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Ep. 152- "Does Nature Want Us To Be Fat?" with Dr. Richard Johnson

February 16, 2023 Jason Wasser, LMFT Season 1 Episode 152
You Winning Life
Ep. 152- "Does Nature Want Us To Be Fat?" with Dr. Richard Johnson
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Show Notes

Dr. Richard Johnson is an internationally acclaimed scientist for over 25 years who presents the newest information on the role of sugar and its component fructose as the cause of obesity and related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

Raised in the Midwest, Dr. Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin in Anthropology in 1975 and from medical school at the University of Minnesota in 1979. He subsequently was Chief of the Kidney Division at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston the University of Florida in Gainesville, and the University of Colorado in Aurora before stepping down. He remains active with his clinical practice, teaching and  applied research.

He is the author of Does Nature Want Us To Be Fat,  The Sugar Fix and The Fat Switch. Richard is also a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is a clinician, educator, and researcher.

In this episode, Dr. Johnson talks about:

◈ How sugar components affect our body.

◈ What is metabolic syndrome.

◈ Sugar vs Artificial Sugar.

[00:03:32]- Glucose, a sugar components affect our body.

[00:04:32]- Metabolic syndrome.

[00:09:00]- “The drive of hunger.”

 [00:16:20]- “Inflammation.”

[00:24:10]- What does oxalates do to the body?.

[00:26:46]- The two aspects of sweets.

[00:30:30]- Still sugar.

[00:33:00]- Mitigating stress.

[00:35:00]- Impulsivity.

[00:40:10]- “How negativity affects our body.”

[00:42:40]- “Eating out of boredome.”

[00:45:04]- Dr Richard Johnson’s books. 


https://drrichardjohnson.com/


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