Are Some Sugars And Sweeteners Better Than Others?

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep and Athletic Greens.
  Sugar is the number-one thing we can all use less of in our
lives—in fact, just thinking about it releases insulin! Sugar turns
on many mechanisms of disease and death, including inflammation. It
fuels cancer and heart disease, it drives hormonal changes, it
slows metabolism, and it literally shuts down the body’s ability to
burn fat. On top of all that, sugar is highly addictive: the more
we eat, the more we want.  In this episode of my Masterclass
series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru
Purohit about why sugar is so harmful to our health, why the type
of sugar really doesn’t matter, and much more.  Dhru Purohit
is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health
and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a
top-50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads.
His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the
body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and
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athleticgreens.com/hyman.   In this episode, we discuss (audio
version / Apple Subscriber version):   Why sugar is so
detrimental to your health (4:39 / 1:04)  Sugar dosage and how
it compounds throughout the day (11:45 / 8:20)  Are healthier
sugar options really any better? (15:53 /11:23)  The many
different types of sugar (19:43 / 16:02)  What to look for to
see how your body responds to sugar, including labs (28:21 / 24:35)
Questions from our community, including the impact of sugar on the
microbiome, fungal overgrowth, natural food-based sugars, and more
(37:20 / 33:46)