![]() In perhaps the strongest aspect of his book, Lustig deconstructs one of the most pervasive, and possibly damaging health misconceptions of our time: a calorie is a calorie. He claims that the answer to the epidemics of obesity and metabolic disease lies in understanding the biochemical and physiological effects of our increased consumption of sugar, and offers his recommendations for how to address these problems. Robert Lustig describes how increased consumption of sugar has paralleled a steep rise in obesity and metabolic disease (diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia) over the last thirty years, amid dietary recommendations to eat less fat and cholesterol (and therefore more carbohydrates). In this 2012 full-length book follow-up to his 2009 YouTube sensation, Sugar: The Bitter Truth, Dr. Nourishing Traditional Diets with Sally Fallon Morellįat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity and Disease. ![]()
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