No scientist has done more in the last fifty years to alert americans. Cavities, diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart diseases, nonalcoholic liver diseases, bad skin, low energy levels adrenaline fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, addiction, the. The obesity pandemic is due to our altered biochemistry, which is a result of our altered environment. He believes the food business, by pushing processed food loaded with sugar, has hacked our bodies and. Governments should treat sugar like a drug and do more to protect clean. And if people would simply stop eating sugar, they would get thin, and the worlds obesity problem would be solved. Aqui eu compartilho com voces minhas leituras, algumas indicacoes, tags e outras. And if lustigs ideas were correct, he would not be fat. Simple, commercial food producers rely highly on sugar. He is professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at the university of california, san francisco ucsf, where he specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. Robert lustig describes sugar as a poison, and by all accounts. Packed with reader anecdotes and lists to help you organise your sugarfree life, this book presents one of the most accessible and achievable.
If anything in our food is potentially addictive, it is sugar in its various forms, and under its diverse aliases. Lustig born 1957 is an american pediatric endocrinologist. Robert lustig is at the forefront of war against sugar showing us that its toxic, its addictive, and its everywhere because the food companies want it to be. The current wave of sugarphobia owes much to this video, which is a. He eats steak and meat, as you can see in the evidence up above.
And yet, lustig is uncompromising in his war on sugar. The sugar conspiracy ian leslie society the guardian. Sugar is a major culprit in diseases such as obesity, diabetes and dementiaand because its in almost everything we consume, dr. Sugar is the marker for food processing, robert lustig, m.
Robert lustig, md, msl the toxic truth about sugar there is nothing that will improve your health, your wellbeing, your achievement, your sense of accomplishment, your sense of community, and the health and happiness of your family as much as cooking yourself and enjoying a meal with others. I heard the author describing the effects of sugar and heard the title of his book, and decided i needed to know more. Chemically, sugar sucrose is made up of one half glucose and one half fructose figure 1. Robert lustig website promoting global metabolic health. That is how i came by one of the scariest books ive ever read. Lustig, md, bestselling author of fat chance and the fat chance cookbook, provides a list of ingredient names that food manufacturers use to disguise sugar content as well as a rundown of common grocery store items and their total sugar content. Robert lustig describes sugar as a poison, and by all accounts, including his, hes right. John yudkin frsc 8 august 1910 12 july 1995 was a british physiologist and nutritionist, and the founding professor of the department of nutrition at queen elizabeth college, london. Lustig has gained some notoriety in recent years on both sides of the atlantic for his strong antisugar campaigning.
Jun 25, 2009 sugar is a poison, says robert lustig, md, ucsf obesity expert and pediatric endocrinologist. The bitter truth, has now been viewed more than six million times on youtube. Lustig has fostered a global discussion of metabolic health and nutrition, exposing some of the. An excess of sugar fructose or any other is harmful. He is the author of several books and many articles on childhood obesity, including. He examines the history of highfructose corn syrup and how it has made its way into drinks like soda, fruit juice, and sports drinks, along with many foods.
It has nothing to do with its calories, says endocrinologist robert lustig of the university of california, san francisco. In his lecture, lustig calls fructose a poison and equates its metabolic effects with those of ethanol. The landmark new york times best seller that reveals how the explosion of sugar in our diets has created an obesity epidemic, and what we can do to save ourselves. Meu nome e ursulla e esse e o meu canal literario, poison books.
Its perfectly normal and healthy to eat a very limited amount of sugar per day, but 20 tablespoons or even more lead straight to several very brutal diseases. Jan 10, 2016 so perhaps people who believe robert lustig is right about stuff can start living off of sugar sweetened beverages and hfcs now that protein is off the list of items fit for human consumption. If you need further convincing that sugar is poison, read this book. It took decades before people woke up to the fact that tobacco kills. The viral success of his lecture, though, has little to do with lustig s impressive credentials and far more with the persuasive case he makes that sugar is a toxin or a poison. Wendy goodfriend before the new york times asked if sugar was toxic, before michael bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in new york city, before people starting calling sugar the new tobacco, ucsf endocrinologist robert lustig stood in front of a crowd of ucsf extension students. In 2009 a lecture on the health effects of sugar by robert lustig, an american pediatric endocrinologist, went viral. I have been reading about the effects of sugar for some time and dr lustigs book fat chance is a real eye opener and in my opinion, one of the best books regarding the issues surrounding sugar consumption. In an article titled the toxic truth about sugar, lustig and two colleagues observed that sucrose and hfcs are addictive in much the same way as cigarettes and alcohol, and that overconsumption. But when it comes to harmful health effects, sugar is worse than fat, he claims. He is also director of ucsfs watch program weight assessment for teen and child health, and president and cofounder of the nonprofit. Now, in this landmark book, he documents the science and the politics that have. Yep i finally sat down and watched robert lustigs sugar.
The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease, for all that it sounds like a dan brown novel, is. Robert lustig website promoting global metabolic health and. Robert lustig proclaims himself to be an obesity expert and is writing books, publishing articles, and spreading youtube videos saying that he knows the answer to the worlds obesity problem. Gather your information, arm yourself with this information and get sugar out of your diet, for good and for life yours and your loved ones. In this popular video from uctv, professor robert h. Sugar s effects on the body can be similar to those of alcohol. Fat chance by robert lustig and drinking water by james salzman. Lustig explains why all calories are not created equal, and why he believes those from sugar in particular are driving an epidemic of obesity and chronic disease. Its omnipresent in our food supply 77% of the foods in the america food supply include added sugar, and plays a huge role in metabolic syndrome, which leads to diseases like diabetes. Consumption of either results in elevated levels of arteryclogging fats being made by the liver and deposited in the bloodstream. Hey everyone, something happened a couple of weeks ago that left me exasperated, shaking my head in disbelief, and wondering yet again just why humans as a species are such unquestioning, gullible dopes. In his 90 minute lecture on sugar, professor lustig talks about the danger of sugar, the misconceptions and the lies we are being told each and every day. Yudkin wrote several books recommending lowcarbohydrate diets for weight loss, including this slimming business 1958.
Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with basic and clinical training relative to hypothalamic development, anatomy and function. People should be aware of the consequences of consuming sugar. Babor and his colleagues published a landmark book called alcohol. Much of processed food labeled reduced fat instead has sugar added to make it more palatable, lustig says. Robert lustig is professor of clinical pediatrics, in the division of endocrinology at the university of california, san francisco, school of medicine. Robert lustig, you want to ignore and hide the fact that a human study found that bcaas lead people to lose weight. The viral success of his lecture, though, has little to do with lustigs impressive credentials and far more with the persuasive case he makes that sugar is a toxin or a poison. He gained an international reputation for his book pure, white and deadly 1972. All meat and all plants have bcaas in it, so if you believe in lustig, you cant eat meat, and you cant eat any plants. Robert lustig, ucsf division of pediatric endocrinology, updates his popular video sugar. Lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease, for all that it sounds like a dan brown novel, is the difference between vaguely knowing something is.
Gillespie sees our inate weight problem as connected to the rise in consumption of hidden sugar. Added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol, argue robert h. Robert lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the university of california, san francisco delivered a ninety minute lecture entitled sugar. He argues that fructose too much and fiber not enough appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their. John yudkin frsc 8 august 1910 12 july 1995 was a british physiologist and nutritionist, and the founding professor of the department of nutrition at queen elizabeth college, london yudkin wrote several books recommending lowcarbohydrate diets for weight loss, including this slimming business 1958. I have been reading about the effects of sugar for some time and dr lustig s book fat chance is a real eye opener and in my opinion, one of the best books regarding the issues surrounding sugar consumption. Professor lustig is at the forefront of the movement to have refined sugar recognised as a poison. Robert lustig, from the department of pediatrics at the university of california, san francisco, who has made a name for himself publishing books and research addressing the question of sugar s effects on the body, wanted clearer answers. Lustig, md, a professor of clinical pediatrics at the ucsf center for obesity assessment, study, and treatment, tells. Beating the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease. Fructose and the toxic effects of sugar february 3 2017 by dr. Fructose and the toxic effects of sugar diet doctor.
Pure, white and deadly is a 1972 book by john yudkin, a british nutritionist and former chair of. Robert lustig at manor coffee shop in west portal puts a shaker of sugar, which he calls the culprit behind obesity, in front of him. He argues that sugar and processed foods are driving the obesity epidemic, which in turn affects our endocrine system. Sugar is poison for your mind and body agileleanlife. On may 26, 2009, he delivered a lecture called sugar. R obert lustig is a paediatric endocrinologist at the university of california who specialises in the treatment of childhood obesity.
Robert lustig is at the forefront of war against sugar showing us that its toxic, its. Robert lustig, an endocrinologist and professor at the university of california, tells us that based on his research sugar is a dangerous toxin and consumption should be regulated just like alcohol and tobacco. We are now seeing the toxic downside of excess sugar intake, robert h. The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease by dr lustig.
Wendy goodfriend before the new york times asked if sugar was toxic, before michael bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in new york city, before people starting calling sugar the new tobacco, ucsf endocrinologist robert lustig stood in front of a crowd of ucsf extension. Lustig assesses the health dangers of sugar and its link to type2 diabetes and the global obesity epidemic. The bitter truth was posted on youtube and gained widespread attention. Sugar as a slow poison confessions of a supplyside liberal.
Called sugar, the bitter truth, the video takes a look at questions like is sugar addictive and is sugar poison. In the last several years, i have read a number of books on nutrition related to weight loss and in october 20, i read the 100 by jorge cruse and started down the path of attempting though not always succeeding to limit my carbohydrate intake to 100 sugar calories per day or less, with most of that coming from dry red wine and dark. The place of sugar in modern history by sidney mintz. Nov 10, 20 recently a new 90 minute talk with professor robert lustig was posted on youtube his most watched sugar, the bitter truth from 2009 has 4 millions views. The sugar conspiracy ilsugar 02 jor 0407 031 photograph. Its almost identical to his talk in oslo that i attended yesterday. Apr 17, 2011 the viral success of his lecture, though, has little to do with lustigs impressive credentials and far more with the persuasive case he makes that sugar is a toxin or a poison. Peter gamlen in 1972, a british scientist sounded the alarm that sugar and not fat was the greatest danger to our health. The sugar that you use as a sweetener is half fructose and half glucose.
And its effects on public health with regards to metabolic diseases type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, stroke, dementia, heart attacks have been catastrophic in the past 50 years. Lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist, who has been working with the issues of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and. Robert lustig, sugarfructose recently a new 90 minute talk with professor robert lustig was posted on youtube his most watched sugar, the bitter truth from 2009 has 4 millions views. Mind you, its not anyone else, or this author, demonstrating that against lustig. Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist who runs a weight management clinic for children and families at the university of california, san francisco, says that antiprocessed food guy would be a more appropriate nickname, since sugar while his biggest concern is just one of a number of ills he sees in the modern american diet. Lustigs most recent book is the hacking of the american mind. But you are only doing damage to your body and your mind. Sugar is a poison by itself, he argued last february, and it should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Find out how sugar impacts your health and what you can do about it. Professor robert lustig, of the university of california san francisco school of medicine, went viral on july 30 2009 with a youtube video called sugar. Lustig, md, msl, is a professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at ucsf and director of the ucsf weight assessment for teen and child health watch program. The sugar film is brilliant and david gillespie this author is one of those interviewed in the film. Robert lustig, from the department of pediatrics at the university of california, san francisco, who has made a name for himself publishing books and research addressing the question of.
Sugar consumption is linked to a rise in noncommunicable disease. Oct 29, 2015 robert lustig, from the department of pediatrics at the university of california, san francisco, who has made a name for himself publishing books and research addressing the question of sugars. The antisugar camp is not celebrating yet, however. Lustig attempts to explain the american obesity epidemic as being due to the rise of sugar and fructose consumption over the past 30 years. Try to avoid sugar for a week, just to get a feeling of how much sugar there is in everything. And the reason why people are fat, is all due to sugar. At least thats the way it is in robertlustigland, a land where errors are fun, iqs are low, where anyone will believe his books and diet myths, and his bank account is rising. Regulation could include tax, limiting sales during.
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