Robert H. Lustig

“The Japanese have a saying, “Eat until you are 80 percent full.”

— Robert H. Lustig

“The obesity pandemic is due to our altered biochemistry, which is a result of our altered environment.”

— Robert H. Lustig

“In short—insulin makes you gain weight, while cortisol tells you where to put it.”

— Robert H. Lustig

“Unfortunately, food now matters even more than it should. Food is beyond a necessity; it’s also a commodity, and it has been…

— Robert H. Lustig

“Exercise is the single best thing you can do for yourself. It’s way more important than dieting, and easier to do. Exercise…

— Robert H. Lustig

“The real problem is not in losing the weight but in keeping it off for any meaningful length of time. Numerous sources…

— Robert H. Lustig

“As you will see, all successful diets share three precepts: low sugar, high fiber (which means high micronutrients), and fat and carbohydrate…

— Robert H. Lustig

“Fat cells want to be downsized about as much as General Motors or AIG.”

— Robert H. Lustig

“Barry Popkin of the University of North Carolina states that of the six hundred thousand food items for sale in the United…

— Robert H. Lustig

“If you don’t know how to cook, you’re hostage to the food industry for the rest of your life and unwittingly will…

— Robert H. Lustig