"When uric acid is high, it predicts the development of kidney disease, high blood pressure, and obesity," says Richard Johnson, M.D.

Richard, a board-certified internal medicine doctor who has researched obesity and diabetes for 20+ years, joins us to discuss the more complex, controversial areas of kidney health, plus:

- The role of oxalates & dairy in kidney health (~00:14)

- How to assess your kidney health (~07:33)

- High-purine foods to avoid (~14:43)

- Richard’s viral findings on obesity (~19:17)

- Why not all fructose is created equal (~30:12)

- How to rank your fruits (~32:44)

- The impact of fast vs. slow sugar (~42:31)

- How Johnson views alternative sweeteners (~43:58)

- The optimal diet for a healthy weight (~48:55)

- What actually makes seed oils inflammatory (~52:27)

Referenced in the episode:

- Richard's book, Nature Wants Us To Be Fat.

- mbg Podcast episode #498, with Richard.

- A study on dairy & gout.

- A study on creatinine & longevity.

- Richard's paper on obesity.

- Richard's study on apple juice & fructose.

- Richard's study on carb intake in lab mice.

- Sign up for The Long Game. 

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