Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL
@robertlustigmd.bsky.social
Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L. is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is a global leader in advancing #MetabolicHealth.
A quick note on insulin: insulin's job is to take whatever you're not burning and put it into fat for storage.
Insulin is not the diabetes hormone, insulin is the energy storage hormone.
Insulin is not the diabetes hormone, insulin is the energy storage hormone.
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A quick note on insulin: insulin's job is to take whatever you're not burning and put it into fat for storage.
Insulin is not the diabetes hormone, insulin is the energy storage hormone.
Insulin is not the diabetes hormone, insulin is the energy storage hormone.
2/3 of American adults are overweight.
Shaming and blaming doesn't work!
Here's when I talked about it on The People's Pharmacy:
www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/sho...
Shaming and blaming doesn't work!
Here's when I talked about it on The People's Pharmacy:
www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/sho...
Show 1332: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Weight Loss (Archive)
Pediatric neuroendocrinologist Robert Lustig explains what everyone gets wrong about weight loss and why drugs are not the best solution.
www.peoplespharmacy.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
2/3 of American adults are overweight.
Shaming and blaming doesn't work!
Here's when I talked about it on The People's Pharmacy:
www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/sho...
Shaming and blaming doesn't work!
Here's when I talked about it on The People's Pharmacy:
www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/sho...
A calorie burned is a calorie burned. I don't argue that. That's true. That's the first law of thermodynamics.
But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten. That's not the same.
But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten. That's not the same.
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A calorie burned is a calorie burned. I don't argue that. That's true. That's the first law of thermodynamics.
But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten. That's not the same.
But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten. That's not the same.
You may be surprised to learn that smoothies aren't as nutritious as they sound. By turning the fruit into a paste, you're losing out on the insoluble fiber and its benefits.
www.businessinsider.com/robert-lusti...
www.businessinsider.com/robert-lusti...
A sugar expert explains the unhealthy downside of smoothies
You're missing out on 3 of the 4 things that make fruit healthy.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You may be surprised to learn that smoothies aren't as nutritious as they sound. By turning the fruit into a paste, you're losing out on the insoluble fiber and its benefits.
www.businessinsider.com/robert-lusti...
www.businessinsider.com/robert-lusti...
If a food has a label, it’s a warning label.
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If a food has a label, it’s a warning label.
A reminder to come see me, Dr. Elissa Epel, and others for the weekend workshop in Big Sur! Heavy focus on metabolic and mitochondrial health, nutrition, and mindfulness. January 9th - 11th.
Learn more at the link below. Limited space left!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Learn more at the link below. Limited space left!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Mindfulness, Metabolism, and Mitochondria: Improve Your Vitality, Nutrition, and Metabolic Control | Workshops | Esalen
January 9–11, 2026 Elissa Epel and Robert Lustig
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December 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A reminder to come see me, Dr. Elissa Epel, and others for the weekend workshop in Big Sur! Heavy focus on metabolic and mitochondrial health, nutrition, and mindfulness. January 9th - 11th.
Learn more at the link below. Limited space left!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Learn more at the link below. Limited space left!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Hope your Thanksgiving was delicious and sugar-free.
In this podcast, I talk about how to make nutrition work for you. We talk GLP-1's, fiber, fats, and of course, the Big Kahuna sugar.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Hy5...
In this podcast, I talk about how to make nutrition work for you. We talk GLP-1's, fiber, fats, and of course, the Big Kahuna sugar.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Hy5...
Metabolic Health with Dr Robert Lustig
Spotify video
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December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hope your Thanksgiving was delicious and sugar-free.
In this podcast, I talk about how to make nutrition work for you. We talk GLP-1's, fiber, fats, and of course, the Big Kahuna sugar.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Hy5...
In this podcast, I talk about how to make nutrition work for you. We talk GLP-1's, fiber, fats, and of course, the Big Kahuna sugar.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Hy5...
There is no fat accumulation without insulin. Insulin shunts sugar to fat. It makes your fat cells grow.
The more insulin, the more fat, period.
The more insulin, the more fat, period.
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There is no fat accumulation without insulin. Insulin shunts sugar to fat. It makes your fat cells grow.
The more insulin, the more fat, period.
The more insulin, the more fat, period.
How to measure cardiometabolic health, explained by me in 6(ish) minutes:
www.ajmc.com/view/dr-robe...
www.ajmc.com/view/dr-robe...
Dr Robert Lustig on Pediatric Metabolic Health: “Sugar Is the Alcohol of the Child” | AJMC
Robert Lustig, MD, MSL, explains how the US health care industry needs to shift from measuring body mass index and obesity to measuring cardiometabolic health, which affects 93% of Americans, includin...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
How to measure cardiometabolic health, explained by me in 6(ish) minutes:
www.ajmc.com/view/dr-robe...
www.ajmc.com/view/dr-robe...
Ever thought about the *Corporate* Determinants of Health — i.e., how companies manipulate our health for their profit?
If you want to understand how our current culture foments chronic disease, this may be the podcast for you:
lifestyle4health.nl/algemeen/pod...
If you want to understand how our current culture foments chronic disease, this may be the podcast for you:
lifestyle4health.nl/algemeen/pod...
Podcast: Hoe het voedselsysteem onze metabole gezondheid beïnvloedt (podcast #18)
How the food system affects our metabolic health Lifestyle4Health bestaat dit jaar 5 jaar. We hebben de afgelopen jaren leefstijlgeneeskunde op de agenda
lifestyle4health.nl
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ever thought about the *Corporate* Determinants of Health — i.e., how companies manipulate our health for their profit?
If you want to understand how our current culture foments chronic disease, this may be the podcast for you:
lifestyle4health.nl/algemeen/pod...
If you want to understand how our current culture foments chronic disease, this may be the podcast for you:
lifestyle4health.nl/algemeen/pod...
Pleasure (reward) is the emotional state where your brain says, this feels good — I want more... happiness (contentment) is the emotional state where your brain says, this feels good — I don’t want or need any more...
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Pleasure (reward) is the emotional state where your brain says, this feels good — I want more... happiness (contentment) is the emotional state where your brain says, this feels good — I don’t want or need any more...
The pursuit of pleasure is, in fact, modern-day addiction.
As we enter the year's biggest shopping season, give a glance to my 2017 op-ed in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As we enter the year's biggest shopping season, give a glance to my 2017 op-ed in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The pursuit of pleasure is a modern-day addiction
The easy availability of temptations, combined with constant stress, is taking its toll on a whole generation
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The pursuit of pleasure is, in fact, modern-day addiction.
As we enter the year's biggest shopping season, give a glance to my 2017 op-ed in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As we enter the year's biggest shopping season, give a glance to my 2017 op-ed in The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hope it was a happy Thanksgiving for all who celebrated!
Check out our Monch Monch sale for Black Friday, going on now:
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November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Hope it was a happy Thanksgiving for all who celebrated!
Check out our Monch Monch sale for Black Friday, going on now:
www.monchmonch.shop
Check out our Monch Monch sale for Black Friday, going on now:
www.monchmonch.shop
A reminder to come see us January 9th - 11th for this weekend workshop in Big Sur! Hear all about new scientific insights in metabolic and mitochondrial health.
We'll explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being:
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
We'll explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being:
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Mindfulness, Metabolism, and Mitochondria: Improve Your Vitality, Nutrition, and Metabolic Control | Workshops | Esalen
January 9–11, 2026 Elissa Epel and Robert Lustig
www.esalen.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A reminder to come see us January 9th - 11th for this weekend workshop in Big Sur! Hear all about new scientific insights in metabolic and mitochondrial health.
We'll explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being:
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
We'll explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being:
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
The obesity pandemic is due to our altered biochemistry, which is a result of our altered environment.
Learn more in Fat Chance, my book:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310422...
Learn more in Fat Chance, my book:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310422...
Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig: 9780142180433 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The landmark New York Times best seller that reveals how the explosion of sugar in our diets has created an obesity epidemic, and what we can do to save ourselves. Robert Lustig is at the forefront o...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The obesity pandemic is due to our altered biochemistry, which is a result of our altered environment.
Learn more in Fat Chance, my book:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310422...
Learn more in Fat Chance, my book:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310422...
There can be a certain brutality to the sugar production process, including in the state of Maharashtra, India. Some large companies, including Coca-Cola, source sugar from the area.
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/w...
The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There can be a certain brutality to the sugar production process, including in the state of Maharashtra, India. Some large companies, including Coca-Cola, source sugar from the area.
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/w...
If you haven't yet, give a listen to last year's chat with me, top heart surgeon Philip Ovadia (a champion of the Carnivore Diet), and dietician Sophie Medlin, (believes in the dangers of eating just meat).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxqb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxqb...
RFK Jr - We Are Being Mass Poisoned By Big Food Companies - Americans Were Slimmer Under JFK!
YouTube video by Nexus
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November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you haven't yet, give a listen to last year's chat with me, top heart surgeon Philip Ovadia (a champion of the Carnivore Diet), and dietician Sophie Medlin, (believes in the dangers of eating just meat).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxqb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxqb...
Only 7 weeks until this very unique “spa-podium” on mindfulness and mitochondria.
Esalen is a world class spa on a world class mountain- Big Sur. Don’t miss it!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Esalen is a world class spa on a world class mountain- Big Sur. Don’t miss it!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Mindfulness, Metabolism, and Mitochondria: Improve Your Vitality, Nutrition, and Metabolic Control | Workshops | Esalen
January 9–11, 2026 Elissa Epel and Robert Lustig
www.esalen.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Only 7 weeks until this very unique “spa-podium” on mindfulness and mitochondria.
Esalen is a world class spa on a world class mountain- Big Sur. Don’t miss it!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Esalen is a world class spa on a world class mountain- Big Sur. Don’t miss it!
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Apparently, the draw of the screen is just too much for most people; the cell phone is like a slot machine. With every ding, a variable reward is in store for the user — the ultimate dopamine rush.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently, the draw of the screen is just too much for most people; the cell phone is like a slot machine. With every ding, a variable reward is in store for the user — the ultimate dopamine rush.
The ENCORE Week Grand Finale is today!
I'm featured in the final slate of free content from the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit.
Please visit the link today to watch (and to learn more about the All Access Pass):
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_bsrc_da...
I'm featured in the final slate of free content from the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit.
Please visit the link today to watch (and to learn more about the All Access Pass):
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_bsrc_da...
ENCORE: The Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit
Discover the hidden link between reactive hypoglycemia and sugar addiction.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The ENCORE Week Grand Finale is today!
I'm featured in the final slate of free content from the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit.
Please visit the link today to watch (and to learn more about the All Access Pass):
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_bsrc_da...
I'm featured in the final slate of free content from the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit.
Please visit the link today to watch (and to learn more about the All Access Pass):
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_bsrc_da...
Colon cancer rates have been increasing in prevalence and severity and have been occurring in younger age groups.
This study, linked below, argues (but does not prove) that the increase in ultraprocessed food has something to do with it.
This study, linked below, argues (but does not prove) that the increase in ultraprocessed food has something to do with it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Colon cancer rates have been increasing in prevalence and severity and have been occurring in younger age groups.
This study, linked below, argues (but does not prove) that the increase in ultraprocessed food has something to do with it.
This study, linked below, argues (but does not prove) that the increase in ultraprocessed food has something to do with it.
Meet us January 9th - 11th for this weekend workshop in Big Sur! Hear new scientific insights in metabolic and mitochondrial health.
Join this compassionate, research-informed space to explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being.
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Join this compassionate, research-informed space to explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being.
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Meet us January 9th - 11th for this weekend workshop in Big Sur! Hear new scientific insights in metabolic and mitochondrial health.
Join this compassionate, research-informed space to explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being.
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
Join this compassionate, research-informed space to explore the intersections of nutrition, mindfulness, and metabolic well-being.
www.esalen.org/workshops/mi...
If you haven't yet heard the news, the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit ENCORE is well underway, ending on 11/16! This cornucopia of free content is as timely as ever.
Visit the site to learn more about the speakers, their videos, and the all-access pass:
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_blood_s...
Visit the site to learn more about the speakers, their videos, and the all-access pass:
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_blood_s...
The Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit Summit ENCORE | 100% Free To Attend
November 10th - November 16th, 2025 | Discover the hidden link between reactive hypoglycemia and sugar addiction.
quitsugarsummit.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you haven't yet heard the news, the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Summit ENCORE is well underway, ending on 11/16! This cornucopia of free content is as timely as ever.
Visit the site to learn more about the speakers, their videos, and the all-access pass:
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_blood_s...
Visit the site to learn more about the speakers, their videos, and the all-access pass:
quitsugarsummit.com/2025_blood_s...
Do we need to eat what our ancestors did or eschew all carbs?
I would propose that all we need to do is eat ‘safe carbs.’
That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion.
I would propose that all we need to do is eat ‘safe carbs.’
That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Do we need to eat what our ancestors did or eschew all carbs?
I would propose that all we need to do is eat ‘safe carbs.’
That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion.
I would propose that all we need to do is eat ‘safe carbs.’
That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion.