thanks for the valuable info
I love that i can just start watching from any part of the video and it feels like i instantly understand what hes talking about.
Here from Hamza again after his community post.
Who is that and what does he have to do with nutrition?
@@Kyarrix So if you see most of the recent comments on here are mentioning hamza ahmed because he made a post about weight loss and mentioned this video. He is a self improvement channel.
Great lecture. Impressive guy. Impressive message.
Until watching Dr Lustig I'd drink a 6 pack of Coke per day (plus chips, Snickers, McDonald's, Haagen Daaz).
After 1 mo of NO PROCESSED FOOD & NO STARCH, I've lost 13 lbs. One month.
5'7". Aug: 197 lb. Dec: 177 lb. Lost 20 lbs. 1 lb of salad & tuna or chicken & mixed nuts. Daily walk on treadmill set to "random" @ 4mph, plus each weight machine for 15 reps (nonstop). 1:15 work out.
Awesome! I replaced white starches with Ezekiel bread for carbs...get the kind in orange wrapper. Toast it. It's also a complete protien... I'm down over 40
That’s great dudeee
@@laraoneal7284 , i quit cold turkey. I'm single without family so the thought of becoming paralyzed frightened me. Scared Straight. Dying is ok. I just don't want to become paralyzed. Once you stop and actually do exercises, then water is delicious.
1hourOfLove dr lustig
Be aware that Tuna is high in mercury.
The most meaningful public speech on food and health of the fifty years in every developed and developing country in our planet
Great video, so informative. Thank you Dr. Lustig!!
Great video and very solid explanation of the biochemistry. However, I think the role of glucose is downplayed by Dr Lustig. Excess glucose causes rise in insulin which simple carbs like flour/polished rice do trigger. So even if you're having a fructose free diet but rich in glucose, you're definitely exposing yourself to the risks of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Absolutely wonderful presentation! Bravo, Doctor!
This was sent to me by my best friend. The entire way I think about food just changed. This answered so many questions I’ve had about calories. I unintentionally did a study on myself a few months ago. I added alcohol in place of other calories. Nothing else changed. I’ve maintained my body weight for over a year without any effort. In two months I gained 20lbs. It makes so much sense now after seeing this. The other interesting thing that I noticed, was my soda intake went down and my water intake went up. And it’s remained that way. After I stopped substituting alcohol for other calories, I still do not want soda. I want water. I’m still trying to figure that out…
I can’t wait to watch the first video he has referenced!