The Surprising Reason People are Overweight with Dr. Robert Lustig

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, noon

In Robert Lustig\u2019s early work as a pediatric endocrinologist, he began studying the effect certain molecules had on the body\u2019s organs. What he found was a stunning connection between fructose and liver function, which helps explain the reason for today\u2019s obesity epidemic. In the first episode of a series with the author of \u201cFat Chance,\u201d Dr. Daniel Amen and Lustig discuss how and why fructose is making people fat.