April 12, 2012
How did we get so fat, so fast? The debut episode of this 7-part series debunks the theory that obesity only affects the “gluttons...Read more
April 20, 2012
Dr. Robert Lustig illustrates the overabundance of sugar in today’s processed convenience foods and explains how our bodies metabo...Read more
April 26, 2012
Sugar impacts the brain just as much as the waistline. In this episode, Dr. Robert Lustig explains the biochemical shifts that sug...Read more
May 3, 2012
Sugar isn’t just sweet, it’s addictive. This episode explores the cycle of addiction that sugar causes in the brain, much in the s...Read more
May 10, 2012
An unnerving trend of obese infants is just one indication that obesity can be passed on from mother to fetus. This installment lo...Read more
May 18, 2012
The pace of modern life is a key contributor to today’s obesity epidemic. UCSF’s Elissa Epel and Barbara Laraia explain the stress...Read more
May 24, 2012
UCSF experts offer a frank indictment of the country’s agricultural policy and food industry, which have made it nearly impossible...Read more
May 10, 2012
Throughout “The Skinny on Obesity” series, Dr. Robert Lustig has made his case that sugar is a toxin that’s fueling the obesity ep...Read more
May 18, 2012
Throughout "The Skinny on Obesity" series, Barbara Laraia and Elissa Epel of UCSF's Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treat...Read more