Dr. Lustig is author of the exciting new book, Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease. The renowned Dr. Lustig has spent the past sixteen years treating childhood obesity and studying the effects of sugar on the central nervous system and metabolism. He is the Director of the UCSF Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health Program and also a member of the Obesity Task Force of the Endocrine Society. Those of us into health and wellness and reducing sugar consumption are very grateful to Dr. Lustig for bringing much-needed attention to this important issue, as I revealed on revealed on my Sugar Shock Blog post in 2009 and my Huffington Post Blog. In this Gab with the Gurus Show, Dr. Lustig will: Debunk the much-cited notion about calories. He'll tell you that a calorie is not a calorie. Explain how chronic disease has skyrocketed in the past 30 years and tell you how the food industry has played a major role by pouring more and more sugar into their foods--which has disastrously altered our biochemistry and made our eating habits veer out of control. Give you ideas to readjust your key hormones to help you shed weight and regulate your hunger. Share societal strategies to improve the health of the next generation. Please spread the word about this exciting show to your friends and fans.
via www.sugarshockblog.com