Fructose Makes You Fat: Richard Johnson, M.D.

How does looking at nature explain obesity in humans? What is the
difference between glucose and fructose and how does each impact
our health? What should we be eating for optimal health and to
reduce weight gain? How does fat keep us hydrated? Is there a
relationship between not drinking enough water and gaining
weight? Is there such a thing as drinking too much water? 


Professor, clinician, obesity researcher, and author Richard S.
Johnson, MD joins us on the SuperAge podcast to share his
breakthrough research on obesity. He explains the causes of
obesity, how being underhydrated impacts obesity and much water
we should drink, what diet we should avoid, and more. 


What you will learn in this episode:


How animals (and humans) become obese 

The difference between fructose and glucose

How fructose directly impacts weight gain  

What we should avoid eating

How much water we should drink 



Timestamps:


00:00:00 Welcome to the SuperAge podcast


00:03:40 Thank you to our sponsor InsideTracker


00:05:42 Introducing Dr. Richard Johnson


00:06:01 About Dr. Johnson’s book, “Nature Wants Us to be
Fat” 


00:08:16 How animals gain fat for survival


00:10:00 The impact of eating fructose 


00:18:36 How fat and fructose interact


00:29:38 The difference between fructose and glucose 


00:37:51 Athletes and metabolic flexibility 


00:42:01 Dehydration and weight gain 


00:50:45 Overhydration 


00:53:04 The impact of fruit juice 


“If you eat too much and you exercise too little, you’re going to
gain weight.” 


“It’s the sugar-fed animals that get diabetes. It’s the sugar-fed
animals that get fatty liver. It’s the sugar-fed animals that
shoot their lipids up in their blood. It’s the sugar-fed animals
that develop hypertension.” 


“When the body thinks it doesn’t have enough energy, it goes into
a survival mode. And it stores fat, stores carbohydrates as
glycogen, becomes insulin resistant.”


“We actually could reverse obesity in animals that were
overweight on sugar by increasing their water intake.” 


“I encourage everyone to hydrate better. Drink 6-8 glasses of
water a day, maybe in some cases up to 10 glasses day.” 


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Dr. Richard Johnson’s book, “Nature Wants Us to be Fat”





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