It’s not at all clear that the current epidemic is caused by sugar.
Lustig is a great speaker, and I’ll admit that when I first watched that I was quite convinced.
His position, however, is still not representative of a consensus within the field, and for good reason. While sugar consumption is likely detrimental to one’s overall health. Simply cutting out sugar is not necessarily going to lead to better weight management outcomes.
While sugar consumption has increased over time, so have added fats and oils [0]. Which are much more calorically dense. It’s unlikely that any one food source is leading to the increases in obesity that we are seeing.
Lustig is a great speaker, and I’ll admit that when I first watched that I was quite convinced.
His position, however, is still not representative of a consensus within the field, and for good reason. While sugar consumption is likely detrimental to one’s overall health. Simply cutting out sugar is not necessarily going to lead to better weight management outcomes.
While sugar consumption has increased over time, so have added fats and oils [0]. Which are much more calorically dense. It’s unlikely that any one food source is leading to the increases in obesity that we are seeing.
[0] https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/82220/eib-166....