542: The Real Cause of Insulin Resistance & How to Fix It! | Dr. Robert Lustig
The Jesse Chappus Show
Glucose and Mitochondria
Fructose, the sweet molecule in sugar, is not glucose. Glucose actually increases mitochondrial function. Fructose inhibits three enzymes that are all necessary for adequate mitochondrial functioning. indirectly increased fructose causes an increase in uric acid.
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/542drrobertlustig
Dr. Robert Lustig (IG: @robertlustigmd) is a neuroendocrinologist, New York Times bestselling author, and Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology.
He is one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry.
Rob has dedicated his retirement from clinical medicine to help to fix the food supply any way he can, to reduce human suffering and to salvage the environment.
Stick around and learn how to eat & live in a way to fix insulin resistance & the health of your mitochondria.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The root cause of insulin resistance
- What causes mitochondrial dysfunction?
- The 7 types of fats (good & bad)
- The truth about trans fats on nutrition labels
- Is there a good reason to drink milk?
- Metabolic health matters most
- Is your calcium supplement clogging up your blood vessels?
- The problem with algae oil for vegans
- The top 2 amino acids missing from a vegan diet
- Does eating fish provide enough omega-3s?
- Is radiation damaging your health?
- Air pollution destroys the mitochondria
- Fructose inhibits your mitochondria
- Understanding amylose vs. amylopectin
- Fiber keeps your gut happy!
- How fasting impacts the gut bacteria
- The diet Rob follows
- Keep your insulin down
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Related links:
Dr. Robert Lustig - Metabolical (book)
Follow Dr. Robert Lustig on Facebook and YouTube
Listen or watch Dr. Robert Lustig previously on TUHP (episode #474)
Dr. Fred Kummerow - Cholesterol is Not the Culprit (book)
T. Colin Campbell - The China Study (book)
John P. A. Ioannidis - Stanford
Ronald Kahn Joslin Diabetes Center
Listen or watch Dr. Richard Johnson previously on TUHP (episode #488)
Vilhjalmur Stefansson - Cancer: Disease of Civilization? (books)
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