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EPISODE · May 16, 2024 · 1H 53M

The Glucose Expert: The Only Proven Way To Lose Weight Fast! Health Experts Are Wrong About Calorie Counting!

from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · host DOAC

Poison or guilty pleasure, the REAL truth about sugar.  Robert Lustig is a Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and a public health expert on the impact of sugar on our health. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Fat Chance’, ‘Metabolical’, and ‘The Hacking of the American Mind’.  In this conversation, Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how nearly 75% of grocery items have added sugar, that obesity rates have doubled, the health impacts of childhood obesity and how calorie counting doesn’t help you to lose weight.  00:00 Intro 00:58 Our Minds Have Been Hacked! 04:03 What Dopamine Does to Your Brain 06:53 Sugar Is A Big Problem In Today’s Society 09:28 Why Sugar Is Poison To Our Bodies 10:08 The Difference Between Sugar and Fructose 13:53 This Is How Sugar Is Damaging Your Body 17:29 Damaging Effects on the Brain from Sugar Consumption 21:20 How the Food Industry Is Making You Eat Crazy Amounts of Sugar 24:05 Health Side Effects 26:12 Diet Coke, Saviour or Villain? 34:17 Sugar and the Impact on Our Organs 39:08 How Important Are Calories as a Way to Lose Weight? 42:47 Sugar Addiction, Stress, and Other Triggers 45:03 The Only Foods That Don't Contain Sugar 47:31 Food Labels Are Sending Wrong and Inaccurate Messages 49:16 Babies Are Born Fatter Than Before 50:30 Research on Children's Obesity 53:20 Insulin Resistance 55:00 Can We Reverse Diabetes? 57:34 What Is Leptin & How It’s Involved In Weight Loss 01:01:23 What Are Obesogens & How They Impact Our Health 01:02:31 The 3 Different Types of Fat You Should Be Worried About 01:08:34 Fruit Consumption… Good or Bad? 01:10:45 Environmental Chemicals That Make Us Fat 01:13:16 What Is an Endocrine Disruptor & How Can We Deal with Them? 01:16:11 How To Identify Real Food 01:21:20 The Importance of Fibre in Food 01:26:02 Personal Responsibility 01:33:50 Should the Government Get Involved? 01:38:40 Are We Being Lied To? 01:41:09 The Four C's for Contentment 01:46:19 What Is the Cause of All Our Health Problems? 01:48:46 Last Question   You can purchase Robert’s book, ‘Metabolical’ here: https://amzn.to/4acaseZ  Follow Robert: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4brlsG9  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poison or guilty pleasure, the REAL truth about sugar.  Robert Lustig is a Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and a public health expert on the impact of sugar on our health. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Fat Chance’, ‘Metabolical’, and ‘The Hacking of the American Mind’.  In this conversation, Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how nearly 75% of grocery items have added sugar, that obesity rates have doubled, the health impacts of childhood obesity and how calorie counting doesn’t help you to lose weight.  00:00 Intro 00:58 Our Minds Have Been Hacked! 04:03 What Dopamine Does to Your Brain 06:53 Sugar Is A Big Problem In Today’s Society 09:28 Why Sugar Is Poison To Our Bodies 10:08 The Difference Between Sugar and Fructose 13:53 This Is How Sugar Is Damaging Your Body 17:29 Damaging Effects on the Brain from Sugar Consumption 21:20 How the Food Industry Is Making You Eat Crazy Amounts of Sugar 24:05 Health Side Effects 26:12 Diet Coke, Saviour or Villain? 34:17 Sugar and the Impact on Our Organs 39:08 How Important Are Calories as a Way to Lose Weight? 42:47 Sugar Addiction, Stress, and Other Triggers 45:03 The Only Foods That Don't Contain Sugar 47:31 Food Labels Are Sending Wrong and Inaccurate Messages 49:16 Babies Are Born Fatter Than Before 50:30 Research on Children's Obesity 53:20 Insulin Resistance 55:00 Can We Reverse Diabetes? 57:34 What Is Leptin & How It’s Involved In Weight Loss 01:01:23 What Are Obesogens & How They Impact Our Health 01:02:31 The 3 Different Types of Fat You Should Be Worried About 01:08:34 Fruit Consumption… Good or Bad? 01:10:45 Environmental Chemicals That Make Us Fat 01:13:16 What Is an Endocrine Disruptor & How Can We Deal with Them? 01:16:11 How To Identify Real Food 01:21:20 The Importance of Fibre in Food 01:26:02 Personal Responsibility 01:33:50 Should the Government Get Involved? 01:38:40 Are We Being Lied To? 01:41:09 The Four C's for Contentment 01:46:19 What Is the Cause of All Our Health Problems? 01:48:46 Last Question   You can purchase Robert’s book, ‘Metabolical’ here: https://amzn.to/4acaseZ  Follow Robert: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4brlsG9  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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