Dr. Robert Lustig

So you can be a diabetic, a type 2 diabetic, and have your hemoglobin A1C, a measure of your glucose control, down near normal range because you're on insulin or oral hypoglycemics or even GLP-1 analogs for that matter, okay? And you will die just the same because you will die of a heart attack or of a cancer because diabetics have a much higher incidence of cancer.

So you can be a diabetic, a type 2 diabetic, and have your hemoglobin A1C, a measure of your glucose control, down near normal range because you're on insulin or oral hypoglycemics or even GLP-1 analogs for that matter, okay? And you will die just the same because you will die of a heart attack or of a cancer because diabetics have a much higher incidence of cancer.

They also have a higher incidence of dementia as well. And the reason is because of insulin because insulin is a bad guy in this story. Glucose causes microvascular disease. The insulin causes macrovascular disease. They're both bad. You need to control both of them. And this controls the glucose. It doesn't control the insulin.

They also have a higher incidence of dementia as well. And the reason is because of insulin because insulin is a bad guy in this story. Glucose causes microvascular disease. The insulin causes macrovascular disease. They're both bad. You need to control both of them. And this controls the glucose. It doesn't control the insulin.

So the other thing that we've learned about non-nutritive sweeteners across the board is that they alter the microbiome. Now, the microbiome is the bacteria that live in your gut. Now, you have to feed your microbiome. You have to feed your bacteria. Because if you don't feed your bacteria, your bacteria will feed on you.

So the other thing that we've learned about non-nutritive sweeteners across the board is that they alter the microbiome. Now, the microbiome is the bacteria that live in your gut. Now, you have to feed your microbiome. You have to feed your bacteria. Because if you don't feed your bacteria, your bacteria will feed on you.

It will strip the mucin layer, a protective physical barrier, right off the surface of your intestinal epithelial cells. And when it does that, it denudes them and allows for other bacteria, toxic bacteria, to take up residence and cause irritable bacteria. bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and the junctions between the cells become dysfunctional as well.

It will strip the mucin layer, a protective physical barrier, right off the surface of your intestinal epithelial cells. And when it does that, it denudes them and allows for other bacteria, toxic bacteria, to take up residence and cause irritable bacteria. bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and the junctions between the cells become dysfunctional as well.

And so the cells become permeable. And so stuff in your intestine, the junk in your intestine, the SH, you know what? can actually make it through into the bloodstream. You can measure the endotoxins and the whole bacteria, the lipopolysaccharides in the bloodstream when the intestine is damaged even from diet soda. And what that does is that ultimately leads to systemic inflammation.

And so the cells become permeable. And so stuff in your intestine, the junk in your intestine, the SH, you know what? can actually make it through into the bloodstream. You can measure the endotoxins and the whole bacteria, the lipopolysaccharides in the bloodstream when the intestine is damaged even from diet soda. And what that does is that ultimately leads to systemic inflammation.

And that systemic inflammation also leads to metabolic disease, mental health problems, cognitive decline, early death.

And that systemic inflammation also leads to metabolic disease, mental health problems, cognitive decline, early death.

sort of tooth comb over every single thing that they're putting into their body they're not a scientist agreed it's a it's a problem because the food industry has made the grocery store a minefield and it's really easy to set off an explosion if you walk in you've basically lost that's how bad it is understood so the the simple rule is eat real food So what's real food?

sort of tooth comb over every single thing that they're putting into their body they're not a scientist agreed it's a it's a problem because the food industry has made the grocery store a minefield and it's really easy to set off an explosion if you walk in you've basically lost that's how bad it is understood so the the simple rule is eat real food So what's real food?

Well, food that came out of the ground or animals that ate food that came out of the ground. The problem is we all lead busy lives and we're looking for labor-saving devices because people don't even have time to cook. Most people, 33% of Americans don't even know how to cook anymore. So, like, what are they going to do? So we understand this. I mean, it's a problem. Agreed.

Well, food that came out of the ground or animals that ate food that came out of the ground. The problem is we all lead busy lives and we're looking for labor-saving devices because people don't even have time to cook. Most people, 33% of Americans don't even know how to cook anymore. So, like, what are they going to do? So we understand this. I mean, it's a problem. Agreed.

We need food that is metabolically healthy for us, not metabolically detrimental. And the problem is that as soon as you put added sugar in the food, you have made it metabolically detrimental. Now, the food industry will say, well, there are all these other good things in there, like vitamins and minerals. We fortify it, et cetera.

We need food that is metabolically healthy for us, not metabolically detrimental. And the problem is that as soon as you put added sugar in the food, you have made it metabolically detrimental. Now, the food industry will say, well, there are all these other good things in there, like vitamins and minerals. We fortify it, et cetera.

So I'm here to tell you, toxin A plus antidote B still equals death. Just because they put some vitamins in there or you take a dietary supplement, if it's not solving your mitochondrial dysfunction, what's the point? So you can't believe what the food industry is telling you. If they say something is healthy, it's usually the opposite. Whatever it says on the package, believe the opposite.

So I'm here to tell you, toxin A plus antidote B still equals death. Just because they put some vitamins in there or you take a dietary supplement, if it's not solving your mitochondrial dysfunction, what's the point? So you can't believe what the food industry is telling you. If they say something is healthy, it's usually the opposite. Whatever it says on the package, believe the opposite.