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"Drinking Fruit Juice Is As Bad As Alcohol"... (Debunking Top Health Myths) | Dr. Robert Lustig

Feb 6, 2024
54:17

Dr. Robert Lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist known for his research on the effects of sugar on the human body and for authoring the popular book "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease," which explores the negative health impacts of sugar and processed foods on obesity and disease.


In our discussion, we talk about:

  • What Fructose and Ethanol have in common
  • Deep dive into the broken food system
  • Artificial sweeteners
  • Importance of fiber
  • Are fruits good or bad for you?
  • The relationship between fiber and fruits (and fructose)
  • How to self-diagnose yourself to prevent disease
  • Biomarkers everyone should be measuring
  • and much more


Dr. Robert Lustig:

  • Website: robertlustig.com
  • Books: https://robertlustig.com/books/


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Past guests on Growth Minds include: ⁠⁠Robert Kiyosaki⁠⁠ (Rich Dad Poor Dad), ⁠⁠Steve Aoki⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robert Greene⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Steven Gundry⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Neil deGrasse Tyson⁠⁠ (StarTalk),  ⁠⁠Dennis Rodman⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Wim Hof⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robin Sharma⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vanessa Van Edwards⁠⁠, ⁠⁠King Bach⁠⁠, Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Coffee), Gabby Reece, Rich Roll, James Altucher, R3hab, and more.

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