Robert Lustig
Robert H. Lustig (born 1957) is an American pediatric endocrinologist. He is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. He is also director of UCSF's WATCH program (Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health), and president and co-founder of the non-profit Institute for Responsible Nutrition. Lustig came to public attention in 2009 when one of his medical lectures, "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," became popular on YouTube. He is the editor of Obesity Before Birth: Maternal and Prenatal Influences on the Offspring (2010), and author of Fat Chance: Beating the Odds against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease (2013).
Fat Fiction
as Self / Pediatric EndocrinologistLeading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades...
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Sugar Coated
as Self / Doctor of Pediatric EndocrinologyThe investigation and exposure of the US sugar industry’s systematic hijacking of scientific...
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Real Time with Bill Maher
as HimselfEach week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...
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History 101
as Self (archive footage)Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs,...
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The Weight of the Nation
as ComentaristaA documentary series examining the obesity crisis in the U.S. looks at the health risks of being...
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