Richard Johnson, MD: Drinking A Soft Drink Fast is Like Activating Biological Switch #shorts #sugar
2 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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Short transcript from a YouTube #shorts video featuring Richard Johnson, MD, with Rob Lustig, discussing metabolic effects of soft drink consumption. Johnson argues that drinking a soft drink very quickly causes greater ATP depletion and can 'activate a biologic switch,' whereas sipping slowly over hours may avoid that effect; he recommends cutting out soft drinks. Lustig adds that even diet soft drinks can stimulate insulin production and may be counterproductive.










