All-too-common fructose — found in table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, used widely in everyday foods like ketchup — has long been considered a major reason why Americans pack on the pounds. Now, scientists say they’re closer to figuring …
Article – Unifying the Different Theories on how Diet Causes Hypertension
While most people think that poor diet is ultimately the cause of the obesity and diabetes epidemics, there remains great debate on what is the critical part of the diet that is responsible. Is it just too many calories in …
Paper – The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity
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 …
Video – A Darker Side to Uric Acid
Discussions with Sara Banta on how uric acid may have a role in obesity and metabolic syndrome. Uric acid is not just the cause of gout, it is intricately linked with the processes involved in weight gain, fat accumulation and …
Video – Richard Johnson, MD: A Biologic Switch that Drives Obesity, Diabetes, and other Common Diseases
Jeff Gerber’s amazing Low Carb Denver program is something no one should miss. Thank you Jeff for inviting me to speak on my favorite topic, sugar! Watch the video on YouTube here. Watch the Video on the Low Carb Conference …
Podcast – An interview with Jenny Hutt of Just Jenny on Nature Wants Us to Be Fat
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.
Video – With Thomas Weimbs, PhD – Fructose and uric acid helped our ancestors to survive. Now they make us fat.
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 …
Podcast – A talk with Jason Wasser from You Winning Life
This was a conversation that focused on the behavioral effects of sugar, including hunger. Jason is an expert on ways to mitigate stress and it was a very excellent discussion. Listen to the podcast here.
Article – The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Could Alzheimer’s disease be a maladaptation of an evolutionary survival pathway mediated by intracerebral fructose and uric acid metabolism?
Our Food May Be Giving Us Alzheimer’s Disease, New Research Says Our Western diet of has been linked to higher risks of heart disease and diabetes, liver disease, strokes, and multiple types of cancer. It is the lead cause of …