Robert Lustig MD

Robert Lustig MD The official page for Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
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He specializes in the field of neuroendocrinology. Robert Lustig has been a pediatric endocrinologist for 32 years. In that time, he has watched the obesity and metabolic syndrome rates climb, first to the level of epidemic , and now the rates in other countries qualify this as a pandemic. Worse yet, these problems are occurring in infants and toddlers, who clearly cannot be guilty of character fl

aws. Something else is going on. You can also read, see, and hear what Robert is up to at: http://chc.ucsf.edu/coast/fatchance.html


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Robert is devoting his public effort to making a difference in the lives of today’s children. And by helping children, it will no doubt help adults as well. Robert has the science, the clinical experience, and the policy training to shine a light on our current medical assumptions, and have society rethink obesity and its associated diseases. Just like efforts against tobacco and alcohol, these efforts includes education, research, and as necessary, litigation.

How do we prevent future generations from becoming obese to begin with? Food for thought:
06/22/2026

How do we prevent future generations from becoming obese to begin with? Food for thought:

In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it's 1 in 5. Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids (and their families) get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising.

06/21/2026

Many industries have marketed dangerous products to unsuspecting consumers, but no industry has provided more disinformation than the processed food industry.

And no ingredient has fueled more morbidity, mortality, and economic havoc than sugar.

Tremendous weekend at IPM Congress 2026. Thanks everyone!
06/20/2026

Tremendous weekend at IPM Congress 2026. Thanks everyone!

💚 That’s a wrap on IPM 2026.

What an incredible three days of learning, collaboration, innovation and connection.

Over the course of the congress, we’ve welcomed thousands of healthcare professionals, practitioners, researchers, exhibitors and industry leaders to the QEII Centre, all united by a shared passion for advancing integrative and personalised medicine.

From inspiring keynote sessions and thought-provoking discussions to busy exhibition halls and meaningful conversations, IPM 2026 has once again demonstrated the power of bringing our community together.

A huge thank you to every speaker, exhibitor, supporter, visitor and volunteer who helped make this event possible.

Most importantly, thank you to everyone who attended, shared ideas, asked questions and contributed to the conversations that will continue long after the congress has ended.

Until next time. 💚

A calorie is a calorie, right? Not quite.
06/18/2026

A calorie is a calorie, right? Not quite.

A calorie is a calorie, right? Wrong, argues pediatrician, sugar-nemesis and author of best-selling book ‘Fat Chance’, Dr Robert Lustig, who caught up with FoodNavigator-USA at the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim last week.

Reminder that the Integrative and Personalized Medicine (IPM) Congress returns to London June 18–20, gathering healthcar...
06/17/2026

Reminder that the Integrative and Personalized Medicine (IPM) Congress returns to London June 18–20, gathering healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing lifestyle, environmental, and whole-person approaches to care.

I'm looking forward to attending. Learn more and register here:

Join 3,000+ healthcare professionals at Europe's Largest Integrative & Personalised Medicine Congress, 18-20 June 2026, In London. Register Now!

A quick crash course on sugar, from The Guardian:
06/17/2026

A quick crash course on sugar, from The Guardian:

Fructose, glucose, sucrose. Lactose, maltose, dextrose. Treacle, molasses … honey! The sweet stuff is everywhere, in everything from colas and cakes to fruit and veg. Are some forms healthier than others? And what about artificial sweeteners?

06/16/2026

There isn't a biochemical reaction that requires fructose.

06/14/2026

Connect, contribute, cope, cook...
..each of these has the capacity to pull you out of addiction by limiting the need for reward by optimizing the effects of dopamine and reducing cortisol -- and lift you out of depression by increasing contentment and the effects of serotonin.

Frozen yogurt is a scam.First of all, ice cream has dairy fat C15:0, which is protective against heart disease. Frozen y...
06/12/2026

Frozen yogurt is a scam.

First of all, ice cream has dairy fat C15:0, which is protective against heart disease. Frozen yogurt doesn't. Ice cream and frozen yogurt both have emulsifiers to make the product smooth, but emulsifiers cause gut inflammation. Lastly, the amount of sugar in both products is disastrous and dwarf the lactic acid, which might be beneficial.

Bottom line, neither are "good for you", so enjoy whichever one you like better, as long as you make it a rare "treat", not a common "diet staple".

We asked experts whether its health reputation is deserved.

What if the public health playbook from the war on to***co could help Americans cut back on ultra-processed foods?(via N...
06/12/2026

What if the public health playbook from the war on to***co could help Americans cut back on ultra-processed foods?

(via NPR)

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the to***co industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.

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