Robert Lustig

Robert Lustig

Robert H. Lustig (born 1957) is an American pediatric endocrinologist. He is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. He is also director of UCSF's WATCH program (Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health), and president and co-founder of the non-profit Institute for Responsible Nutrition. Lustig came to public attention in 2009 when one of his medical lectures, "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," became popular on YouTube. He is the editor of Obesity Before Birth: Maternal and Prenatal Influences on the Offspring (2010), and author of Fat Chance: Beating the Odds against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease (2013).

  • Title: Robert Lustig
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  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Homepage: https://robertlustig.com
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Robert Lustig Movies

  • 2015
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    Sugar Coated
    Sugar Coated

    7.3 2015 HD

    The investigation and exposure of the US sugar industry’s systematic hijacking of scientific study to bury evidence that sugar is—in...

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  • 2020
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    Fat Fiction
    Fat Fiction

    6.412 2020 HD

    Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are...

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  • 2012
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    The Weight of the Nation
    The Weight of the Nation

    2 2012 HD

    A documentary series examining the obesity crisis in the U.S. looks at the health risks of being overweight, weight-loss ideas, childhood obesity and...

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  • 2020
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    History 101
    History 101

    7.1 2020 HD

    Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

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  • 2003
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    Real Time with Bill Maher
    Real Time with Bill Maher

    6 2003 HD

    Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's...

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  • 2012
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    The Skinny on Obesity
    The Skinny on Obesity

    1 2012 HD

    In this Series, Dr. Lustig and his UCSF colleagues dig deeper into the root causes of the obesity epidemic. Discover why what we eat is as important...

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