Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL
@robertlustigmd.bsky.social
Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L. is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is a global leader in advancing #MetabolicHealth.
Can I do a little bragging? Eat Real Certified is our non-profit dedicated to getting real food into K-12. Jordan Shlain and I co-founded Eat Real in 2013. Our CEO, Nora LaTorre, just got interviewed on the Mark Hyman podcast.
Eat Real - Putting Real Food on the Cafeteria Table - Eat Real Certified
Help us continue our mission.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Can I do a little bragging? Eat Real Certified is our non-profit dedicated to getting real food into K-12. Jordan Shlain and I co-founded Eat Real in 2013. Our CEO, Nora LaTorre, just got interviewed on the Mark Hyman podcast.
80% of Americans don't know what metabolic health is. Do you?
Those who don't understand metabolic health are doomed to succumb to it.
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Those who don't understand metabolic health are doomed to succumb to it.
www.medpagetoday.com/ad-insights/...
Ad Insights | The Metabolic Health Knowledge Gap Can Have Consequences for Health
www.medpagetoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
80% of Americans don't know what metabolic health is. Do you?
Those who don't understand metabolic health are doomed to succumb to it.
www.medpagetoday.com/ad-insights/...
Those who don't understand metabolic health are doomed to succumb to it.
www.medpagetoday.com/ad-insights/...
Protect the liver. Feed the gut. Support the brain.
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Protect the liver. Feed the gut. Support the brain.
Better late than never — I attended an event at the WEF in Davos called “Breaking Bad: Targeting Food for Health”.
I got to spend some time with historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens. Enjoy!
vimeo.com/1161828692
I got to spend some time with historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens. Enjoy!
vimeo.com/1161828692
Making the Case for a Metabolic Revolution - Full Edit
This is "Making the Case for a Metabolic Revolution - Full Edit" by Metabolic Matrix on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Better late than never — I attended an event at the WEF in Davos called “Breaking Bad: Targeting Food for Health”.
I got to spend some time with historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens. Enjoy!
vimeo.com/1161828692
I got to spend some time with historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens. Enjoy!
vimeo.com/1161828692
A calorie burned is a calorie burned. That's the first law of thermodynamics. But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten...
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A calorie burned is a calorie burned. That's the first law of thermodynamics. But that doesn't mean a calorie eaten is a calorie eaten...
ICYMI, remember: science informs public health, and public health saves lives...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
AAP Maintains Routine Vaccine Recs in 2026 Schedule Despite CDC Changes
Several medical societies backed the 2026 AAP childhood vaccine schedule, prioritizing longstanding scientific evidence for pediatric public health protocols.
www.empr.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI, remember: science informs public health, and public health saves lives...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
Do ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than they do with fruit or vegetables?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study
UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Do ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than they do with fruit or vegetables?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Research shows that limiting ultra-processed foods is associated with healthier aging outcomes:
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
(via PBS)
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(via PBS)
New research shows eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging
A new study found older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.
www.pbs.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Research shows that limiting ultra-processed foods is associated with healthier aging outcomes:
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
(via PBS)
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
(via PBS)
Eat Real Certified has much to be proud of, with more good on the way:
www.linkedin.com/posts/eat-re...
www.linkedin.com/posts/eat-re...
From the Cafeteria to the Capitol | Eat Real Certified
👉 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents is pre-diabetic.
🚨 67% of kids’ calories come from ultra-processed foods.
📈 Underserved communities bear the greatest burden of nutrition-related disease.
This is why this l...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Eat Real Certified has much to be proud of, with more good on the way:
www.linkedin.com/posts/eat-re...
www.linkedin.com/posts/eat-re...
Sugar:
...half glucose (six-membered ring, energy of life that every cell on the planet burns for energy) and half fructose (five-membered ring, sweet molecule that only the liver can metabolize).
...half glucose (six-membered ring, energy of life that every cell on the planet burns for energy) and half fructose (five-membered ring, sweet molecule that only the liver can metabolize).
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Sugar:
...half glucose (six-membered ring, energy of life that every cell on the planet burns for energy) and half fructose (five-membered ring, sweet molecule that only the liver can metabolize).
...half glucose (six-membered ring, energy of life that every cell on the planet burns for energy) and half fructose (five-membered ring, sweet molecule that only the liver can metabolize).
If you're on Substack and you have an hour to spare, this Drug Story podcast on GLP-1's (the good, the bad, and the ugly) by award-winning journalist and former WIRED editor Thomas Goetz is well worth your while.
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 AM
If you're on Substack and you have an hour to spare, this Drug Story podcast on GLP-1's (the good, the bad, and the ugly) by award-winning journalist and former WIRED editor Thomas Goetz is well worth your while.
How do we fix today's food system when policy isn't always on our side? Hear me discuss this, and more, with Dr. Urban A. Kiernan on this episode of Decoding Health:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
How To Fix The Food System When Policy Won’t With Dr. Robert Lustig
YouTube video by Dr. Urban A. Kiernan
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January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
How do we fix today's food system when policy isn't always on our side? Hear me discuss this, and more, with Dr. Urban A. Kiernan on this episode of Decoding Health:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
If you don’t have metabolic health, you don’t have anything...
www.europeanscientist.com/en/features/...
www.europeanscientist.com/en/features/...
“If you don’t have metabolic health, you don’t have anything” Robert Lustig (Interview)
Robert Lustig is a distinguished pediatric neuro-endocrinologist renowned for his extensive research on the intricate relationship between hormones and the brain. Over the past three decades, he has d...
www.europeanscientist.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
If you don’t have metabolic health, you don’t have anything...
www.europeanscientist.com/en/features/...
www.europeanscientist.com/en/features/...
If you’re a doctor, good news. Other doctors (including me) agree with you. If you’re a politician, ask yourself: how many measles cases are there in the U.S. now? Science informs public health, and public health saves lives.
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
AAP Maintains Routine Vaccine Recs in 2026 Schedule Despite CDC Changes
Several medical societies backed the 2026 AAP childhood vaccine schedule, prioritizing longstanding scientific evidence for pediatric public health protocols.
www.empr.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 AM
If you’re a doctor, good news. Other doctors (including me) agree with you. If you’re a politician, ask yourself: how many measles cases are there in the U.S. now? Science informs public health, and public health saves lives.
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
www.empr.com/news/aap-mai...
The Quit Sugar Summit encore ends today.
Before it's too late, access this fantastic slate of interviews by registering at: quitsugarsummit.com/register-2026
Before it's too late, access this fantastic slate of interviews by registering at: quitsugarsummit.com/register-2026
QSS 2026 Encore Weekend
Welcome to the World's Largest Sugar Summit Encore! January 23rd - 25th, 2026!
quitsugarsummit.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Quit Sugar Summit encore ends today.
Before it's too late, access this fantastic slate of interviews by registering at: quitsugarsummit.com/register-2026
Before it's too late, access this fantastic slate of interviews by registering at: quitsugarsummit.com/register-2026
Today's metabolic health crisis is very much an environmental problem. My appearance on "Decoding Health" goes live first thing on Monday -- we'll get into the details.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Today's metabolic health crisis is very much an environmental problem. My appearance on "Decoding Health" goes live first thing on Monday -- we'll get into the details.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRv...
And who could have imagined that something so innocent, so delicious, so irresistible — just one glucose molecule (not so sweet) plus one fructose molecule (very sweet) — could propel America toward economic deterioration and medical collapse?
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Most Unhappy of Pleasures: This Is Your Brain on Sugar
By all estimates, obese people are not happy. The question is whether their unhappiness is a cause or a result of their obesity. We don't know.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
And who could have imagined that something so innocent, so delicious, so irresistible — just one glucose molecule (not so sweet) plus one fructose molecule (very sweet) — could propel America toward economic deterioration and medical collapse?
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Remember, a calorie burned is a calorie burned. But a calorie eaten is not a calorie eaten.
www.kqed.org/news/147514/...
www.kqed.org/news/147514/...
Berkeley's Talking About Sugar -- And the Conversation Isn't Sweet | KQED
"Soda: the Series" is built around six events leading up to November vote on Measure D, a sugar tax.
www.kqed.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Remember, a calorie burned is a calorie burned. But a calorie eaten is not a calorie eaten.
www.kqed.org/news/147514/...
www.kqed.org/news/147514/...
Read with caution. Visceral and liver fat affect metabolic health. Subcutaneous fat in the absence of visceral or liver fat is quite benign.
What Is ‘Metabolic Health,’ and Why Does It Matter?
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Read with caution. Visceral and liver fat affect metabolic health. Subcutaneous fat in the absence of visceral or liver fat is quite benign.
Today's the last day of the Quit Sugar Summit, and my interview is on the slate. Enjoy it! Register here:
quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Today's the last day of the Quit Sugar Summit, and my interview is on the slate. Enjoy it! Register here:
quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
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Enjoy the last couple days of the Quit Sugar Summit everyone! Plenty of revelatory interviews with experts at the top of their fields.
Not too late to register for free... here's the link: quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
Not too late to register for free... here's the link: quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Enjoy the last couple days of the Quit Sugar Summit everyone! Plenty of revelatory interviews with experts at the top of their fields.
Not too late to register for free... here's the link: quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
Not too late to register for free... here's the link: quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=68ee55...
The World Economic Forum in Davos starts next week.
Metabolic health has finally broken through as a major issue. Of course, the solution starts with food.
www.weforum.org/stories/prev...
Metabolic health has finally broken through as a major issue. Of course, the solution starts with food.
www.weforum.org/stories/prev...
What is metabolic health and why does it matter?
The world is facing not just an obesity epidemic, but a metabolic health crisis that silently affects millions who are of normal weight but still at risk.
www.weforum.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The World Economic Forum in Davos starts next week.
Metabolic health has finally broken through as a major issue. Of course, the solution starts with food.
www.weforum.org/stories/prev...
Metabolic health has finally broken through as a major issue. Of course, the solution starts with food.
www.weforum.org/stories/prev...
Lots of people have asked about my opinion of the "new" Dietary Guidelines. This Bloomberg article quotes me properly.
The New Food Pyramid Is a Mess. It’s Still Better Than the Old One
The new US dietary guidelines are distorted by politics and tainted by the influence of the meat and dairy industries — but they may still improve Americans’ health because they reverse previous nutri...
www.bloomberg.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Lots of people have asked about my opinion of the "new" Dietary Guidelines. This Bloomberg article quotes me properly.
Technology, sleep deprivation, substance abuse, processed food—these are the killers of contentment and the drivers of desire, dependence, and depression.
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Technology, sleep deprivation, substance abuse, processed food—these are the killers of contentment and the drivers of desire, dependence, and depression.