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Dr. Richard Johnson (IG: @drrichardjjohnson) is a practicing physician and has been a medical scientist for over 25 years.

He is internationally recognized for his seminal work on the role of sugar and its component fructose, in obesity and diabetes. Rick’s work has also suggested a fundamental role for uric acid (which is generated during fructose metabolism) in the metabolic syndrome.

He is currently a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Today we’re discussing Rick’s latest book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent - and Reverse - It.

We’ve evolved to put on fat to survive during times of food shortage - stick around to learn about the switch that puts us into this fat storage mode and how to avoid flipping it so we can maintain a healthy weight.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why does nature want us to be fat?
Animals that hibernate gain weight and live off fat for months
Obesity in pets & zoo animals is a huge issue
The surprising link between climate change and obesity
How fructose activates "the switch"
Fructose causes leptin resistance
The connection between uric acid and fructose
Ditch sugar & high fructose corn syrup/processed foods
A low fructose diet = a low carb, high fat diet
Don’t fear fruit in moderation + the truth about smoothies!
Fruit juices have been associated with obesity in children
How glucose can get converted to fructose in the body
What chemical reaction is activated by salt and dehydration?
When you burn fat, you produce water
Umami foods are high in glutamate
Foods & drinks that activate "the switch"
The stages of obesity
Over-activating "the switch" long-term will beat up your mitochondria
Obesity is associated with high blood levels of vasopressin
Simple ways to heal your mitochondria

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