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245. Debunking Sugar Claims: What Dr. Lustig Got Wrong On The Huberman Lab Podcast

Paul Saladino MD podcast

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The Role of Fructose in Reward and Seeking Behaviors

This chapter explores the addictive qualities of fructose and its stimulation of the reward center of the brain. The speaker challenges the notion that activating the nucleus accumbens categorizes something as negative or evil, highlighting how glucose and fats also stimulate this area. They discuss studies showing how fructose activates the nucleus accumbens, suggesting it has a role in human physiology.

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