Why Calories Arent the Full Story and How Fructose Drives Weight Gain with Dr. Robert Lustig
b"This episode is brought to you by Birch Living and Vivobarefoot.\\nA calorie is a calorie, right? Wrong. This myth that refuses to die keeps people from getting and staying healthy, as well as losing weight and keeping it off.\\nThe current thinking is as long as we burn more calories than we consume, we will lose weight. But thinking that losing weight is all about energy balance or calories in/calories out vastly oversimplifies the truth. To make matters worse, the food industry and government agencies perpetuate this lie and actually rely on you believing it to stay afloat.\\xa0\\nOn today\\u2019s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Robert Lustig to talk about why calories aren\\u2019t the full story when it comes to weight loss, the real dangers of eating too much sugar, and how to take better care of our metabolic health.\\nDr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He\\u2019s the Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and a member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. He is also one of the leaders of the current \\u201canti-sugar\\u201d movement that is changing the food industry, in part through his game-changing books. His latest work is Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine.\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode we dive into:\\n\\xa0\\n-The calorie myth\\xa0\\n-The connection between fructose and metabolic disease\\n-The biggest sources of fructose in our diet\\xa0\\n-The four substrates in our food supply that damage mitochondria\\xa0\\nListen to the full episode here.\\nFor more on Dr. Robert Lustig, follow him on Facebook @drrobertlustig, Twitter @robertlustigmd, YouTube @robertlustig, and through his website, robertlustig.com. Get his book, Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine, here.\\nThis episode is brought to you by Birch Living and Vivobarefoot.\\nTo get $200 off your Birch Living mattress plus 2 free eco-rest pillows, head over to birchliving.com/dhru.\\nVivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible\\u2014as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"