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Robert Lustig: "Processed Food, Metabolism, and The Ills of Society"

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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Obesity Is a National and Homeland Security Issue

Is carb restriction or is it sugar restriction? It depends on the patient. Some people that require carb restriction, if their beta cells in their pancreas are exploding insulin, they need carb restriction. But if they have liver fat, they very well may just need sugar restriction. So probably different modalities for different people. If 93% of Americans have some form of metabolic dysfunction and if the food at the PX and at the cafeterias are ultra-processed, which they are, we are basically fat and egging up our own troops.

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