Food for your health with Dr. Robert Lustig

This is a conversation with Dr. Robert Lustig. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition.  He’s the Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at UCSF. His latest book is Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine. In this conversation we talk about role of processed food in the chronic diseases, Focus of modern medicine, what is the best diet?, science of sugar and importance of nutrition.   Find our more about Dr. Lustig's work: https://robertlustig.com/ Check out his books: https://robertlustig.com/books/  Timestamps:  00:00:00 Introduction  00:02:14 What does healthy mean?   00:08:06 Prevention is better than cure!   00:09:16 Focus of present medicine  00:13:04 Metabolic syndrome   00:16:56 A calorie is calorie!  00:23:51 Protect the liver and feed the gut!  00:25:31 Importance of fiber in diet!  00:28:38 Role of exercise for health  00:30:42 Changing the society for good health   00:33:00 Role of genetics and metabolic syndrome  00:37:31 What is a good diet? 00:41:32 Intermittent fasting    00:43:25 Sugar in processed food  00:45:35 Real foods   00:48:23 Public education about nutrition   00:57:46 Eating desserts   01:01:18 Thank you!