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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Diabetes”

Podcast – BackedBriScience podcast on the Role of Fructose in Metabolic Disease

blogteam November 9, 2025Uncategorized

We talked about fructose as a nutrient that is especially good at triggering hunger and food intake, and to cause obesity and insulin resistance. Check out the podcasts here: Spotify Apple Podcasts

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Reminder – Speaking Engagement at the Kick Sugar Summit with Florence Christopher on October 7th

blogteam October 7, 2025Uncategorized

I will be speaking on October 7th on the relationship of excess sugar intake with dementia. There are many other speakers as well so I expect a very informative conference. This is a free summit on sugar and the mayhem …

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Video – The Great Obesity Debate: Energy Balance vs Fructose – Dr. Layne Norton & Dr. Richard Johnson

blogteam June 29, 2025Uncategorized

I had an enjoyable debate on the mechanism driving obesity with Layne Norton.  At one point Layne argued that while the animal data was impressive, that the clinical trials were generally negative.  He then emailed me the papers supporting his …

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Podcast – Dr. Rick Johnson & Neil Gyte on Appetite, Chronic Disease, and the Damaging Impact of Sugar

blogteam March 3, 2025Uncategorized

We all know sugar isn’t great for our health. But is all sugar created equal? In this eye-opening podcast, we speak with the team from RxSugar. Their company creates and promotes a healthy sugar called allulose. Yes, a healthy sugar! …

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Podcast – Is Allulose Nature’s GLP-1?

blogteam August 9, 2024Uncategorized

In this episode, host Evan Transue, AKA, “Detective Ev”, is joined by health experts Dr. Richard Johnson, Dr. Charlie Cavo, and Neil Gyte to dive deep into the science and practical applications of allulose and GLP-1 medications like Ozempic®. They …

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Paper – The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity

blogteam July 30, 2023Uncategorized

It is finally out! For those of you who want to read the deep science behind the fructose story, the overall fructose survival hypothesis has now been published in the Royal Society of Medicine’s journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal …

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Podcast – An interview with Jenny Hutt of Just Jenny on Nature Wants Us to Be Fat

blogteam May 14, 2023Uncategorized

A nice talk with Jenny Hutt on fructose and its role in driving obesity and diabetes.  It is not just the fructose we eat from sugar, but the fructose we make from carbs. Listen to the podcast here.

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Join me at Sugar-Free Kids Summit! 

blogteam April 20, 2023Uncategorized

This conference which will be held from May 1st to May 7th is led by Mike Collins brings together many experts to talk about the perils of sugar and fructose! It includes saints such as Robert Lustig and Michael Goran—and …

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Video – With Thomas Weimbs, PhD – Fructose and uric acid helped our ancestors to survive. Now they make us fat.

blogteam March 22, 2023Uncategorized

A discussion with Professor Thomas Weimbs on fructose and its role in causing obesity. We also discuss the importance of fructose and uric acid in causing kidney disease.  One aspect is on the role of uric acid crystals in causing …

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