Sugar -- the elephant in the kitchen: Robert Lustig at TEDxBermuda 2013

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  • @tumourfreetim
    @tumourfreetim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1000

    To fight stage 4 lung cancer I made 39 diet and lifestyle changes. No refined sugar was 1st change. Given 3 months to live in feb 2017. Today happily tumourfreetim

  • @hmw1341
    @hmw1341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Food is truly medicine. 20 years here without ANY added sugar or refined starches (flour, processed foods with flour, etc.) after I learned it would help me eliminate epilepsy. Zero seizures in 20 years as a result without meds!

    • @Amy-fk5we
      @Amy-fk5we 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wow! Thanks for sharing I will share with my epileptic friend.

    • @sallybowles2781
      @sallybowles2781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      bless you! I wish more people believed and helped themselves

    • @hmw1341
      @hmw1341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sallybowles2781 Thank you! Desperation and misery can really inspire you, trust me! Only reason I ever made the change. God bless you as well!

    • @Mindamasta
      @Mindamasta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carnivore diet FTW!

    • @JohnBauman-h6d
      @JohnBauman-h6d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the big pharms are disappointed to learn that

  • @dirkmoore4224
    @dirkmoore4224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    "Real food doesn't come with a label."

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey Dirk* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Juho you get the message though.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Juho you can criticize anything.
      But criticizing without knowing the truth is simply wrong. Ask me what do you want to know and I will tell you.

    • @joanlynch5271
      @joanlynch5271 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need to read the label.

    • @vip878
      @vip878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hemanrocks9249 Tai Chi, meditation and exercises work too. Just eat "true food"

  • @robmckay875
    @robmckay875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I lost 60 lbs just by cutting sugar, carbs, only drinking water, and doing 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week. It sucked at the start. But, now I'm straight-up addicted. I didn't have abs in high school, but have them at 32!

    • @musicfundi
      @musicfundi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good for you!

  • @jeffreyphillips4182
    @jeffreyphillips4182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I quit all types of sugar including fruit in November 2019. 3.5 months later I'm nearly 40lbs lighter. I work out 5 days a week, eat mostly protein and veggies, and I'm 71 years old. Started at 235lbs, now down to 195lbs, im 6' tall, medium build, in great shape, and it started by not eating sugar. Amazing

    • @wolfpackflt670
      @wolfpackflt670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Whole fruit sugar is NOT the same as table sugar.

    • @jeffreyphillips4182
      @jeffreyphillips4182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@wolfpackflt670 let me write a retraction. I eat 2 or 3 dates about once a week, so I am eating a little, but absolutely no processed sugar, at least not that I know of. I'm still 40lbs lighter than I was 4 months ago and feel great

    • @alanblazek1653
      @alanblazek1653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Way to go!

    • @denisledoux867
      @denisledoux867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wolfpackflt670 MUCH less deleterious than cane sugar, but it turns into a sugar

    • @denasharpe2393
      @denasharpe2393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you could do it...l Can too..starting now.

  • @gekiryudojo
    @gekiryudojo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    there are 56 names for Sugar. the first one should be POISON.

    • @GuntherL1
      @GuntherL1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Not entirely true. Sugar doesn't have to be a problem if you consume it moderately like our grandparents.

    • @gekiryudojo
      @gekiryudojo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      GuntherL1 you have no Idea food is not he same anymore ie EVERYTHING kellogg's makes is high in HFCS and it was not in your grandparents day. just one example

    • @GuntherL1
      @GuntherL1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      gekiryudojo I have a very good idea since I avoid sugar in all forms. However, if you limit your intake drastically, a bit of sugar won't poison you. For most Americans that means that they have to dump all soft drinks, processed meals, cereal and sugary snacks. That would enable them to eat a sugary desert every one or two weeks without negative consequences. Unfortunately, we have lost that balance completely.

    • @lifeisgolden01
      @lifeisgolden01 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very true...

    • @swen6797
      @swen6797 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@GuntherL1 poison is always about dose. Just because sugar as poison acts slowly does not mean it is not a poison; just like anything that kills us slowly. EMF and microwave radiation from our electronic devices is also poison.

  • @AlexHop1
    @AlexHop1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Thanks! 20 years ago, I realized that I was addicted to sugar in all its forms (molasses, honey, etc.). Sugar was devastating my health--I was overweight, pre-diabetic, and having trouble with cavities. I also obsessed about food issues, with lots of guilt and unhappiness.
    So, I stopped eating sugar in all its forms. It was hard, but only for a few weeks. After quitting for years at a time, I relapsed a few times--thinking, like an alcoholic, that I could eat just a little sugar. But, due to the build-up of tolerance, a little sugar led to a lot. I, finally, realized that I could never eat sugary sweets again. I eat mostly unprocessed foods and avoid as much as possible the sugar in salad dressings, etc. I use stevia as a sweetener, which gives me no health problems and has 0 calories.
    I'm 70 now. My weight is normal; I'm extremely active and healthy--I take no medications at all. Not eating sugar has freed me from food hangups and health problems. If you want the details of why Lustig is so anti-sugar, read his book "The Hacking of the American Mind."

    • @call5277
      @call5277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      A little bit of raw unpasteurized honey is still good. Other than sweet fruits, That's the only sugar I have everyday.

    • @veryconfused9768
      @veryconfused9768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you for recommending the book

    • @robincrowflies
      @robincrowflies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm 54 and quit drinking wine a couple of months ago--which has resulted in massive sugar cravings. I've been feeling awful, so started doing research. Your experience is in my toolkit. ;-)

    • @Prodigious1One
      @Prodigious1One 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for your testimony. I'm trying to avoid eating added sugar and grains this year.

    • @Lolijox
      @Lolijox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you for this comment! Sugar has ruined my life too, and I'm only 35 years old. Have gout/kidney stones, and I'm working on eliminating sugar out of my diet, and getting my uric acid levels back to normal.

  • @Komso47
    @Komso47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Mr. Robert Lustig, you have my greatest respect. Amazing speech. I heard decades of dedication behind every Sentence. Blessed to have stepped upon your video.

    • @SariAlShammari
      @SariAlShammari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This guy been researching this since 1995 so yeah, and check his other videos he goes into more expansive details about everything. "is calorie a calorie" and " sugar the bitter truth" are a must to watch

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stepped upon your video? No respect! Lol

  • @prisilagotay84
    @prisilagotay84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Beautiful message! I'm very happy for the exposure of such an important information. I'm an 81 year old lady, who decided 30 years ago to study on my own why I was experiencing some awful symptoms. In the beginning, I presented them to my doctor, his treatment didn't work. So I decided to read about some posible solutions. I happened to find a company that distributes some natural products, but they also educate about how to change our eating habits, excercise, and have a positive mental attitude. Ever since I became a constant client. I decided to follow their advice. I also started to use their wonderful products for all those years. Ever since, when I go for my routinary check up, doctors are amazed to see an old lady that has no kinds of ailments. I'm saying this to support your wonderful mission to awaken up the citizens to go back to normal. Keep up your good work!

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey, Grandma* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @rachelcoleman4693
      @rachelcoleman4693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What is your diet like?

  • @lindiwephafudi6921
    @lindiwephafudi6921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I stopped having sugar and processed foods.
    I had no period cramps at all this month. And I lost 13kg in 3 weeks.
    I will continue with this lifestyle as I feel good🙂.... And bloating has fallen💗

    • @c_farther5208
      @c_farther5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You lost 28 lbs in 21 days? Oh my god, that is fantastic.

    • @tegistkebede2917
      @tegistkebede2917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Congratulations

    • @yashasvijain1027
      @yashasvijain1027 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Share ur diet

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Listen* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @christinam935
      @christinam935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      13kg loss in 3 weeks??? Really? Sounds way too quick :O

  • @JConestar
    @JConestar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Why does this only have 1.5M views? This is one of the most truthful and impactful Ted talks ever.

    • @sushantsaurabh10100
      @sushantsaurabh10100 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because we THE people are more interested in those social media cringey videos rather than improving ourselves 😩😩

    • @kathleengagnon9010
      @kathleengagnon9010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@sushantsaurabh10100 6

    • @suemarguerite8127
      @suemarguerite8127 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe because of the delivery? The way he's dressed? I had the sound off and was just reading subtitles last night after everyone went to sleep and it was informative and really pulled me in. Didn't finish it last night, so this morning I have the sound on and am watching and listening and honestly, I've stopped watching at the 20-minute mark because he is so aggressive and sounds so angry and then goes after libertarians (I am not a libertarian, but any group singled out is just wrong -- they didn't cause this as far as I know) and just seems holier than thou and YUCK! Where was HE 40 years ago? I hope he was sounding the alarm then, because I am totally turned off by this. I am here asking WHY are you so angry with me? It's not like he's angry at the system, he's angry with ME (or libertarians, but I'm bearing the brunt of it). Where was I 40 years ago? Why wasn't I doing something? I get it ... don't eat sugar, the food industry sucks. The rest is aggressive, angry diatribe that has left me feeling SO uncomfortable ... and not in a good way. There are other TEDx talks that get their point across much more eloquently and thought-provokingly -- watch "Sugar is Not a Treat" by Jody Stanislaw - TEDxSunValley. This dude is just too angry AT me instead of WITH me.

    • @brianohehir9515
      @brianohehir9515 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because big business and big pharma are screwing us. Time to wake up world we are on the losing end of this deal!

  • @KoljaBeckmann_music
    @KoljaBeckmann_music 9 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Followed his recommendations. No Sugar. No Alcohol. And I wasn't eating that much. But sugar was hidden in all the food. Lost 10cm round the belly while eating like crazy. Only the right things! Lustig is a GENIUS!

    • @PiretBCN
      @PiretBCN 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +Pr0fit5 Yeah, it makes me laugh that I can lose so much weight, gain so much strength while eating delicious food like a pig whenever I want. I just had to quit sugar (incl hidden sugar, e.g. fruit) and simple carbs (wheat, potatoes etc.). Most of the time I eat fish and vegetables (mainly the ones that grow above the ground) and I feel awesome. I plan to start eating small amounts of fruit and berries in the future.
      Funnily enough I also sleep much better and I read online that after switching to my diet, you can get sleep problems. Weird. Maybe I am a mutant.

    • @Icemario87
      @Icemario87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PiretBCN Which vegetables grow above ground?

    • @amandamcnamara1617
      @amandamcnamara1617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Icemario87 leaves, flowers, stalks...

    • @Icemario87
      @Icemario87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amandamcnamara1617 thanks

    • @htimsid
      @htimsid ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the knowledge has been there for decades. A huge thank you to John Yudkin and Robert Lustig and Tim Noakes (amongst others)!

  • @sabah3585
    @sabah3585 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    this guy is a hero God bless him

    • @SamGriffithsx
      @SamGriffithsx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      girl 101 his promoting dead animals to be eaten which causes diseases and diebetes watch dr Neil Bernard

    • @Leo9ine
      @Leo9ine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sam TheMan When did he say a damn thing about eating meat? He said less sugar and that's it. Go be mad about something else if you're so desperate to get offended.

    • @SamGriffithsx
      @SamGriffithsx 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leo fine he is promoting high fat and saturated fat making people fat and sick like him

    • @djthedadiofficial
      @djthedadiofficial 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't mind the offended vegan's in the room

    • @downbntout
      @downbntout 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      how about an unoffended one, go ahead, take yr best shot

  • @johnshrader1655
    @johnshrader1655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    What an excellent speaker! Diction, tone and timing is first rate. And the message-over consumption of sugar is a public health crisis, is well argued.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey, John* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @ItsJojiJoj
    @ItsJojiJoj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    “You are blind from diabetes, until you become blind from diabetes” - mic drop.

    • @callummacleod649
      @callummacleod649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      to then from

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Juho What scam, you doubting thomas.

    • @gorgig9136
      @gorgig9136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Will be better "You are blind about diabetes, until..."

    • @robertporter6527
      @robertporter6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gorgig9136
      Until you are blind WITH diabetes!

    • @DarkKnight-db1dy
      @DarkKnight-db1dy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That sends chills down my spine.

  • @judymanning2538
    @judymanning2538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Love this man's morals and integrity

  • @rogershirley2857
    @rogershirley2857 9 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    Superb talk by a clever and passionate human being. Ignore his advice at your peril.

    • @TheJdmartinjax
      @TheJdmartinjax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Medicare will "go broke" bc w $20 T in Pentagon "accounting ERRORS😡" in just the last 20 years - nobody EVER SAYS " How will we pay for THAT??"

    • @rainbowbrite0312
      @rainbowbrite0312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Redz

    • @jesuslovesyou919
      @jesuslovesyou919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amazing knowledge & passion for mankind

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Roger you are right* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @InvestingForTomorrow24
      @InvestingForTomorrow24 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheJdmartinjax Ask millions of brain-dead voters who elected a bloated presidint in 2016 and all those over the past 50 years who bought into the jive that government is "the problem"

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This was in my Watch Later queue for months.
    Glad I finally found time to watch it.
    And I still think we just scratched the surface of this.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      See some more Ted talks on diabetes reversal with diet

  • @cefarther3945
    @cefarther3945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This man should be on networks, all over the media, he is so brilliant. He does a video on fructose and sugar, it is awesome, impressive, smart.

  • @PetraTodd
    @PetraTodd ปีที่แล้ว +25

    In Chile they clearly label high sugar food as being hazardous in the same way as they do for cigarettes. And the food companies have responded by decreasing sugar to avoid the labeling. We could use that here.

  • @dillamadukes21
    @dillamadukes21 8 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    This was a powerful speech. I'll be paying much closer attention to what I eat moving forward.

  • @timwrightfamily740
    @timwrightfamily740 7 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I feel so lucky my mom in a wild experiment in the late 70s took us off sugar for two years. Completely changed my path towards being heavy my whole life.

    • @kenneth.topp.
      @kenneth.topp. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      smart mom.

    • @leoperes812
      @leoperes812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At 00:08:11 minutes he got a little "joker" crazy tone of voice ... but yeah

    • @jonathontsamantanis
      @jonathontsamantanis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am 100% off sugar took me to 49 but my GOD I will never go back

    • @SuperOlds88
      @SuperOlds88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Took you off "sugar" as in fructose or took you also off all the thousands of processed foods that have fructose in them?

    • @annettezemser139
      @annettezemser139 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SuperOlds88

  • @larry89
    @larry89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I've just adapted the Keto Diet + Intermittent Fasting. My psoriasis (which I had for 6 months) disappeared within 2 weeks. Society needs a paradigm shift in what we think about food. The industry has literally poisoned us for years. I'm so glad that many of us on the internet are connecting and waking up. I wish the best for all.

    • @gowanderlustwithme
      @gowanderlustwithme 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your meat is poisoning you!

    • @lfidarraga
      @lfidarraga 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The industry is not purposely trying to poison us.
      It's viciated by our own cravings.

    • @valisok
      @valisok ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gowanderlustwithme it's mostly the red meats that poison us because there is red #40 added to them but I think meat like chicken (except chlorine-washed) are safe

  • @deborahmcleod-morris6290
    @deborahmcleod-morris6290 8 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    3 weeks ago, I cut out all sugar out of my diet. I went on a low carb/high fat diet. some call it a keto diet. I have lost 15 lbs., my energy is up, my auto-immune symptoms are going way down, I have my life back. It's not that hard to do, there are many substitutes for sugar, erythritol, stevia, etc. My husband has also lost the same amount of weight, and his afternoon slumps are gone, his skin looks brighter, we're both happier. I didn't realize just how bad sugar was for our bodies til we adopted this way of eating and eliminating sugar and all but 20 grams of carbs per day.

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +5piles If I cut out carbs, I would feel sick and anemic. I read somewhere that it depends on blood type and ethnicity. Being I'm mainly Hispanic and Chinese, rice and noodles are a HUGE stable in my diet. I can't imagine living without them. I could live without meat, but I can't give up the rice and noodles. Sorry. Atkins and Keto diets can kiss my ass.

    • @deborahmcleod-morris6290
      @deborahmcleod-morris6290 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yusiley Sierra there are no carbs necessary for human survival

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Deborah McLeod-Morris
      Yea, whatever tell that to the millions of people who are alive today due to rice and pasta. >_>

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +5piles
      That's a gross oversimplification of everything about the human body.
      Fatigue can come from a lot of things, including poor lighting, vitamin deficiency, overactive immune system, food, drugs, hormones, allergies, bad/weak lungs, weak/clogged vascular system, coffee withdrawal (neuro-vascular constriction) or the disruption of your sleep patterns.
      Carb deficiency is an unlikely cause of fatigue.
      It's not impossible, but it's unlikely.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Yusiley Sierra
      Yeah, I've never liked the idea of cutting carbs.
      The work I do is like doing a math exam for 6.5 hours a day.
      For me, cutting carbs would probably be like pinching the fuel line on a race car and then sticking it into a race.

  • @taioubai6264
    @taioubai6264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How articulate & calm he is!

  • @alessandroschiavetta7966
    @alessandroschiavetta7966 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    These kind of videos are very important for our health. Everybody should see them!

  • @AndiAndrea
    @AndiAndrea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That was the most cogent Ted talk I have ever watched. Thank you my good sir.

  • @martinmakau1138
    @martinmakau1138 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how he speaks. This is how a professional delivers

  • @22patch22
    @22patch22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    its amazing from these comments how many people still dont seem to get it going on about why they cant cut out all carbs..you dont need to ...just the sugar..without the sugar you will self regulate because it will be the first time you have listened to your body without the interference of sugar

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's because the biggest epidemic in the world is not even being talked about .....
      .......
      The biggest epidemic in the world is stupidity.

    • @esthetics4512
      @esthetics4512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hemanrocks9249 fully agree man

  • @gorgig9136
    @gorgig9136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dr. Lustig is one the best scientistic in USA.It's joy to listening.I was sugar addicted.
    Now I spent more time to read labels of food, to avoid any sugar.

  • @carolinawanderlust
    @carolinawanderlust 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    THE BEST TEDTALK I have ever watched! Love how you delivered the FACTS! Spot on! Congrats! Def sharing this to everybody I know.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey Beautiful* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @Pepesplants
    @Pepesplants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Doc needs a National stage to address the masses. Bavo!! The Truth needs to be spoken far and wide.

  • @jv3331
    @jv3331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mandatory viewing for everybody on the planet ... Bravo Dr Lustig! Please share this as much as possible ...and don’t stop!

  • @seethegalaxy
    @seethegalaxy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is absolutely brilliant. Listen to this man!

  • @RosiBed3650
    @RosiBed3650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is one of his most captivating concise talks.
    I bow to this man. He helped me a lot already. 👏🎊

  • @karlj324
    @karlj324 8 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    I looked at the ingredients in my fridge and found sugar in almost everything..I.e. Chicken Broth and Mayonnaise...WHY???

    • @MaryFeatherstone
      @MaryFeatherstone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Addiction to foods. Sugar is highly addictive. Why do you think McDonalds soak their french fries in usage water? The brain/body prefers fat for fuel. It is a cleaner fuel. If you do more research you will find that sugar/bad carbs are causing so many health issues over time. Google keto diet and ? whatever - and disease or health condition you can think of.

    • @liamfan
      @liamfan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That would be lactose, a naturally occurring sugar in milk, that appears as 'sugar' in plain yogurt, not added sugar. Compare it to the sugar in fruit-preserve filled yogurt, and you'll see the difference.

    • @luv2ride564
      @luv2ride564 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Because the food processing industry knows it is addicting, so when you eat the mayo with sugar added your brain says Ummm, this mayo tastes better, so buy it next time! Same with canned beans, ketchup, salad dressings, etc. If you quit ALL sources of processed sugars for at least 30 days, unsweetened foods will taste so much better, and sweetened foods will taste waaay too sweet. The food manufacturers know this, they want us to keep buying processed foods so it's added to everything so we have a hard time excluding it UNLESS we read every label or just quit eating anything processed in any way. If you need sweetener for coffee or tea, you can safely use stevia extract, not Truvia or other processed stevia, only pure extract.

    • @FB-mw5gv
      @FB-mw5gv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      A good tip for you.
      You can purée dates or even apples so they make a paste. Then you can use that sugar instead of unnatural ones.

    • @jilliansmith7123
      @jilliansmith7123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Karl J: odds are, that's "salad dressing" and not mayonnaise. Real Mayo doesn't contain sugar, but "salad dressing", i.e., Miracle Whip type dressing, does.

  • @birdiehall7817
    @birdiehall7817 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "I don't believe in common sense. I believe the data." Excellent talk.

    • @anuragrpande
      @anuragrpande 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Makes you think about why the two aren't the same

  • @Barb6106
    @Barb6106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dr. Lustig is a gift to humanity. I watched all his videos.. just found this one. He is BRILLIANT.. and right. It’s up to every one of us…and to help our kids too. Please…save yourselves.

  • @rorbber
    @rorbber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've been changing my life now from watching this guy and others similar to him for over a year now,
    And my life is slowly changing in a positive way thankyou sir for your time and effort s for humanity 🙏 ❤️.

  • @alliehusky5138
    @alliehusky5138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My mind exploded at - “Don’t tell me what to it, well you’ve already been told what to it” 🤯🤯🤯

    • @carolinaangele7547
      @carolinaangele7547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol, I got confused with “ it” instead of “ eat”

  • @VickiKech
    @VickiKech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks to Dr. Lustig for fighting the good fight.

  • @alexsegal5653
    @alexsegal5653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Dr. Lustig has been my sugar guru for years. I am six years without sweeteners of any kind natural or artificial. Yes, if I eat in a restaurant they nip it in to things, but never have I eaten ice cream, cake, pie, cookies, juice. After years of yoyo dieting my weight has been stable within a few pounds for six years.

  • @ZedP
    @ZedP ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the best TEDx speeches I ever heard. Dr Lustig understands both medicine and politics.
    Unfortunately, we haven't moved too much since this speech.

  • @SarahtheDietitian
    @SarahtheDietitian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    One of my favorite talks. Really gets good around 10:40. A calorie is not a calorie, sugar is cause of diabetes, get RID of the processed food and EAT REAL FOOD!

  • @MrMarcol29
    @MrMarcol29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    900 fools thumbed down ! So sad . This man is someone you must believe. He will save your life .

    • @PeaceToall462
      @PeaceToall462 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They work in the food industry 😅

  • @lpw9610
    @lpw9610 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    THANK YOU! Dr. Lustig! Save our children...

  • @irinagalutva5003
    @irinagalutva5003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mr. Robert, you are AWESOME, simply THE BEST!!! Thank you!!!

  • @robinsmith1218
    @robinsmith1218 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dr. Lustig, I watched this TED talk when it was new, and I still watch you ALL the time. I was a hard sell (I was convinced being vegan was more important--now I eat meats), but now I'm totally on Team Lustig.

  • @jacksonj69
    @jacksonj69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Omg this is the best video I've seen in my life! I'm taken away by this mans presentation and who ever helped with this great job to you as well!

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey Jesse* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @Ernst45
    @Ernst45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Best speech ever

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Let me tell you how ingrained sugar is in today's schools. When I was still in HIGH SCHOOL (I am 70-years old now), I remember when they removed the vending machines containing fresh apples and oranges, and replaced them with candy machines. When parents complained about it, the government told the candy manufacturers that they had to offset the selling of all these sugary candies with something "educational." So they immediately complied. They started showing 'educational' films in the classroom, ON THE HISTORY OF THE TOOTSIE ROLL!!! I can't make something like this up, this really happened. All major corporations are criminal organizations in disguise.

    • @vesnarysdale5983
      @vesnarysdale5983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤯

    • @dstarrgod
      @dstarrgod ปีที่แล้ว

      Capitalism at it's finest. $$$ over life.

    • @tiffsaver
      @tiffsaver ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dstarrgod
      Just wait until Fuhrer Schwab takes over...

  • @jetsfan201
    @jetsfan201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Great information. I learning more every day. Sugar is in everything. I now walk around a store and observe peoples shopping carts. Its amazing how people in America still don't get it. I keep talking about this but it falls on deaf ears. So i appreciate your efforts and teaching us how to spread the word. I just wish company's would be more caring about what there doing to us. There are plenty of other problems we can move on to.

    • @philipo5259
      @philipo5259 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're so right, but it's not just the US it's the same in the UK. The company I work for sends a 'wellness' package to employees each month and for the most part it's either a patronising message, junk food or chocolate...

  • @sallybowles2781
    @sallybowles2781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THis paediatrician is really tuned in with society's largest problems, bless him

  • @barbaracastleton4337
    @barbaracastleton4337 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you Dr. Lustig. Any survey of the foods advertised on children's programs will reveal cups of sugar daily, not just teaspoons. If we won't allow cigarette advertising, why on earth do we condone sugary products and empty, processed calories? Children want what they see. It is our job not to permit toxins in their environment.

  • @tristramgordon8252
    @tristramgordon8252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I was a kid and a boy scout, we were taught to start our campfires with sugar, that’s when you really see how much energy is in it

  • @karld1791
    @karld1791 10 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Part of the reason sugar is in all our food is because high fructose corn syrup is so cheap because the government subsidizes corn growing through the farm bill.

    • @Icemario87
      @Icemario87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, indeed. Government is always the source of all evils.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Right Karl* One more thing ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @davidgroves4512
      @davidgroves4512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Icemario87 The (HFCS) High Fructose Corn Syrup Genome was created in 1965. Newly elected President Ronald Regan, in 1982 signed into law quotas that remain in effect to this day, placing high quotas on imported sugar cane, which raised the price of domestic sugar twice the global market. In 1994 President Ronald Regan disclosed that he was diagnosed with Alzhiemers disease scientist are studing the determental effects of HFCS. We live in a society where profits are more important that health.

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reagan, not Regan

    • @probrickgamer
      @probrickgamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@davidgroves4512 you do realize you proved the point of the guy you responded to right?

  • @bettinaclairmont8074
    @bettinaclairmont8074 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I started cutting out sugar 25 days ago, and dropped from 156.5 pounds to 150 pounds during that time. I've got another 10 pounds (at least!) to lose, so I'll be continuing it. And even after that, I doubt I'll ever go back to sugar. Having lost my mother (who was overweight) to a premature heart attack, I don't want to go down that same path.

  • @rowddyone3570
    @rowddyone3570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dr. Lustig for president!

  • @Chosenandtrusted
    @Chosenandtrusted 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I'm native Seminole and don't do the American diet or fast-food like Taco Bell. Death Food! No Mucus No Disease!

    • @TerryPullen
      @TerryPullen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "No mucus No disease" Great band name.

    • @shelostit8008
      @shelostit8008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s actually nothing wrong with American cooking. There are two types of diets here, American cuisine and fast-food-too-busy-and tired-to-care diet. The last one is more of a business than diet,

  • @InvestingForTomorrow24
    @InvestingForTomorrow24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sugar free for three years 20 years ago and limiting the amount of sugar intake thereafter, but expensive dentistry awoke me to the fact that I was again consuming enough sugar to deteriorate my health. Sugar is in most of the food, it's advertised everywhere, nearly everyone you meet is addicted to it. Thanks to Dr. Lustig for spelling it out once more: sugar is a crippling addiction

  • @jayakumarn3058
    @jayakumarn3058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Worth watching like a mantra everyday.
    Sugar is most addictive substance.

  • @siobhanbianco6522
    @siobhanbianco6522 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think this guy is great! I just hope he continues to educate, and make the world aware of this very real problem - Well done again Dr Lustig! - Please, Please can we have some more of the same - Siobhan UK

  • @ranjitjadhav6145
    @ranjitjadhav6145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1000 years back Ayurvedic text in India, told this science.
    Once eating in a whole day ( 24 hours) become great monk.
    Two times eating in whole day leads to healthy human.
    Frequent eating (more than three)
    leads to ill or unhealthy.
    Eat food like medicine.

  • @kk70x7
    @kk70x7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I agree with everything EXCEPT raising taxes. Why is junk food so cheap? Subsidies! Why should we pay to subsidize and also pay a tax to consume. REMOVE THE SUBSIDIES! Let sugar and corn products be their real prices before we add a tax on for every. Why is that never discussed???

  • @CounterCultureHealthcch1821
    @CounterCultureHealthcch1821 8 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    It should be understood that this talk is about SUGAR and not all carbohydrates. The fiber found in whole food carbohydrates is the difference here. Even sugars from fruits are fine so long as the fiber is still intact.

    • @richardrussell4065
      @richardrussell4065 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, quality fruits and such

    • @Wowzersdude-k5c
      @Wowzersdude-k5c 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's bull. Go watch Penn and Teller's "Organic Food is Bullshit" episode. It's pretty enlightening. The main point they make is that without engineered farming, most of the world would starve. The whole "GMO" thing has been debunked pretty thoroughly by science. Lot's of anti-GMO people read some of these studies and draw FALSE conclusions from them (conclusions the scientists who WROTE the fucking paper do not make). That's why it is not a good idea to read academic papers unless you're an expert in the field. Most anti-GMO people are wholly scientifically illiterate. They are NO DIFFERENT from the idiots who say "vaccines cause autism."

    • @DarkoFitCoach
      @DarkoFitCoach 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      no better to avoid those carbs also, no reason to eat carbs really

    • @downbntout
      @downbntout 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you get your health information from...entertainers?

    • @shieh.4743
      @shieh.4743 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      bustinasscoach I eat low carb, but I don't think it's necessary for everyone to take out all natural carbohydrates. Vegetables are great for you, a piece of fruit a day is fine for most people, and some can even handle more. Insulin sensitive people can even handle things like sour dough bread, potatoes and rice. Not everyone is the same and the body can and will metabolize glucose and/or manufacture it. If you are lean, active and young, upwards of 100 grams of carbs might be fine. Others do better on less. Others on a ketogenic diet.

  • @rosemary7808
    @rosemary7808 10 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've kicked sugar out of my life and it's life changing!!

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Great Rose, * one more thing ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You just don't quit do you?

  • @firstgenchevelleman
    @firstgenchevelleman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wish I saw this 10yrs ago

  • @JohanLofgren-jc4mh
    @JohanLofgren-jc4mh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't want Big food industry or goverement in my kitchen. I want doc Lustig in my kitchen!

  • @Demortixx
    @Demortixx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this again for motivation

  • @ISTsports
    @ISTsports 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great talk Doc! I am a trainer, holistic practitioner, and sports performance coach and trying to educate people about sugar, dairy, gluten, and exercise is soooooo frustrating. Wake up people.....your health is precious and it is YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!!!!!!

  • @priscillamorton4525
    @priscillamorton4525 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great talk. Like alcohol, sugar is unlikely to be made illegal, and we would need to show conclusive evidence of harm in order to tax it like tobacco. It's amazing to me how we continue to subsidize sugar and corn, creating this gap between what people can afford and what's healthy to eat.

  • @sherrysherry1083
    @sherrysherry1083 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow - loved it!! I got referred to watch this and it's amazing. Thank you.

  • @vincewhite5087
    @vincewhite5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I went keto, cut out sugar, juice drinks, soda, refined carbs, cut way back on weight products. The personal responsibility of children is the parents. I started ‘Time restricted eating ‘( I eat, once a day for 3 days a week). I fast 3-4 days a week. Have low blood sugars, check it several times a day, and keto numbers got. Cholesterol numbers good, and dropping triglycerides, and increased HDL I get called ‘Whole Food Guy’ all the time. SHOWED THEM IT COSTS EQUAL OR LESS TO EAT AS I do.
    We cook & make almost all we eat.

  • @vivienly5722
    @vivienly5722 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I adore the solution proposed at the end, bravo!!!

  • @UrMOMsaidiTok
    @UrMOMsaidiTok 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think this video is supremely well done!

  • @Elizabeth-ik1vt
    @Elizabeth-ik1vt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I do eat bread, but its homemade, as in fresh ground flour made in the home I live in, and made, 100% whole. I know exactly what is in it.

  • @mchlle94
    @mchlle94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The problem is the low fat craze- companies just replaced fat with sugar. Now it turns out fat isn' t the issue but sugar.

    • @danielsarahforever
      @danielsarahforever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Verma your misinformed

    • @roywaggoner
      @roywaggoner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Studies do not show this.

    • @crand20033
      @crand20033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MLGBrownCat There are good fats and bad fats, there are good sugars and bad sugars. Honey and maple syrup are very healthy, olive oil, coconut oil and avocado oil are good fats.

    • @gmnotyet
      @gmnotyet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@crand20033 Glucose is not fructose. Glucose is the energy of life. Fructose is a toxin like alcohol.

    • @clipsburg412
      @clipsburg412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@crand20033 Honey and Maple syrup are still sugars and they are metabolized in the same exact processes in the body and have the same negative effects as any other sugars would have.

  • @trailblazingdiva
    @trailblazingdiva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the honesty.

  • @ianrob4760
    @ianrob4760 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    the diet from the US and then spreading out is only designed as Robert says for one reason - to create cravings and therefore create more cash from spending more cash on carbage

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *That's true Ian* one more thing...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @kirilgoussev9641
    @kirilgoussev9641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This man is amazing! He is bringing awareness to the world.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ............ *Hey Kiril* ...........
      Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........
      If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results..........
      Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes......
      _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........
      Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........
      .....
      *What's best its not even expensive* ......
      Do yourself a favor and give it a try.......
      Its 100% safe and effective......
      ..............
      Email me your issue to (harsh1984jain@gmail.com)
      *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @thestreamoflife1124
    @thestreamoflife1124 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    excellent presentation Dr Lustig ..... you are a health and wellness warrior .... keep it up .... more and more consumers will hear you and STOP supporting INDUSTRIAL PROCESSED FOOD .... we are now in a FOOD WAR !!!! As more and more consumers become ill and cant get affordable health care and the crisis becomes unmanageable perhaps then our desperate situation will begin to change.

    • @SamGriffithsx
      @SamGriffithsx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      jo parchment his promoting fat. Which causes the top 2 killers in the world go vegan and live healthier

    • @luv2ride564
      @luv2ride564 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      If you watch some of his other videos, you'll see that the studies show that fat is not the killer, it's processed grains & sugars.

    • @mrmalone28
      @mrmalone28 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You wrote this 3 years ago...still no changes!

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh wow,......
      We have a cavewoman here......
      .....
      Everybody hide, fast.

  • @gaiusscipio
    @gaiusscipio 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The problem with waiting for the "invisible hand of the market" to fix the obesity problem is that the hand has probably been amputated because of diabetes.

    • @cbabick
      @cbabick 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Extremely clever comment

  • @Fabulous2Me
    @Fabulous2Me 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't get enough of Dr L.

  • @patrikb1161
    @patrikb1161 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This ought to have a billion views.

  • @shazadkhaliq
    @shazadkhaliq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is me quitting sugar maybe a small snack on weekend minimise sugar as much as possible

  • @benbrewer5853
    @benbrewer5853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's hard to give up what's hurting you but a person's just going to have to if they want to feel good

  • @JTDyer21
    @JTDyer21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    We're all addicted to sugar in our food. Cutting way back on sugar in our diet is extremely hard.

    • @cappsginny699
      @cappsginny699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it's not!
      Don't eat at fast food places for starters...

  • @Dadounette29
    @Dadounette29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a wonderful person

  • @lexiepepe6979
    @lexiepepe6979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was 280 pounds in the beginning of 2020. Now in 2021 I am 195 pounds and i have never felt better in my life.

  • @booeylopa
    @booeylopa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The sugar problem is rooted in people's need for short term satisfaction at the expense of their long term health; sugar gives people that fast energy spike for which they would sacrifice their long term health. The food industry exists to make money, if people crave sugar, sugar will be added. Government won't step in because food industry generates a lot of tax revenues. Nobody, except yourself, can make the correct food decision for yourself. The capitalist world operates on profits, and since any social system has flaws you can't expect a capitalist society to make decisions that care about the long term health of its population; capital is short sighted. For those of you that watch this video, you are already taking important steps to educate yourself, so make sure to educate others around you as well.

  • @kuhataparunks
    @kuhataparunks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you Dr. Lustig for changing my perspective of obesity- that it’s not their fault. A bigger monster is to blame.

    • @hemanrocks9249
      @hemanrocks9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So now don't eatting like an animal and get swell.

  • @fishbone9159
    @fishbone9159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this should be shown in every school. really interesting

  • @thetruthaboutdentistry
    @thetruthaboutdentistry 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is probably the best Ted Talk I have seen on this topic - it is astrounding but makes so much sense.

  • @jungferheidelbeer8986
    @jungferheidelbeer8986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have rarely seen someone with such impressive rhetoric skill. If you can speak like that, the world will listen.

    • @24POWERS
      @24POWERS 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No they won’t , there’s just always that one guy.

  • @garyfettke3210
    @garyfettke3210 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Completely on the mark once again. Thanks Rob

  • @DraconaiMac
    @DraconaiMac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm not sure "freedom" is the best angle to approach this from but thanks very much for the clear and compelling description of the problem. 100% accurate. Quit sugar for three months and you'll know.

  • @brightmal
    @brightmal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I'd like to see a tax on sugar in processed foods much like the tax on tobacco. Enough to make fruit loops more expensive than weet-bix, and standard coke should cost twice as much as diet coke.

    • @zelenplav1701
      @zelenplav1701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mark Love. Diet is more poisonous. Brain tumors!!!! Change your taste buds.

    • @universalsheep
      @universalsheep 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      diet soda is just as bad in a different way. you may not gain weight but it will messs up your gut biome which can cause as much problems are being overweight. i do agree with the idea though. lets remove tax from whole food and tax processed sugar more

    • @drewpamon
      @drewpamon 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good reason to believe that although artificial sweaters don't raise your blood glucose, it does induce an insulin response. Too much insulin is a bad thing.

  • @IrinaTrustsGod
    @IrinaTrustsGod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like the reasoning of this man. At the end of the day, the government has to do something when a public problem must be solved.

  • @dougjstl1
    @dougjstl1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you doctor Robert lustig. You saved me you changed my life for the better. You're making everybody's like better you're saving America you're saving the world. You're very well spoken a great speaker.

  • @6789uiop
    @6789uiop 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    $245B for diabetes + $200B for dementia, all going from patient-victims, and going to... Where my lawyer at?
    All I've studied points to insulin as the main enemy of health. Dr Jason Fung makes some good arguments. Also, excess protein causes an insulin response.