Richard Johnson, MD: Fructose Creates a Survival Response
Excerpt from a YouTube interview where Richard Johnson, MD explains that small drops in cellular ATP (around 25–30%) activate a survival response that increases appetite and food storage. He claims fructose is uniquely able to lower ATP and trigger these effects. He also states that biopsies of muscle and liver from obese individuals show low ATP levels despite overeating.
Questions this video answers
About 25–30% (a small drop is enough to activate a survival response).
Fructose (he states it is 'really the only nutrient' that lowers ATP).
Muscle and liver (based on biopsies).
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