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Dr. Lustig doesn't know everything. What he doesn't know is 3 years ago after a not so good doctors appointment about my high blood pressure, overweight, fatty liver and sky high triglycerides I turned to RUclips for information and ran across his first video on sugar. It was so mind boggling I kept going to other videos he spoke on and made all of the changes he recommended. Before 12 months past I dropped 52 pounds, stopped taking 7 medications, 4 which were prescription and had that 20 year old feeling again at the age of 61. I would love to tell him thank you and hope he reads this post. I consider myself an educated person but I was so dumb in all this health and nutrition stuff. I am also a little upset I had to go to RUclips to learn this while going for physicals every 6 months with my PCP that only threw a pill at a symptom instead of how to totally avoid that symptom through diet. BP averages 125/65, triglycerides went from 388 to 44, triglyceride divide by HDL= 0.38 and I take nothing now.
Good job. It's sad that most people are not educated on health and nutrition stuff and most physicians have no clue as to how to properly treat metabolic syndromes. Millions of people are still suffering from metabolic syndromes with poor diets. Physicians would make a lot less money if 80% of the population quits standard American diet.
When I discovered 75% of all healthcare expenses go to treat metabolic disease that is preventable with proper education it really hit me because I'm paying around $1,000 per month for healthcare insurance for me and my wife only. I can't judge other people because I was totally ignorant about it for a long time.@@AF573
I’m a 3 tour Vietnam combat veteran. In 2020 I was in VA counseling for chronic PTSD when I discovered via Dr. Lustig that my diet was driving my inability to solve my depression. I became a student of the effects of in appropriate consumption and changed my life completely. I’m now 76 and ride my bike 45 minutes at 4AM every day. My base line BP is 108/72 my glucose base line is 96. I eat zero sugar in any form. If it comes with a label, bar code, or in a package I don’t eat it. I only eat real food that I prepare. I take zero meds, have zero arthritis and zero brain fog.
Yes, amazing how simple it really is. Almost seems planned that way? At 78, learned that no sugar, no whiskey, no ultra-processed food and eat a whole foods diet of salads & soups. Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries & Seeds. Dr Fuhrman.
Every time I listen to Dr. Lustig, I marvel at his brain power. He’s got to be one of the smartest health practitioners on You Tube. Thanks Dr. Lustig!!
Finally someone telling the truth! This is not new for me! My mother is 85 years old and she doesn’t suffer with any kind of health issue. She is a very active woman working in her garden every day and eating from it. Everything she consumes is 100% natural, she doesn’t eats a lot of sugar but she eats a lot of veggies and fruits from her orchard and she is even healthier than her children living in cities! That’s a fact! She always say exactly all these principles to us!
I started following Dr Lustigs work 14 years ago back when it was still in a small corner of the internet. So good to see his work get out to a much larger audience over the years. He knows his stuff.
Many thanks to Robert Lustig for making sure that we now know better again what healthy food is and what really makes us ill. Here in Germany, his work continues to spread and I expect that sugar will finally be branded in five years' time. I don't know of any work that should be more important for our civilization than his work. I personally have found even more physical and mental health through him. I bow to his work. Thank you very much.
Dr. Lustig is absolutely awesome. He’s all about data, facts, stats. He has no hidden agenda and truly wants to help people, especially children. Thanks Dr. Lustig 🙏❤️🙏
I now have not bought any processed boxed, canned or bagged food in 489 days. My health has improved exponentially and eating only meat has saved me tons of money and I NEVER have things molding or rotting in my refrigerator. NO more waste. Sugar withdrawal was not fun but after 2 weeks, I felt so much better. I will now have a much greater chance to live to my goal of the Normal healthy human lifespan of 120 plus years. ❤
There are pescatarian, ovo lacto vegetarian, vegan and omnivore centenarians but to this day not a single carnivore human on this planet has reached 100. You might want to consider this as you wish to be a guinea pig. Lustig has never recommended your diet.
lol! And we all were Duped by the ‘ Normal American diet’. We were set up for years to Fatten Pharma… The junk we eat! Chips : Donuts : Begals : White bread!! I mean all : Lethal
Thank you!! Now I understand what has been going on with me all these 75 years! I got the answers today! God Bless I can now make the changes to help all my issues!!! At 75 I can do these changes! Jan
Dr. Lustiq doesn't mince his words. He just lists the good, the bad and nothing in between. The hallmark of an effective medical scientist. Thank you to the host too.
Indeed. I first listened to it and had to get the text for referening the deeper material in a couple of chapters. I've also been buying copies for friends who will benefit.
I have an annual physical next month and I specifically asked the doctor's office to run a fasting insulin and uric acid test and I was basically told NO! They said, "We wait until you have a diagnosis and then we refer you to a specialist and then they will run those tests." Wow, just wow! That's a quick look into what's wrong with the healthcare system. Fortunately, I have secured another avenue to get the testing I need.
I recently asked my doc for the Fasting Insulin and she said it wasn't necessary. And now my blood work came back and she wants me to see a dietitian and go on nonfat/ low fat diet b/c my Cholesterol was "high"....Ugh!
I had stage 4 colon cancer that metastasized to my liver in 2005, leading to colon and liver resections. Fiber causes obstructions that require hospitalization, I'm lactose intolerant, Pork and red meat make my fingers swell, so I mostly eat fish, chicken, and turkey. I'm diabetic and manage it with an extremely low-carb diet, without medication. I have high blood pressure (Amlodipine 5mg) and high cholesterol, but I control everything except blood pressure through diet. I've stayed out of the hospital for the past three years, but at 75, it's getting harder to maintain a healthy diet. My vitals fluctuate, requiring constant dietary adjustments. My challenge is finding unprocessed foods that I can digest without worsening my conditions. Following Dr. Lustig, I try to learn something new every day and I have his book. I don't want to lose motivation, but sometimes I feel lost because my diets clash due to my inability to digest fiber. I know that if I can't manage my diet and have to rely on others, it could be the end for me, as it was when I was hospitalized and given the wrong food. I also had a serious episode when a friend cooked for me. Staying healthy is a full-time job.
Lustig is great. He really knows his stuff. Someone has to get out there in front. You can see how this frustrates him (the organizations that keep doing things the current way).
Lustig mentions that ALT (fatty liver) normal range has been adjusted upward (normal range is set way too high). So I checked my records. Labs "normal range" will vary. The lab my Dr. uses is Quest; and they still use the traditional 6 to 29 range. Really appreciate when hosts/guests in these videos help us decipher lab results. Thank you.
I certainly agree with his approach - it has worked for me. Question for anyone: Why do organisations like Diabetes Australia continue with the food guidelines that ptomote a high level of carbs? There is ample evidence that it has not worked given the high levels of chronic diseases like fatty liver, diabetes, heart disease.... Many institutions still recommend reducing saturated fats yet encourage eating fruit, which for diabetics is crazy.😮
Just listened to this talk a second time….. it’s amazing! I’m now chasing RUclips for every utterance of Dr Robert Lustig because this is life changing stuff! I’ve also just got the book….. I only discovered this Dr a few weeks ago but fast forward with life changes. Brilliant!!!!!!!
If you have metabolic syndrome the book metaboplical is a life changer. Thankfully after being diagnosed with heat issues three years ago aged 62 at the time I started on an journey to fitness and wellness. Keto diet was instrumental in getting me there (lost 85Lbs) along with intermittent fasting, resistant training and good cardio work outs. It comes down to two basic things. Eat real good quality whole foods and move more (ideally with resistance involved). Cut down on alcohol and all sugars refined or not. Get blood tests at least twice a year and look at the numbers yourself. Do your own research. Drink at least 1/2 gallon water per day more if you can take it. But never forget to live life to the full. My ambition, is to die as healthfully as possible.
I particularly likee Dr Lustig. Have spent 4 months eating no added sugar and mostly real food. Every once in a while I will eat a pizza or maybe a cheeseburger. I feel so much better with the change in diet.
His book was a game changer in the way that I now eat and think about food. Bought the book for my family. Thank you ❤ for your dedication in helping people live longer without disease. Like me 😅
Thank you Dr. Lustig! Our youngest is type one diabetic for the past twenty years. I hoping to put into practice these actionable suggestions in our diet. I am the main household cook, so I’m buying your book. We are a very sugar addicted family, however I am comforted by the fact that I now know that processed food is designed to addict us.
All the best and much success to you! Just please don't forget that Type 1 diabetes is fundamentally different from Type 2 diabetes because it's not caused by a crappy diet/ insulin resistance from too much sugar, it's caused by a damage to the pancreas itself, in many cases caused by certain viruses. That means you can't cure type2 by a change in diet, you will always have to supplement Insulin. Again, wishing you all the best and a long and healthy life!
good luck with your challenge ..im sugar addicted too, pre diabetic , fatty liver.....try this 1) about forty five minutes before you are going to eat.... drink a large glass of water ...2) only go to the grocery store directly after a large meal....3) experiment with "mindful eating" google it ...maybe this can help you a bit :)
A thousand thank yous to Dr Lustig, nice to see MDs talking about truth. Thank you for giving nutrition advice being a real qualified Doctor, tired of listening to self proclaimed influencers.
Anything that government and Medical Association "advises" do the contrary!!!! Robert and your colleagues in this media channel are heroes!!!! sharing their knowledge and experiences for the people's well being!!!! I have improved my health just putting in practice eating actually food (staying away from process food and mainly SUGAR). FYI, my both side of my family diabetics and others illnesses that I was told I will have down the road of my life; I have proofed them wrong when I started changing eating habits 4 years ago. Thank you Robert for sharing your knowledge!!! in my book, you are my heroes!!!
I owe to Dr. Lustig the knowledge that sugar drives up cholesterol and triglycerides. Incredibly, I have been taking Annual Physical exams at one of the most reputable clinics in a major city, and no one dared to explain to me correctly how to reduce cholesterol other than "reduce red meat consumption and exercise". His videos inspired me to do research, and I decided to cut all processed foods and all added sugar. I also went further and moved to a whole-foods, plant-dominant diet. Per his recommendation, I avoid fructose like the plague, except in natural fruit form. I took LDL down from 160 to 90 with diet alone, then added a low-dose statin and I am now at 62. Blood pressure came down from 135/85 to 118/73. My ability/energy to exercise came back at age 51. I now exercise 5 times per week, instead of 1.
You should know that he does NOT recommend statins for primary prevention, and, frankly, 62 is extremely low. They have only recently lowered the arbitrary number so they can get more people taking this dangerous drug for life, and now they can justify putting children on it for life, too. LDL is not the problem, they have only glommed onto saying that it is because they came up with a pill for it. It is not a MAKER of disease and is a very poor MARKER of disease. It has a very necessary function in the body. And lipoproteins are not cholesterol. They are like taxis for cholesterol and fatty acids that get them into the cells so they can do their work. There is only one cholesterol molecule, it's in every cell wall and is a large percentage of our brains. This is why a side effect of statins is muscle pain and memory issues. In order to reduce the number you're killing cells. If you could snap your fingers and have all the cholesterol leave your body you would immediately drop dead. It's critical to many other pathways as well, like making hormones. Kinda sounds important, right? I recommend looking into Ancel Keys to learn how we got to demonizing a life critical molecule, especially when there was a competing theory at the time that said sugar was the problem. Hm, how has that worked out for us?
Jicama spiked my glucose more than anything. Without the cgm I would have blithely continued to consume it daily because it is very high in fibre and it has no label it’s not that cut and dried unfortunately 🤷🏻♂️
The cgm is an important tool. My cgm just showed me that one of my favorite food causes high spikes for 10 hours after eating the food. I'm so grateful to know what I'm learning. It's very personal these things .
My family members that eat fast food, grocery store junk food, alcohol, cigarettes, prescription drugs, lie and steal all believe that there is something wrong with me because I don't do any of those things. I have a family member that have taken so many prescription drugs for so long that I have come to believe that they have been turned into a completely different person.
Hospice nurses will tell you that in nonterminal illness cases such as physical decline without cancer Many hospice patients taken off their medications actually get better and no longer qualify for hospice!
Robert Lustig means what he says, he's passionate close to the point of saying some "bad words" - and he has the science and research on his side. I learned a lot.
5 March 2024 03:58 UTV........A big metabolical thank you to Prof Robert Lustig for the penetrating actionable information that leads to real life palpable results that we can truly experience , and that get better with greater degree of compliance to what Prof Robert Lustig said and keeps on saying .
I'm 54, 5'10" and 260 lbs. I've been this size since I was 15. Last year at my physical I had blood work done. My Triglycerides are 58 and HDL is 63. My ratio is .92. This makes me FOTI, Fat on the outside, Thin on the inside.
truth is a logical function, and nothing which can be explained. He points to the right direction sure, but it is not "the truth". Truth is no the subject of science, but of orthodox religion. The core of science is doubt.
Concerning flour replacement, I found an amazing flour (I live in Montreal, Canada) that is high in fibers: lupin flour. I use it for baking. The problem is that it is more expensive 😢. Thank you Dr. Lustig for educating us and helping us in our food choices. We love you ❤❤❤
There are interesting recipes on the Internet if you search Lupin Flour. I used it when I was on the keto diet to make cookies and bread (Diedre's low carb bread), but now that we can't use erythritol or other similar sugars anymore ( because it can lead to blot clots and it raises insulin the same as sugar), I didn't search for more sweet recipes, just for the bread which you mix it with oat fiber and vital wheat gluten. I'm trying to ban sugar completely, but it is hard...@@mayiakashmurr3000
Dear robert, i love you to bits and have great respect. I started my health regime after having a kidney removed almost 50 years ago.since then i changed my diet and for about 48years ago i have not eaten meat, fish, chicken or eggs. I havd been a whole food plant diet vegan for over 20 years. I came across natural hygiene 40 years ago and they include eating between 12 noon and 8pm, in fact intermitent fasting. It seems to be thought of as a new concept!! But it is not!! Also no one speaks about how meat manages the very long human digestive tract. In fact it putrifies and causes bowel diseases? We are primates and our food is fruit, greens and other veg. I wish you could research these last 2 points if you have not already done so. I am an 80years old female, healthy (i think), still teaching yoga and no medications. Thank you for all your work and sharing it to help us all. Love and light 💖🌞🙏 vimala storey
Rob's last point is that Fructose decreases Mitachondrial beta-oxidation as a pre-cursor to Parkinsons disease .My Father died from Parkinsons ,so he must have had damaged mitachondria ( at least partly, caused by Fructose in our Processed Food ). Soft drinks ,especially , are full of Fructose that damages our mitachondria .
Back when I was a teen (early 70’s) I thought I had an eating disorder because I would eat a meal and didn’t seem to ever feel full or satisfied. I have portioned my meals my whole life and still struggled with weight and always felt hungry. Went keto and everything changed. When I eat I feel satisfied. Feel full for hours. I’ve lost weight. My blood work is all in middle of healthy range. AND I’m sleeping better.
Wow this Dr is so amazing love the free information he gives out to all of us for free❤❤the only thing is some of us can not afford grass fed beef it’s so costly so I buy what we can afford ❤
@toriwolf1014 I'm in the same boat, but the way I see it is I either pay for it now or I'll pay for it later in increased health costs and a potentially life-threatening disease. By then, I'd probably be willing to buy as much grass-fed beef as I can get my hands on, and it would most likely be too late. Besides, when you eat healthy vegetables and fruits alongside the grass-fed beef, they are far less expensive than the processed crap in boxes. How much would you be willing to pay to save your life if you had to? Be sure to compare prices. I've actually found some grass-fed beef that was less expensive than the other stuff, surprisingly.
I am still stuck on adding fiber. I disagree with Dr. Lustig only because of the many Dr. Interviews I heard from Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Anthony Chaffee. Other Drs as well. Not sure if the math of eating fiber reduces carbs. This does not make sense. It seems to easy to figure and I think the body is more complex than just adding the fiber figure and subtracting it from the carb count. Dr Lustig is great!
It's my understanding fiber slows absorbing carbs, doesn't do anything to them otherwise. It will raise glucose, just more slowly and less radically. Same with protein and fat, it slows obsorbtion.
He is correct. The fibre allows the food to break down at the rate it's meant to and as a result does not cause dysfunction. That's how we were designed to eat.
If what Lustig says about the need for fiber is true then why is it that zero carb diets are very successful. The Inuit above the Arctic circle survived and thrived for thousands of years with zero carbs which would also include fiber. The first white explorers reported that these natives had no metabolic disease and were uniformly lean and healthy by just eating saturated fat and animal protein.
Someone explained it somewhere that , even if a ground of people eat high carb food but they're whole foods, not processed, high fat and not processed they will still be healthy. It has a lot to do with the quality of carbs or fats that you are consuming.
I think he’s talking about the average person who consumes carbs and has gut bacteria that reflects that. Those bacteria need fiber. Anyone who goes on the carnivore diet will tell you about their massive gut reset, and accompanying gastric distress, which they go through after a couple weeks. That’s the result of their gut bacteria dying off. What takes its place, I don’t know, but seems like totally different gut microbes would be present in someone eating only meat than someone eating a macro balanced diet.
Read your great book Metabolical and love it. Being a stickler for detail I was surprise to not see a single footnote. In my opinion it is so important in terms of credibility. As all of my favourite researchers love to say, Here are my sources, check it out yourself.
Also, thank you for mentioning ALT, I've been arguing about it forever, got banned from Reddit thread about cirrhosis for telling that ALT is not indicative for cirrhosis, when you see ALT high, it's too late. So, i went for ultrasound to see what's up with my liver.Thnank you!
@joanneclark8256 I didn't. But I definitely prevented it from going up by lowering carbs, exercising, intermittent fasting etc. I also take milk thistle ( 100% effective in my opi) and vitamins B. Also, cruciferous veggies detox liver, and I was taking TUDCA supplement for bile flow. I hope, it helps. But nutrition is the most important thing. My ALT is 20, I want to lower it to 15, but for that I need to stop drinking, I'm reducing alcohol.
currently devouring FAT CHANCE (2012) by Robert Lustig, savouring every syllable. I don't get all the metabolic process details, but I'm slowly familiarizing myself with the vocabulary. he's such a help and such a comedian, makes me laugh, cheers me on. it's heartwarming to read the testimonials in the comments.
Great interview , Thankyou . You asked really important questions . States following Dr Lustig a week ago . Info I needed . Dive into cortisol , if out of wak is just as bad as Suger .
Grass fed beef is one thing..but how is it FINISHED? Be careful with assumptions. Grass fed for the first part of the steer’s life is lovely; but very often untold, is how the last month or so of the animal spends its time? In a feed lot to fatten up a bit? All over the place you may find declarations that the beef is “grass fed” but hardly ever (except perhaps at a farmer’s market) will you hear “grass fed and grass finished “. How much of a difference does it really make? I don’t know…but it would be interesting to find out.
Could I humbly request if anyone seen on youtube dr Lusting speaking about how to help children in asthma in terms of getting rid of root causes not the symptoms only??With huge respect and thanks to all dr Lusting work that enlightened us a lot👍👏👏☝️
@@engc4953 ton of good doctors say fiber is needed for gut food. Dr Thomas Lodi has cured way too many to count with good whole foods, juice cleans etc. Dr Lodi is very well known and respected oncologist. Dr Berry had a chance to challenge a metabolic expert in Dr Lustig but didn’t in-fact He agreed with the good doctor. You can see the interview. So is Dr Berry sending mix messages too ?
@@engc4953 He’s not wrong. See his interview with Dr Berry. Berry agreed with Him so is Berry now sending mix messages. No, if you listen carefully He offers tons of evidence because He writes the papers many peer review.
@@engc4953The Sonnenbergs study found that fermented foods were more effective for the gut than fiber, but that fiber was also important. Search them online. They are spent on this topic.
syrius I’m sorry your family has made these decisions. I thank God that you can see the harm and turn from this lifestyle too. I know you wrote that because you love them and that’s the most important thing. Praying for them and you.
Excellent interview. Would be very helpful if you could do a follow-up interview that addresses use of supplements to address key issues like insulin resistance, fatty liver etc? Many thanks for sharing
I wear a size 40 I have no underlying condition, 0 on the calcium scan test, 5.0 A1C, 84 on triglycerides, and fasting triglycerides are the same. I am in the process of trying to bring up my HDL so I can be in the 1.8% tile of the metabolic panel
I have been listening to Dr Rob and have a question. Other than acute diseases rest of the health diseases are all mitochondrial aka metabolic? Cancer is, T2D is, hypertension is, autoimmune is.. so many other illness are a product of chronic inflammation in the body? We are adding fuel to the fire by not eating and moving right.
It's a pity nobody talks about the process of GROWING the real food. Only small-scale, artisanal, organic, natural and permaculture farming can PRODUCE the real food that the good doctor speaks about. So who's gonna do all that work? Us?? But we're addicted to RUclips and haven't worked outdoors under the sun for even a single day of our lives.
Trick questions: 1) Healthiness of Medjool dates, which often come in a package with a label. 2) Healthiness of steel-cut oat with flaxseed 3) Does eating foods in a meal in a certain order prevent or reduce blood sugar spikes? If so what order? If so, and if you aren't eating fruit or starches or sugars in a meal, does the sequence matter? Example of consumption sequence: . High fiber low calorie density vegetables . Protein . Fat . All other carbs. Where does steel-cut oats fit in this sequence? Where does whole fresh fruit fit in such as fresh red grapes or pomegranate or pineapple?
The dates sold have been steamed( processed). Humans probably did not eat raw oats so not real food. Study how many fruits and veggies (and grains) have been engineered to be sweeter ( more sugar) More gluten, etc. Not as healthy!😢
@@freedomskier2343 each individual is unique. I have one or two dates in a day if at all. I eat steel-cut oats a few times a week after a hard boiled egg after i have black coffee, do 30 minutes of core and glute exercises and walk 20 minutes outside at dawn. I believe the protein and exercise mediate blood glucose spikes and inflammation. Could be wrong though!
Also, i couldn't find anything on the internet indicating that medjool dates are steamed but found a few who indicated they are naturally moister than other dates. So maybe they are steamed, maybe not.
How come 100% whole wheat food that has more fiber than white bread with pretty much hardly any fiber have the same glycemic index IF fiber is helping so much with sugar spikes; that has never made sense to me. Could someone please explain this.
Lustig says check the ratio of fiber grams to carbs in whole grain breads. It shouldn't be higher than 1: 10. So a slice with 3 g fiber and 30 grams total carbs is better than 5 grams carbs and 80 g carbs. If this helps. Helps me decide on items with flour in them. (And of course no added sugar)
What if I'm eating only meat? The nutrition and meat is 100% bioavailable. Does it require fiber to be digested? I'm thinking that the only reason we need fiber is in order to digest all the nearly impossible to digest nutrients in plants and grains.
@RayBucks-yy4wi Why would I eat whole plant foods with nutrients that are only 14% bioavailable and have anti-nutrients such as fiber when every bit of fatty red meat is bioavailable and nutrient dense? I’m done eating plants.
He said salt is added to chicken breast so it can swell with water and cost more per weight. Is this true? It should be illegal. Is this why I get so much liquid when I cook cut up chicken breast (the cheap type which has nearly doubled in price due to inflation past few years)? I mean they really shrink.
5:35 in his BOOK, “In Defense of Food” Pollan explains “food” is “real food”, less than five ingredients, all things your grandmother wd recognize; “not too much” watch portion sizes (now problematic: the body doesn’t like being hungry”). “Mostly plants” /full plate living more fiber: was the big thing then. It’s an old book and piece in the Times. One HAS to always consider the entire context and get the whole story, not just what’s been cherry-picked in order to make a point.
I don’t think I could ever convince my husband to eat grass fed beef. I’m just happy he agreed to take Krill oil omega 3s. And he had salmon and broccoli for dinner last night. Baby steps.
He says he's a pescatarian obviously farm raised is bad but what wild fish can you eat regularly that's not full of mercury and other crap? I wish he would address this in a video.
He addresses the mercury issue in other videos. Go check into the history of the mercury thing. It may change the hesitation to eat a lot of fish. It did for me.
Most fish do contain some mercury. However, some fish contain higher levels of mercury and other varieties much lower levels of mercury. Fortunately, many of the most nutritious varieties of fish with the highest Omega -3 fats contain much lower levels of mercury. These high Omega -3 fish with lower mercury levels are Salmon, sardines, mackerel, and herring. The two varieties of fish with the highest levels of mercury and to be avoided are swordfish and tuna. Also, the mineral selenium helps block the absorbtion of mercury. I , as insurance, take 200 micrograms of selenium per day in supplemental form (either selenomethionine or selenocyteine). This supplement is moderately priced. Beware : although selenium is an important mineral it can be toxic in high doses. For adults, 200 mcgs. per day is generally considered probably safe for adults, higher doses are best to be avoided. Also, many fish have some selenium as does Brazil nuts. Look up selenium content of food and safe doses to consume. Do the research, as I have done. Good luck.
Mercury is one thing that can be avoided, but the ‘other crap’ like micro plastics and other toxins, it seems there’s no way to know how much of that is in the fish we buy.
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Dr. Lustig doesn't know everything. What he doesn't know is 3 years ago after a not so good doctors appointment about my high blood pressure, overweight, fatty liver and sky high triglycerides I turned to RUclips for information and ran across his first video on sugar. It was so mind boggling I kept going to other videos he spoke on and made all of the changes he recommended. Before 12 months past I dropped 52 pounds, stopped taking 7 medications, 4 which were prescription and had that 20 year old feeling again at the age of 61. I would love to tell him thank you and hope he reads this post. I consider myself an educated person but I was so dumb in all this health and nutrition stuff. I am also a little upset I had to go to RUclips to learn this while going for physicals every 6 months with my PCP that only threw a pill at a symptom instead of how to totally avoid that symptom through diet. BP averages 125/65, triglycerides went from 388 to 44, triglyceride divide by HDL= 0.38 and I take nothing now.
Congrats on that incredible health transformation!! Hope he reads this too.
Good job. It's sad that most people are not educated on health and nutrition stuff and most physicians have no clue as to how to properly treat metabolic syndromes. Millions of people are still suffering from metabolic syndromes with poor diets. Physicians would make a lot less money if 80% of the population quits standard American diet.
When I discovered 75% of all healthcare expenses go to treat metabolic disease that is preventable with proper education it really hit me because I'm paying around $1,000 per month for healthcare insurance for me and my wife only. I can't judge other people because I was totally ignorant about it for a long time.@@AF573
Same here. 👍🏻
Congrats on the stunning improvement in your blood work. Just curious what was your doctors reaction
I’m a 3 tour Vietnam combat veteran. In 2020 I was in VA counseling for chronic PTSD when I discovered via Dr. Lustig that my diet was driving my inability to solve my depression. I became a student of the effects of in appropriate consumption and changed my life completely. I’m now 76 and ride my bike 45 minutes at 4AM every day. My base line BP is 108/72 my glucose base line is 96. I eat zero sugar in any form. If it comes with a label, bar code, or in a package I don’t eat it. I only eat real food that I prepare. I take zero meds, have zero arthritis and zero brain fog.
I hope you find a forum to share that information with your fellow veterans. Today is m
Memorial Day; honor the living, as well.
Would like to hear more. Am 76 on a few meds and trying to change my diet. Used to ride my bike but that was a few years ago.
i think vit D supplements are required at any case for most ppl,
ideally after blood test, of course
Yes, amazing how simple it really is. Almost seems planned that way?
At 78, learned that no sugar, no whiskey, no ultra-processed food and eat a whole foods diet of salads & soups.
Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries & Seeds. Dr Fuhrman.
Amazing and well done!
"Real food has no label" What a great line dr. Lustig ❤😂🔥🥳🙏😁
I loved that too, I’m going to live by that one.
Every time I listen to Dr. Lustig, I marvel at his brain power. He’s got to be one of the smartest health practitioners on You Tube. Thanks Dr. Lustig!!
Right? Brilliance, hard work and 40+ years of lab and clinical research combined with true compassion will do that.
I can’t agree more! He is the best!!
Finally someone telling the truth! This is not new for me! My mother is 85 years old and she doesn’t suffer with any kind of health issue. She is a very active woman working in her garden every day and eating from it. Everything she consumes is 100% natural, she doesn’t eats a lot of sugar but she eats a lot of veggies and fruits from her orchard and she is even healthier than her children living in cities! That’s a fact! She always say exactly all these principles to us!
Pretty sad that only a few of us are even reading this important fact about your mom
@@denastanley2255maybe more people are reading their comment, but maybe they don't necessarily agree with it 🤔
Does your mom eat meat?
Do artificial sweeteners cause release of insulin?
But the carnivore fanatics tell me vegetables are not needed!
I started following Dr Lustigs work 14 years ago back when it was still in a small corner of the internet. So good to see his work get out to a much larger audience over the years. He knows his stuff.
That Sugar: The Bitter Truth talk was/is seminal.
Many thanks to Robert Lustig for making sure that we now know better again what healthy food is and what really makes us ill. Here in Germany, his work continues to spread and I expect that sugar will finally be branded in five years' time.
I don't know of any work that should be more important for our civilization than his work. I personally have found even more physical and mental health through him. I bow to his work. Thank you very much.
Dr. Lustig is absolutely awesome. He’s all about data, facts, stats. He has no hidden agenda and truly wants to help people, especially children. Thanks Dr. Lustig 🙏❤️🙏
Nonsense
Add to that an impressive 40 yr. history of research and clinical work.
Bull
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Agreed. I just think he’s wrong about fiber.
I now have not bought any processed boxed, canned or bagged food in 489 days. My health has improved exponentially and eating only meat has saved me tons of money and I NEVER have things molding or rotting in my refrigerator. NO more waste. Sugar withdrawal was not fun but after 2 weeks, I felt so much better. I will now have a much greater chance to live to my goal of the Normal healthy human lifespan of 120 plus years. ❤
There are pescatarian, ovo lacto vegetarian, vegan and omnivore centenarians but to this day not a single carnivore human on this planet has reached 100. You might want to consider this as you wish to be a guinea pig. Lustig has never recommended your diet.
bullish t
Personally I will stick to goals I can control. Who knows how long I might live…? 🤔
lol! And we all were Duped by the ‘ Normal American diet’. We were set up for years to Fatten Pharma… The junk we eat! Chips : Donuts : Begals : White bread!! I mean all : Lethal
I would make an exception for frozen vegetables. They are healthy, and very convenient
Lustig deserves a Nobil Prize. He is clever and honest..
Nobel prize
He’s an egomaniac. He used to be a doctor now he’s just a huckster.
Nobil?😂😂..it's nobel
❤ Dr. Lustig!
He is a noble genuine doctor @@ramzisunilabdullah696
Thank you!! Now I understand what has been going on with me all these 75 years! I got the answers today! God Bless I can now make the changes to help all my issues!!! At 75 I can do these changes! Jan
Yes.Beggining a new greater chapter in your life. Aim for 100!🎉😂❤😊.
You go guy
same. just found the key.....what a blessing
Dr. Lustiq doesn't mince his words. He just lists the good, the bad and nothing in between. The hallmark of an effective medical scientist. Thank you to the host too.
I am very grateful for your work Doctor Lustig. You saved my life ❤
Every time I listen to your podcast, I loose appetite to eat. I am grateful to have you in RUclips
Just start eating the good foods!
This is the best video I have seen in a long time on why we should eat really foods and the reason behind it. Dr. Lustig is amazing!
Much love and respect for Dr Robert Lustig! His book metabolical is a must read!
Indeed. I first listened to it and had to get the text for referening the deeper material in a couple of chapters.
I've also been buying copies for friends who will benefit.
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I’ve just ordered it! Can’t wait!
I have an annual physical next month and I specifically asked the doctor's office to run a fasting insulin and uric acid test and I was basically told NO! They said, "We wait until you have a diagnosis and then we refer you to a specialist and then they will run those tests." Wow, just wow! That's a quick look into what's wrong with the healthcare system. Fortunately, I have secured another avenue to get the testing I need.
Insurance wont pay for tests out of sequence. Medicare doesn’t pay for diagnostic tests!!!!
I recently asked my doc for the Fasting Insulin and she said it wasn't necessary. And now my blood work came back and she wants me to see a dietitian and go on nonfat/ low fat diet b/c my Cholesterol was "high"....Ugh!
I had stage 4 colon cancer that metastasized to my liver in 2005, leading to colon and liver resections. Fiber causes obstructions that require
hospitalization, I'm lactose intolerant, Pork and red meat make my fingers swell, so I mostly eat fish, chicken, and turkey. I'm diabetic and manage it with an extremely low-carb diet, without medication. I have high blood pressure (Amlodipine 5mg) and high cholesterol, but I control everything except blood pressure through diet.
I've stayed out of the hospital for the past three years, but at 75, it's getting harder to maintain a healthy diet. My vitals fluctuate, requiring constant dietary adjustments. My challenge is finding unprocessed foods that I can digest without worsening my conditions. Following Dr. Lustig, I try to learn something new every day and I have his book.
I don't want to lose motivation, but sometimes I feel lost because my diets clash due to my inability to digest fiber. I know that if I can't manage my diet and have to rely on others, it could be the end for me, as it was when I was hospitalized and given the wrong food. I also had a serious episode when a friend cooked for me. Staying healthy is a full-time job.
What a complex situation! Hang in there!
You’re worth all the effort
Lustig is great. He really knows his stuff. Someone has to get out there in front. You can see how this frustrates him (the organizations that keep doing things the current way).
don’t listen to this conspiracy theorist. just shut your mouth and follow whatever dr. fauci, the FDA, and CDC tell you. lol.
It's all by design to keep you spending on SICKcare . Sad. America sold out . $$$$$$.
I just love you doc. Thank you so much for educating me. As a mom and wife all I want is my family to be healthy and have faith in God.❤
Lustig mentions that ALT (fatty liver) normal range has been adjusted upward (normal range is set way too high). So I checked my records. Labs "normal range" will vary. The lab my Dr. uses is Quest; and they still use the traditional 6 to 29 range. Really appreciate when hosts/guests in these videos help us decipher lab results. Thank you.
My results show an upper of 50 😢 I'm at 41
I certainly agree with his approach - it has worked for me.
Question for anyone: Why do organisations like Diabetes Australia continue with the food guidelines that ptomote a high level of carbs?
There is ample evidence that it has not worked given the high levels of chronic diseases like fatty liver, diabetes, heart disease....
Many institutions still recommend reducing saturated fats yet encourage eating fruit, which for diabetics is crazy.😮
T2 diabetics have gotten royally screwed over the last forty years… crazy.
Maybe the suggest eating fruit for fibre as well. Fibre will even out the fructose in the fruit,and not give you such a high sugar spike.
Just listened to this talk a second time….. it’s amazing! I’m now chasing RUclips for every utterance of Dr Robert Lustig because this is life changing stuff! I’ve also just got the book….. I only discovered this Dr a few weeks ago but fast forward with life changes. Brilliant!!!!!!!
If you have metabolic syndrome the book metaboplical is a life changer. Thankfully after being diagnosed with heat issues three years ago aged 62 at the time I started on an journey to fitness and wellness. Keto diet was instrumental in getting me there (lost 85Lbs) along with intermittent fasting, resistant training and good cardio work outs. It comes down to two basic things. Eat real good quality whole foods and move more (ideally with resistance involved). Cut down on alcohol and all sugars refined or not. Get blood tests at least twice a year and look at the numbers yourself. Do your own research. Drink at least 1/2 gallon water per day more if you can take it. But never forget to live life to the full. My ambition, is to die as healthfully as possible.
I particularly likee Dr Lustig. Have spent 4 months eating no added sugar and mostly real food. Every once in a while I will eat a pizza or maybe a cheeseburger. I feel so much better with the change in diet.
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His book was a game changer in the way that I now eat and think about food. Bought the book for my family. Thank you ❤ for your dedication in helping people live longer without disease. Like me 😅
Thank you Dr. Lustig! Our youngest is type one diabetic for the past twenty years. I hoping to put into practice these actionable suggestions in our diet. I am the main household cook, so I’m buying your book. We are a very sugar addicted family, however I am comforted by the fact that I now know that processed food is designed to addict us.
All the best and much success to you! Just please don't forget that Type 1 diabetes is fundamentally different from Type 2 diabetes because it's not caused by a crappy diet/ insulin resistance from too much sugar, it's caused by a damage to the pancreas itself, in many cases caused by certain viruses. That means you can't cure type2 by a change in diet, you will always have to supplement Insulin. Again, wishing you all the best and a long and healthy life!
I am sure you saw the typo there. Best wishes to your child.
good luck with your challenge ..im sugar addicted too, pre diabetic , fatty liver.....try this 1) about forty five minutes before you are going to eat.... drink a large glass of water ...2) only go to the grocery store directly after a large meal....3) experiment with "mindful eating" google it ...maybe this can help you a bit :)
@@albertschulz5575you said type 2 is incurable instead of saying type 1 xx
Dr. Lustily is amazing. I am so thankful for his knowledge.
A thousand thank yous to Dr Lustig, nice to see MDs talking about truth. Thank you for giving nutrition advice being a real qualified Doctor, tired of listening to self proclaimed influencers.
Anything that government and Medical Association "advises" do the contrary!!!! Robert and your colleagues in this media channel are heroes!!!! sharing their knowledge and experiences for the people's well being!!!! I have improved my health just putting in practice eating actually food (staying away from process food and mainly SUGAR). FYI, my both side of my family diabetics and others illnesses that I was told I will have down the road of my life; I have proofed them wrong when I started changing eating habits 4 years ago. Thank you Robert for sharing your knowledge!!! in my book, you are my heroes!!!
Dr. Lustig is amazing. Thank you both.
I owe to Dr. Lustig the knowledge that sugar drives up cholesterol and triglycerides. Incredibly, I have been taking Annual Physical exams at one of the most reputable clinics in a major city, and no one dared to explain to me correctly how to reduce cholesterol other than "reduce red meat consumption and exercise". His videos inspired me to do research, and I decided to cut all processed foods and all added sugar. I also went further and moved to a whole-foods, plant-dominant diet. Per his recommendation, I avoid fructose like the plague, except in natural fruit form. I took LDL down from 160 to 90 with diet alone, then added a low-dose statin and I am now at 62. Blood pressure came down from 135/85 to 118/73. My ability/energy to exercise came back at age 51. I now exercise 5 times per week, instead of 1.
You should know that he does NOT recommend statins for primary prevention, and, frankly, 62 is extremely low. They have only recently lowered the arbitrary number so they can get more people taking this dangerous drug for life, and now they can justify putting children on it for life, too. LDL is not the problem, they have only glommed onto saying that it is because they came up with a pill for it. It is not a MAKER of disease and is a very poor MARKER of disease. It has a very necessary function in the body. And lipoproteins are not cholesterol. They are like taxis for cholesterol and fatty acids that get them into the cells so they can do their work. There is only one cholesterol molecule, it's in every cell wall and is a large percentage of our brains. This is why a side effect of statins is muscle pain and memory issues. In order to reduce the number you're killing cells. If you could snap your fingers and have all the cholesterol leave your body you would immediately drop dead. It's critical to many other pathways as well, like making hormones. Kinda sounds important, right? I recommend looking into Ancel Keys to learn how we got to demonizing a life critical molecule, especially when there was a competing theory at the time that said sugar was the problem. Hm, how has that worked out for us?
Statins cause alzheimers!! Our liver makes cholesterol because our brains feed on cholesterol. They want us sicker!!!!
Jicama spiked my glucose more than anything. Without the cgm I would have blithely continued to consume it daily because it is very high in fibre and it has no label it’s not that cut and dried unfortunately 🤷🏻♂️
The cgm is an important tool. My cgm just showed me that one of my favorite food causes high spikes for 10 hours after eating the food. I'm so grateful to know what I'm learning. It's very personal these things .
My family members that eat fast food, grocery store junk food, alcohol, cigarettes, prescription drugs, lie and steal all believe that there is something wrong with me because I don't do any of those things. I have a family member that have taken so many prescription drugs for so long that I have come to believe that they have been turned into a completely different person.
it would be easier to list what I eat instead of what I don't eat BUT I get made fun of
Hospice nurses will tell you that in nonterminal illness cases such as physical decline without cancer Many hospice patients taken off their medications actually get better and no longer qualify for hospice!
Robert Lustig means what he says, he's passionate close to the point of saying some "bad words" - and he has the science and research on his side. I learned a lot.
Apart from his claims about dietary fiber, this doctor is a godsend…! 😊
5 March 2024 03:58 UTV........A big metabolical thank you to Prof Robert Lustig for the penetrating actionable information that leads to real life palpable results that we can truly experience , and that get better with greater degree of compliance to what Prof Robert Lustig said and keeps on saying .
I'm 54, 5'10" and 260 lbs. I've been this size since I was 15. Last year at my physical I had blood work done. My Triglycerides are 58 and HDL is 63. My ratio is .92. This makes me FOTI, Fat on the outside, Thin on the inside.
Everything Dr Lustig is explaining is the truth 😢.
truth is a logical function, and nothing which can be explained. He points to the right direction sure, but it is not "the truth". Truth is no the subject of science, but of orthodox religion. The core of science is doubt.
Waist circumference: men
This guy is so much informed and good in his line f study. He is making alot of sense especially the truth about chronic diseases
Concerning flour replacement, I found an amazing flour (I live in Montreal, Canada) that is high in fibers: lupin flour. I use it for baking. The problem is that it is more expensive 😢. Thank you Dr. Lustig for educating us and helping us in our food choices. We love you ❤❤❤
I have it. Do you use it 1:1 ratio to normal flour?
There are interesting recipes on the Internet if you search Lupin Flour. I used it when I was on the keto diet to make cookies and bread (Diedre's low carb bread), but now that we can't use erythritol or other similar sugars anymore ( because it can lead to blot clots and it raises insulin the same as sugar), I didn't search for more sweet recipes, just for the bread which you mix it with oat fiber and vital wheat gluten. I'm trying to ban sugar completely, but it is hard...@@mayiakashmurr3000
Lupin flour is great! Bamboo fiber too!
Cheaper than being ill.
Flour=bad, whatever it is. (37mins in)
Wow! More of a real nutritional education than I anticipated! Thank you!🙏🏽
I am incorporating his truths that chronic diseases are not “druggable” but are “foodable” into my thinking and vocabulary!
Dr. Lustig is right 30 years ago until this time I never get sick by eating fruits, vegetables but not eating Sugar and Salt.
Truth 💯 %
I trust Dr Lustig and Dr Jason Fung
Agree 💯
Me too, there both very clever men.
I love listening to Dr. Lustig.❤
This is the best version of RUclips.
Dr Lustigs ,
An amazing Dr ,
He has a power to prove his point,
Very impressive.
Dear robert, i love you to bits and have great respect. I started my health regime after having a kidney removed almost 50 years ago.since then i changed my diet and for about 48years ago i have not eaten meat, fish, chicken or eggs. I havd been a whole food plant diet vegan for over 20 years. I came across natural hygiene 40 years ago and they include eating between 12 noon and 8pm, in fact intermitent fasting. It seems to be thought of as a new concept!! But it is not!! Also no one speaks about how meat manages the very long human digestive tract. In fact it putrifies and causes bowel diseases? We are primates and our food is fruit, greens and other veg. I wish you could research these last 2 points if you have not already done so. I am an 80years old female, healthy (i think), still teaching yoga and no medications.
Thank you for all your work and sharing it to help us all. Love and light 💖🌞🙏 vimala storey
Rob's last point is that Fructose decreases Mitachondrial beta-oxidation as a pre-cursor to Parkinsons disease .My Father died from Parkinsons ,so he must have had damaged mitachondria ( at least partly, caused by Fructose in our Processed Food ). Soft drinks ,especially , are full of Fructose that damages our mitachondria .
Back when I was a teen (early 70’s) I thought I had an eating disorder because I would eat a meal and didn’t seem to ever feel full or satisfied. I have portioned my meals my whole life and still struggled with weight and always felt hungry. Went keto and everything changed. When I eat I feel satisfied. Feel full for hours. I’ve lost weight. My blood work is all in middle of healthy range. AND I’m sleeping better.
Wow this Dr is so amazing love the free information he gives out to all of us for free❤❤the only thing is some of us can not afford grass fed beef it’s so costly so I buy what we can afford ❤
@toriwolf1014 I'm in the same boat, but the way I see it is I either pay for it now or I'll pay for it later in increased health costs and a potentially life-threatening disease. By then, I'd probably be willing to buy as much grass-fed beef as I can get my hands on, and it would most likely be too late. Besides, when you eat healthy vegetables and fruits alongside the grass-fed beef, they are far less expensive than the processed crap in boxes. How much would you be willing to pay to save your life if you had to? Be sure to compare prices. I've actually found some grass-fed beef that was less expensive than the other stuff, surprisingly.
Dr Lusting,
Thank you so much ❤
I am still stuck on adding fiber. I disagree with Dr. Lustig only because of the many Dr. Interviews I heard from Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Anthony Chaffee. Other Drs as well. Not sure if the math of eating fiber reduces carbs. This does not make sense. It seems to easy to figure and I think the body is more complex than just adding the fiber figure and subtracting it from the carb count. Dr Lustig is great!
It's true..I test my glucose and keytones after eating carbs and fiber and doesn't affect it...
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It's my understanding fiber slows absorbing carbs, doesn't do anything to them otherwise. It will raise glucose, just more slowly and less radically. Same with protein and fat, it slows obsorbtion.
He is correct. The fibre allows the food to break down at the rate it's meant to and as a result does not cause dysfunction. That's how we were designed to eat.
This is going on my YT list.
I go back and listen to these and share lists with others.
Great interview! Dr. Lustig speaks the truth. Very intelligent man!!
If what Lustig says about the need for fiber is true then why is it that zero carb diets are very successful. The Inuit above the Arctic circle survived and thrived for thousands of years with zero carbs which would also include fiber. The first white explorers reported that these natives had no metabolic disease and were uniformly lean and healthy by just eating saturated fat and animal protein.
Someone explained it somewhere that , even if a ground of people eat high carb food but they're whole foods, not processed, high fat and not processed they will still be healthy. It has a lot to do with the quality of carbs or fats that you are consuming.
Good healthy fats, rich in vitamins, good quality protein.
What he says about fiber is lunacy.
I think he’s talking about the average person who consumes carbs and has gut bacteria that reflects that. Those bacteria need fiber. Anyone who goes on the carnivore diet will tell you about their massive gut reset, and accompanying gastric distress, which they go through after a couple weeks. That’s the result of their gut bacteria dying off. What takes its place, I don’t know, but seems like totally different gut microbes would be present in someone eating only meat than someone eating a macro balanced diet.
He explained in another video that if you lack fiber as in carnivore diet the bacteria will begin to use amino acids for food.
"Real food doesn't have a label."
That succinctly makes the point I've often tried to impart using many more words. I'm keeping it.
This is a powerful podcast. Very informative and high quality information. Thank you.
Read your great book Metabolical and love it. Being a stickler for detail I was surprise to not see a single footnote. In my opinion it is so important in terms of credibility. As all of my favourite researchers love to say, Here are my sources, check it out yourself.
Check out page 12 in his book... there's the link to his sources
Bullzye!! Thank you Robert Lustig for your ongoing advocacy and education.
Dr.Lustig is great thank you for the knowledge
Gotta love Dr. Lustig. He doesn't hold back. He tells is like it is. Yep, it is "piss and tell". I am now about to start reading that book
Glyphosate ? Dr. Zack Bush and Dr Ronda Patrick on youtube are the front runners on the subject . Your welcome . Any questions?
Actually it is probably Dr. Stephanie Seneff (MIT) who is the front runner.
Thank you Dr.Lusting for educsting us about treating simptoms and not the real cause.
Also, thank you for mentioning ALT, I've been arguing about it forever, got banned from Reddit thread about cirrhosis for telling that ALT is not indicative for cirrhosis, when you see ALT high, it's too late. So, i went for ultrasound to see what's up with my liver.Thnank you!
how did you get alt lowered?
@joanneclark8256 I didn't. But I definitely prevented it from going up by lowering carbs, exercising, intermittent fasting etc. I also take milk thistle ( 100% effective in my opi) and vitamins B. Also, cruciferous veggies detox liver, and I was taking TUDCA supplement for bile flow. I hope, it helps. But nutrition is the most important thing. My ALT is 20, I want to lower it to 15, but for that I need to stop drinking, I'm reducing alcohol.
This discussion is really making me hungry!
I'm fasting.
Don't overdue it!
currently devouring FAT CHANCE (2012) by Robert Lustig, savouring every syllable. I don't get all the metabolic process details, but I'm slowly familiarizing myself with the vocabulary. he's such a help and such a comedian, makes me laugh, cheers me on. it's heartwarming to read the testimonials in the comments.
14 years ago… hopefully they’ve learned more since then… get some updated stuff
Great interview , Thankyou . You asked really important questions .
States following Dr Lustig a week ago .
Info I needed .
Dive into cortisol , if out of wak is just as bad as Suger .
Grass fed beef is one thing..but how is it FINISHED? Be careful with assumptions. Grass fed for the first part of the steer’s life is lovely; but very often untold, is how the last month or so of the animal spends its time? In a feed lot to fatten up a bit? All over the place you may find declarations that the beef is “grass fed” but hardly ever (except perhaps at a farmer’s market) will you hear “grass fed and grass finished “. How much of a difference does it really make? I don’t know…but it would be interesting to find out.
Means alot.
“You eat, what you eat eats”
I always look for grass fed grass finished and surprisingly enough. Walmart has finished ground beef.
Grass finished is the key phrase. All beef is grass fed. You only want to consume ‘grass finished’
Each and every sentence made so much sense. Thank you.
Dr Lustig ,,genius brain and knowledge and yet can simplify his knowledge to the general public ,,so they can understand
Could I humbly request if anyone seen on youtube dr Lusting speaking about how to help children in asthma in terms of getting rid of root causes not the symptoms only??With huge respect and thanks to all dr Lusting work that enlightened us a lot👍👏👏☝️
Very good interview! Love to see Dr Lustig Chat with Dr Berry or Chaffee who say Fiber from plants is bad. Hmm?
There is no supporting factual evidence that fibre is required. This is one point where the good doctor gets it wrong.
@@engc4953 ton of good doctors say fiber is needed for gut food. Dr Thomas Lodi has cured way too many to count with good whole foods, juice cleans etc. Dr Lodi is very well known and respected oncologist. Dr Berry had a chance to challenge a metabolic expert in Dr Lustig but didn’t in-fact He agreed with the good doctor. You can see the interview. So is Dr Berry sending mix messages too ?
@@engc4953 He’s not wrong. See his interview with Dr Berry. Berry agreed with Him so is Berry now sending mix messages. No, if you listen carefully He offers tons of evidence because He writes the papers many peer review.
@@engc4953The Sonnenbergs study found that fermented foods were more effective for the gut than fiber, but that fiber was also important. Search them online. They are spent on this topic.
Exceptional!! It is what when someone knows in depth he can simplify it and convey it!! But also the presenter's questions are excellent!!
syrius I’m sorry your family has made these decisions. I thank God that you can see the harm and turn from this lifestyle too. I know you wrote that because you love them and that’s the most important thing. Praying for them and you.
He is full of knowledge, Thank you for sharing to us.
ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT CONTENT !!!!!💯💯💯💯💯
THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS INSIGHTFUL VIDEO!!!❤❤❤❤
such a great interview! Thank you!
Excellent interview. Would be very helpful if you could do a follow-up interview that addresses use of supplements to address key issues like insulin resistance, fatty liver etc? Many thanks for sharing
I wear a size 40 I have no underlying condition, 0 on the calcium scan test, 5.0 A1C, 84 on triglycerides, and fasting triglycerides are the same. I am in the process of trying to bring up my HDL so I can be in the 1.8% tile of the metabolic panel
It's fantastic to freely distribute such an important knowledge abiut food and eating
I have been listening to Dr Rob and have a question. Other than acute diseases rest of the health diseases are all mitochondrial aka metabolic? Cancer is, T2D is, hypertension is, autoimmune is.. so many other illness are a product of chronic inflammation in the body? We are adding fuel to the fire by not eating and moving right.
It would be wonderful having Dr. Robert talking about high LDL in menopause
It's a pity nobody talks about the process of GROWING the real food. Only small-scale, artisanal, organic, natural and permaculture farming can PRODUCE the real food that the good doctor speaks about. So who's gonna do all that work? Us?? But we're addicted to RUclips and haven't worked outdoors under the sun for even a single day of our lives.
Best comment. I'm trying to learn and it's slow going because I've never done it at all.
Produce does have a label now and tells you what they are doing to it if you can interpret their codes.
Trick questions:
1) Healthiness of Medjool dates, which often come in a package with a label.
2) Healthiness of steel-cut oat with flaxseed
3) Does eating foods in a meal in a certain order prevent or reduce blood sugar spikes?
If so what order?
If so, and if you aren't eating fruit or starches or sugars in a meal, does the sequence matter?
Example of consumption sequence:
. High fiber low calorie density vegetables
. Protein
. Fat
. All other carbs.
Where does steel-cut oats fit in this sequence? Where does whole fresh fruit fit in such as fresh red grapes or pomegranate or pineapple?
Test your bloodsugar consuming the foods in different order? Learn about your body. It's whispering to you ❤
The dates sold have been steamed( processed). Humans probably did not eat raw oats so not real food. Study how many fruits and veggies (and grains) have been engineered to be sweeter ( more sugar) More gluten, etc. Not as healthy!😢
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Sorry... every individual is unique!
@@freedomskier2343 each individual is unique.
I have one or two dates in a day if at all.
I eat steel-cut oats a few times a week after a hard boiled egg after i have black coffee, do 30 minutes of core and glute exercises and walk 20 minutes outside at dawn.
I believe the protein and exercise mediate blood glucose spikes and inflammation.
Could be wrong though!
Also, i couldn't find anything on the internet indicating that medjool dates are steamed but found a few who indicated they are naturally moister than other dates.
So maybe they are steamed, maybe not.
How come 100% whole wheat food that has more fiber than white bread with pretty much hardly any fiber have the same glycemic index IF fiber is helping so much with sugar spikes; that has never made sense to me. Could someone please explain this.
Lustig says check the ratio of fiber grams to carbs in whole grain breads. It shouldn't be higher than 1: 10. So a slice with 3 g fiber and 30 grams total carbs is better than 5 grams carbs and 80 g carbs. If this helps. Helps me decide on items with flour in them. (And of course no added sugar)
Your question shows me you really have no idea! Do some research and educate yourself
What if I'm eating only meat? The nutrition and meat is 100% bioavailable. Does it require fiber to be digested?
I'm thinking that the only reason we need fiber is in order to digest all the nearly impossible to digest nutrients in plants and grains.
All I want to know from a label is whether it has plant matter or seed oils. Otherwise, what kind of meat is it?
@RayBucks-yy4wi Why would I eat whole plant foods with nutrients that are only 14% bioavailable and have anti-nutrients such as fiber when every bit of fatty red meat is bioavailable and nutrient dense? I’m done eating plants.
He said salt is added to chicken breast so it can swell with water and cost more per weight. Is this true? It should be illegal. Is this why I get so much liquid when I cook cut up chicken breast (the cheap type which has nearly doubled in price due to inflation past few years)? I mean they really shrink.
Yes, for many brands.
I find it hilarious that an ad for Kit-Kat chocolate wafers pops up during an intense presentation of how bad sugar is for us 😅😂😅😂
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100% one of the best doctors!
Cancer is the result of chronic mitochondrial dysfunction.
So true!
Japanese soba (buckwheat noodles) is a high-fiber food. Buy at Japanese and Korean grocery stores. Eat cold after cooking, straining and chilling.
5:35 in his BOOK, “In Defense of Food” Pollan explains “food” is “real food”, less than five ingredients, all things your grandmother wd recognize; “not too much” watch portion sizes (now problematic: the body doesn’t like being hungry”). “Mostly plants” /full plate living more fiber: was the big thing then. It’s an old book and piece in the Times.
One HAS to always consider the entire context and get the whole story, not just what’s been cherry-picked in order to make a point.
Agreed. He was playing semantics with that argument.
Dr. Lustig ❤ is a legend.
I don’t think I could ever convince my husband to eat grass fed beef. I’m just happy he agreed to take Krill oil omega 3s. And he had salmon and broccoli for dinner last night. Baby steps.
Fantastic informative interview. Learned so much. Will get the book for sure. Retired RN . Canada.
Regarding the belt size, u said thin people r getting sick too
He says he's a pescatarian obviously farm raised is bad but what wild fish can you eat regularly that's not full of mercury and other crap? I wish he would address this in a video.
He addresses the mercury issue in other videos. Go check into the history of the mercury thing. It may change the hesitation to eat a lot of fish. It did for me.
@@grheryford thanks I'll check it out!
eat fish lower on the food chain to avoid mercury. Limit swordfish, tuna - the big fish in the ocean.
Most fish do contain some mercury. However, some fish contain higher levels of mercury and other varieties much lower levels of mercury. Fortunately, many of the most nutritious varieties of fish with the highest Omega -3 fats contain much lower levels of mercury. These high Omega -3 fish with lower mercury levels are Salmon, sardines, mackerel, and herring. The two varieties of fish with the highest levels of mercury and to be avoided are swordfish and tuna. Also, the mineral selenium helps block the absorbtion of mercury. I , as insurance, take 200 micrograms of selenium per day in supplemental form (either selenomethionine or selenocyteine). This supplement is moderately priced. Beware : although selenium is an important mineral it can be toxic in high doses. For adults, 200 mcgs. per day is generally considered probably safe for adults, higher doses are best to be avoided. Also, many fish have some selenium as does Brazil nuts. Look up selenium content of food and safe doses to consume. Do the research, as I have done. Good luck.
Mercury is one thing that can be avoided, but the ‘other crap’ like micro plastics and other toxins, it seems there’s no way to know how much of that is in the fish we buy.