Robert Lustig argues that food quality, not quantity, causes metabolic disease. He criticizes weight loss-focused treatment for fatty liver disease, saying it ignores what actually matters: the substrate of what you eat.
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Diet and exercise. Haha. We just got there through a different way, that's all. But there are no other options. The point is, it's not just weight loss diet that's the mistake. So that leads us there are no medicines for any of this problem. And that leads us to the last that weight loss is the treatment. Now take a look at this clinical practice guideline from the American association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Ace what did they say? Here's what they said. While no U.S. fDA approved medications to treat NAFLD are currently available, management can include lifestyle changes that promote an energy deficit leading to weight loss. Doesn't happen. Can't happen. Because that's not the problem, that's the mistake. It's the substrate. It's not the quantity, it's the quality of the food. And the reason is because you have to get this down.