The Truth About Sugar & How it Affects Our Health with Robert Lustig, MD

Is sugar really the villain behind the chronic disease epidemic? If you care about your metabolic health, obesity, and the hidden dangers of processed food, this episode of The Mind-Gut Conversation is one you can’t miss. My guest is Dr. Robert Lustig, an internationally renowned expert on the role of sugar in disease and the bestselling author of Fat Chance. We dig into:

• The shocking impact of sugar on your metabolism—fructose vs. glucose, which is worse?
• Is the sugar in fruit as harmful as the sugar in processed food?
• The truth about ultra-processed foods—what’s really making us sick?
• Can we reverse the obesity crisis through lifestyle changes, or are new anti-obesity drugs the answer?
• How the food industry has manipulated our biology to crave pleasure instead of true well-being.

Dr. Lustig is a professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at UCSF, with decades of research on childhood obesity, diabetes, and the role of the brain in regulating energy balance. His insights have shaped the global conversation on nutrition and metabolic health, cutting through industry myths and misinformation.

If you want to take control of your diet, rethink the way you eat, and understand the real science behind sugar’s impact, this episode is for you.

Tune in now and let us know what you think!