Sugar Is a Nutrient, Not an Absolute Requirement

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The amount of dietary glucose that we ingest can be anywhere from zero up to several hundred grams, depending on what kind diet you're on. The food industry will tell you, calories a calory, sugars a sugar. This is their mentre. It's how they get away with poisoning our food by stating this patently false dictum," he says.

Robert Lustig, MD, MSL is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. He specializes in the field of neuroendocrinology, with an emphasis on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system, and his research and clinical practice has focused on childhood obesity and diabetes. His latest book, Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine, is out now. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/243