#225 - How sugar harms kids’ bodies and brains and what parents can do to foster healthier eating habits | Austin McGuffie & Dr. Robert Lustig (Replay)
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The Importance of Mitochondria in Nutrition
In 1976, 2.5% of adults over age 65 had type two diabetes; today it's 10%. The answer is that children are in some fashion exposed to something that is making their mitochondria not work. Mitochondria convert food energy into chemical energy so that the cell can be powered. Sugar is a chronic dose-dependent, hepidoliver toxin poisoning mitochondria leading to energy utilization dysfunction and leading to chronic disease.
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