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There's an interesting book on this topic that discusses both how it happened and what that does to our brains and bodies - "The Hacking of the American Mind" b
by jacek 9y ago
There's an interesting book on this topic that discusses both how it happened and what that does to our brains and bodies - "The Hacking of the American Mind" by Robert Lustig [1]. The book also is about other ways our brain is affected by a substance or behavior, but mostly about sugar. I highly recommend it.
[1] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531013/the-hacking-of-the-american-mind-by-robert-h-lustig-md-msl/9781101982587 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531013/the-hacking-...
- nlperguiy 9y agoRobert Lustig is a quack although. Many of the things he said in his famous online talk are outright lie. He gave an example of Japanese and their healthiness, yet they eat way more fructose than the USA citizen he cites. There's a whole other bunch of misinformation in his speech and his studies are filled with flawed design (no control group, p hacking etc.).
- jacek 9y agoI have not heard about it. Could you give me a link and information on those lies please?
- nlperguiy 9y agoArticle below has more than 50 references that describe the argument well. http://anthonycolpo.com/sweet-stupidity-part-2-the-bitter-truth-about-robert-lustigs-anti-sugar-claims/ http://anthonycolpo.com/sweet-stupidity-part-2-the-bitter-tr... You can check the sources yourself too. Although, I believe Lustig changed the narrative and is currently promoting diets rich in starch (which means high volume - low calories) and most of his studies produce a caloric deficit (while he denies it despite the fact that less calories are metabolized due to digestion of starch). I believe he also likes referencing fructose extract consumption studies that have no direct mapping to a real diet. For example, consumping 100g of fructose through fruit won't do you any harm.
- s4vi0r 9y agoWhy is it that he's so popular on HN? Did I miss a recent front page post or something? I swear every time I'm in a nutrition related thread I see somebody mention his name or a book he wrote or talk he did. I used to be pretty deep into weightlifting and nutrition, and I don't know that I ever once ran into his name in all my reading, and I spent a stupid amount of time reading about macro + micro nutrients.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoBecause he's a very talented charlatan, wrapping up his arguments in very convincing pseudoscience, and he seems to have fooled a lot of nerds with his approach.