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Oct 2023
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#233 - Big Food, Big Sugar & how they af...

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The history of the Big Food and Big Sugar industries still affect our metabolic health today. Learn more in this conversation between Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.


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Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health.

🎙 What Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol discuss:

(00:00) - Intro

(08:49) - Create the consensus

(17:45) - Exonerate sugar as the cause of heart disease

(23:37) - Use shoddy science

(24:47) - Buy off scientists and critics

(26:17) - Weakening government oversight

(28:38) - Fight back against regulated advertising

(38:35) - Go all in on corn

(44:47) - Sugar should be a condiment

(47:33) - Increase food industry profits

(53:59) - The public needs to demand better

Transcripts & Show notes

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