Prof. Robert Lustig - 'Sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer'

This is what a talk sounds like when a person is not funded by the food industry. He's the best.

I like this doctor's delivery - he cuts right through the crap. He doesn't 'sugarcoat' anything.

If only I had known now 40 years ago, I could have avoided a lot of health problems. At least I learned this last year and have turned things around. I've lost 65 pounds and no longer need blood pressure medication.

In my opinion, all sugary food & beverages manufacturers should be stopped immediately across the world and we should all practise (sugar distancing).

I was a sugar addict my whole life . Having been in a situation of chronic stress for years i ate sugar to elevate my mood & feel better . It was my drug of choice . Last year i quit sugar cold turkey last year . This month i complete 16 months being sugar free & counting . I will never eat sugar again . Once a connosieur of fine chocolate today i don’t eat even high gi fruit . I’m not going back to sugar consumption ever again

My husband recently went to the doctor for routine lab work. As a testicular cancer survivor, he gets checked for certain issues every 6 months. His doctor had told him, one year ago, that his cholesterol was high and to start a statin. He started the statin drug and went back after 6 months. His cholesterol was even worse than before, and this time the doctor said he was pre-diabetic. That day, I decided to educate myself on the meaning of all his blood work so I could provide a healthier diet for him. (I'm a bit old fashioned in that respect. I love providing meals for my husband and family). Anyway, in just a few days, I learned that insulin resistance was what had been causing the bad blood work as well as many other medical issues he'd been having; sleep apnea, testicular cancer, arthritis and intermittent explosive disorder. He was someone who would grab a couple little Debbie cakes for snacks throughout his day and ate a bag of chips in one sitting. He was not overweight or obese and very muscular, so we thought he was OK. He works a very physically demanding job and we believed he was always eating simply because he burned so many calories. Well, I was wrong. He was insulin resistant and to combat the issue, we immediately adopted a keto diet. He was absolutely miserable the first 2 weeks. He had sugar/carb cravings every 2 hours. Now, he is doing very well, feeling and looking younger and has more energy. He has blood work again in a month and we are hoping we've improved his health as far as lab work is concerned. His case is a primary example of someone, whom is not obese, actually having dramatic problems going on inside because of our reliance on sugar and carbs. Oh, and though I naturally ate low carb, I joined him in the keto diet and lost 20 lbs after just 6 weeks. Altogether, I've lost 40 lbs but had plateaud. I am finally a weight considered to be in the normal range, not overweight or obese, for the first time since my 20s. Keto started my weight loss up again and I feel healthier. I will try to remember to update this comment when we get his labs again.

Dr. Lustig saves lives. He is one of my heroes!

Dr. Lustig should be running the WHO, CDC, and FDA.

Some people have said he is arrogant and condescending. I think not. Confidence in his subject does not equate arrogance.

I've learned more on youtube over the past month concerning sugar, carbs and intermittent fasting than my primary care physician knows. I am dead serious. Time to get a younger doctor or PCP who actually does some follow-on learning after med school.

I am 50 years old, I got off sugar 2 years ago. I lost 70 lbs I am off all statins, gout and high blood pressure drugs now. Doctor said blood work is great! BP is now normal. Blood work for Liver and kidneys function was also great. I was on my way to diabetes, now my A1C is 5.1 I eat moderate high fiber carbs. Very low white sugar and processed foods. Thank you Dr. Lustig! You saved my life!

this is greatly underrated, he practically explained the cure of cancer, diabetes, and Alzeheimers (because of the fact that its known as diabetes type 3) this information is of great value.

My heart is bumping and my eyes are wet. Thinking at my oncologist saying. No, sugar is not the reason for cancer since the body produces glycogen as you don't eat sugar. This is the situation when patients ask if cutting out sugar of the diat would have positive effects. In my case I encounter so many doctors who stuck with the book they read back then in medical school. They have not developed and keep on talking shit. Yes it takes effort to keep being updated. I am so sad! Greatings from germany

As a RN/MSN that works ICU/ER, this is one of, or the, best lecture I have ever watched. PROFOUNDLY important information that needs prolific distribution to the public. Your staff should be proud to work with you. What you are doing truly changes lives. Thank you Dr. Lustig for this OUTSTANDING presentation.

I honestly wanted this to continue. I’ll have to repeat watching this video.

Nobel Prize! Makes me so sad, that the truth is diluted by corporate for decades.

One of the best scientist ever

Sugar is poision .....great presentation on obesity and cancer...lot of myths of diet sugar is scientifically clarified.Thank u from India.

Dear Prof Lustig, your lectures are always mind boggling and this is one of them I was waiting for! Being a diabetologist myself and blindly following so called best practice guidelines for 28 years, I ended up asking myself, whether I am a victim or partner of greatest medical science scam that is going around! I still do not understand why Hippocrates old saying " Thy medicine is thy food and thy food is thy medicine" is ignored by our medical fraternity. Believe it or not most of my longest surviving patients are on Low Carb diet, I am not sure about their fat intake, despite my advise to be liberal on saturated fat! I would be grateful if you permit me to quote and use some of your slides for educational purpose.

Dec 2022. My brother In law is having serious cancer treatment in Shreveport. They are telling him to cut out sugar because they now understand it feeds cancer. So some good news on that aspect.