Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. We argue against him.

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References:

1930s USDA stats: https://fireinabottle.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YearbookofAgriculture1939FoodAsLife-1.pdf
Current USDA stats: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/charts-of-note/?topicId=4f4e6a4f-bcb2-48fb-b369-bf44cea0c0ea
Obesity historically: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajhb.21055?saml_referrer
What’s Driving Chronic Disease?: https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/what-causes-chronic-disease
OxLDL in HC/LF vs LC/HF: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226735/
Seven countries study: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/42/3119/4600167
More on oxLDL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02378.x
Alcohol and fructose: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4353467/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4290244/, https://cowseatgrass.org/2016/01/01/heres-to-a-sweet-ripe-new-year/
Fructose and blood pressure: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18199590/
High sugar feeding study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145300/
Fructose and Uric Acid: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/107/2/165/4911452
De Novo Lipogenesis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8839937/
Pregnancy: https://www.pnas.org/content/109/25/E1619/1
Stress and sugar: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25879513/

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