Robert Lustig of UCSF updates his sugar talk, arguing that fructose and processed foods drive obesity and metabolic syndrome through their endocrine effects. It is a roughly 90-minute university lecture.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a follow-up to Lustig's original sugar talk for the metabolic details of fructose.
“I'd highly recommend these two talks by Robert Lustig on the subject.”HN comment, 2021
“I'd highly recommend these two talks by Robert Lustig on the subject.”
Detailed fructose metabolism and its role in obesity
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For anyone interested in a detailed explanation of fructose metabolism (and why it's bad for you), I'd highly recommend these two talks by Robert Lustig on the subject. The first one is about how the body reacts to fructose, and the second video is a follow-up that emphasizes how fructose has contributed to the obesity epidemic in the US and elsewhere. linkthis video
RecommendspkulakMay 2014
“If carbs are bad, sugar is horrible. Just in case you haven't seen these”
Lustig on fructose
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If carbs are bad, sugar is horrible. Just in case you haven't seen these: Sugar: The Bitter Truth: link Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0: this video
RecommendshalotropeFeb 2018
“Dr. Robert Lustig has put a lot of research into the causes of the obesity crisis.”
Lustig explains sugar and hormones driving obesity
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Sugar seems to be a major driver of this development. The main problem is likely excessive sugar and especially fructose consumption starting with the emerge of cheap HFCS in most products. Dr. Robert Lustig has put a lot of research into the causes of the obesity crisis. He goes into great detail in his lectures on YouTube this video He also argues against the "gluttony and sloth" prejudice by saying that you eat too much and move to little as a consequence of messed up hormones due to excessive fat. Not the other way around. The problem is probably more dimensional but the correlation between increasing Sugar/HFCS amounts in foods and the onset of obesity seems to be pretty strong.
Recommendsmirko22May 2018
“Robert Lusting has cery intersting book on this, and more specifically the influence of fructose sugar in diet.”
Lustig on fructose in diet
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Robert Lusting has cery intersting book on this, and more specifically the influence of fructose sugar in diet. this video
RecommendsaficiomaquinasMay 2024
“there is a great presentation by Dr. Robert Lustig called”
Lustig presentation on fructose and behavior
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If by lifestyle you mean behavioral disorder, It seems to me that the science from the last 10 years is starting to point in the opposite direction. If I may recommend, there is a great presentation by Dr. Robert Lustig called "Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0". [0]: this video
Cites itmrmuagiNov 2020
“metabolic syndrome treatment accounts for a large chunk of health care spending (75% [0])”
Metabolic syndrome driving healthcare spending
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I don't think having everybody insured would be the criteria for it being working either. I came across a lecture about how metabolic syndrome treatment accounts for a large chunk of health care spending (75% [0]), and there's a lot of blame put on added sugars and processed foods. A large push for preventative care would be ideal. [0] this video
