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The Toxic Truth About Sugar and Its True Impact on the Brain, Our Mitochondria, and Waistline with Dr. Robert Lustig

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The Importance of Fructose in the Diet

Fructose is beyond our mitochondria's capacity to metabolize it. The fiber in that orange sets up a matrix, a gel on the inside of your duodenum. And because you didn't absorb it early, it goes further down the intestine. So we shouldn't even count it in terms of the quote, calories in because it wasn't for you. 25 to 30% of all food you eat goes to the microbiome to keep those bacteria happy, healthy and complacent.

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