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Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH

University of California Television (UCTV) · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

Robert Lustig of UCSF lectures on the biochemistry of sugar, arguing that fructose and lack of fiber drive the obesity epidemic via insulin. It is the widely viewed 90-minute talk that popularized the anti-sugar case.

Why Hacker News recommends it

The most-linked YouTube video on HN, recommended as an in-depth explanation of fructose metabolism.

  • 13 people recommended it
  • 12 different months
  • 5 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is one of the best nutritional videos I've ever seen.”

    Peer-reviewed case for cutting out sugar

    vixen99, 2010-01 · Strong recommendation · in “The Men Who Live Forever”

  2. “See Robert H. Lustig's awesome expostion, Sugar: The Bitter Truth”

    Explains endocrinology of why bodies cannot keep up with sugar intake

    colinprince, 2013-07 · Strong recommendation · in “High-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain than sugar (2010)”

  3. “I highly recommend Dr. Lustig's video (UCTV) to learn more”

    Explains how sugar, not fat, drives arterial damage

    djsumdog, 2016-12 · Strong recommendation · in “US government to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol (2015)”

  4. “here's a leading endocrinologist that's overturning decades of dogma.”

    Leading endocrinologist challenging dietary dogma on fructose

    maxharris, 2017-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Coconut oil isn't healthy and it's never been healthy”

  5. “I'd highly recommend these two talks by Robert Lustig on the subject.”

    Detailed explanation of fructose metabolism and the obesity epidemic

    akurzon, 2021-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Fructose reprogrammes glutamine-dependent oxidative metabolism to support LPS”

  6. “If you want to watch a long presentation on what's going on, check this”

    Long presentation on fructose metabolism and fat storage

    yanowitz, 2010-03 · Recommendation · in “Princeton researchers find that HFCS prompts considerably more weight gain”

  7. “This is a relevant and very informative video about the impact of sugar on humans”

    Informative talk on sugar's impact on humans

    dools, 2012-12 · Recommendation · in “Why We Get Fat”

  8. “Here's the video that started a lot of the public awareness of the issue”

    Video that started much public awareness of sugar issue

    pkulak, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away from Bad Diets”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: robert lustig, fructose, obesity, insulin, nutrition, liver

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