Dr. Robert Lustig and his UCSF colleagues Barbara Laria and
Elissa S. Epel start their seven part series on the obesity
epidemic.
The University of California at San Francisco may be the one
of the most advanced institutions of learning in the nation.
Their YouTube channel UCTV Prime is premiering The Skinny
on Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body. It’s a hard
hitting news like show that chronicles the obesity epidemic and
the role sugar plays in obesity.
It is powerful stuff and Lustig is a courageous guy as he describes
the role sugar plays in the epidemic backed up by sophisticated
research.
He asks what we all want to ask: “How did the world get
this fat this fast? Did we all turn into gluttons and sloths?”
He’s a short trailer:
And here is episode one – the first in a seven part series. (it’s only
12 minutes – watch it!)
