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Debunking Dr. Robert Lustig's Claims from The Huberman Lab Podcast | Educational Video | Biolayne

Dr. Layne Norton

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NutritionHeart and metabolismSugar and carbohydratesObesity and weightMetabolism and energy

Layne Norton critiques and debunks various nutritional and metabolic claims made by Robert Lustig on the Huberman Lab podcast.

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What people say. Recommended as a scientific debunking of Robert Lustig's controversial claims about sugar, insulin, and obesity.

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Here's Layne Norton's response to Lustig and that exact Huberman episode: link to this video It'll answer your question.

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PSA: Robert Lustig is notorious for broadcasting incorrect views contradicted by current science. A good debunk of his nonsense claims is here: link to this video

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On “Consumption of 100% Fruit Juice and Body Weight in Children and Adults”

This guy says a lot of interesting things, and I like the sound of his voice. But, googling for stuff that really quantifies these effects isn’t turning up much. Like if 130 kcal of almond get absorbed in one part of the digestive tract, and 30kcal get absorbed farther down, it still sounds like 160kcal of almond is going into the body, and has to come out somewhere else, or it’s going to stay in there. Here’s some influencer content thats addressing that influencer content: link to this video