Robert Lustig argues obesity and type 2 diabetes stem from biochemical and neurological dysfunction, not willpower. He claims fructose is addictive and that education alone cannot prevent addiction, citing alexithymia and prefrontal cortex dysfunction as drivers.
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Concept. It's your own damn fault, okay? Taking delight at the misfortune of others. And that's what's going on in America today. And the reason is because of this phenomenon called alexithymia, which has a biochemical basis, actually has a prefrontal cortical dysfunction basis. And, like, we can talk about that. I have the slides, but I very specifically cut them out of this talk because it's just too long. If I show you the neuroscience of this. So obesity and type 2 diabetes demonstrate that biochemistry drives behavior as opposed to the other way around. And personal responsibility does not explain how to prevent chemical and behavioral addictions or exposures, for that matter. And education alone has not solved any substance of abuse. And fructose, for lack of a better word, is addictive.