Moment 212: The Dangerous Truth Behind “Sugar Free”!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

“Zero sugar” doesn’t mean zero damage. Dr. Robert Lustig exposes how the food industry misleads you with health claims while quietly fuelling obesity and chronic disease. From insulin-spiking sweeteners to mislabeled packaging, this moment unpacks the deception behind so-called healthy foods - and what you should actually be eating instead. Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/KhJ5MG5BcTb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/Drk2qW9BcTb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Dr Robert Lustig - https://robertlustig.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is sugar poison?
0:01.8	Sugar is like alcohol.
0:06.1	So is alcohol poison?
0:09.6	Depends on the dose.
0:12.8	Right?
0:13.1	The dose determines the poison.
0:15.2	Paracelsus 1537.
0:17.5	We have an innate capacity to metabolize alcohol and if we stay below that doesn't do too much damage
0:26.2	if we go above it different story same thing with sugar same thing with this molecule the sweet
0:33.3	molecule fructose and the reason is because fructose and alcohol are metabolized virtually identically what's the difference between sugar and fructose. And the reason is because fructose and alcohol are metabolized virtually
0:38.6	identically. What's the difference between sugar and fructose? So, sugar, dietary sugar,
0:44.9	the sweet stuff, the crystals, the stuff you put in your coffee. The stuff I've got over here.
0:49.6	Yeah, like that stuff. Yeah, that stuff. The five-pound bag right there.
0:57.0	That's called sucrose.
0:59.1	Okay, this is sucrose.
1:00.1	This is sucrose.
1:01.6	Now, sucrose is two molecules bound together.
1:04.8	One molecule called glucose, one molecule called fructose.
1:09.4	They are not the same.
1:10.8	Now, the food industry will tell you they are the same. They are not the same. Now, the food industry will tell you they are the same.
1:13.1	They are not the same.
1:14.6	The reason they tell you they are the same is because that's the way they assuage their own
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