#305 - Richard J. Johnson, MD, on NATURE WANTS US TO BE FAT (Part 1)

Physician, researcher, and author Dr. Rick Johnson chats with Trey Elling about NATURE WANTS US TO BE FAT: THE SURPRISING SCIENCE BEHIND WHY WE GAIN WEIGHT AND HOW WE CAN PREVENT--AND REVERSE--IT. Topics include:

• The book's goal (0:00)
• When & why excess weight is beneficial to animals (2:32)
• Why humans evolved to be so sensitive to fructose (8:40)
• Uric acid's connection to fructose and weight gain (17:36)
• Negative health effects of fructose consumption beyond excess fat (26:17)
• The line where salt goes from good to bad (35:05)