Robert Lustig: Subcutaneous Fat Is Harmless Unless Liver Fat Is Present
11 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Robert Lustig argues that subcutaneous fat alone doesn't cause metabolic disease, only liver fat does. He says 80% of obese people are metabolically ill, but the rest are healthy because their excess weight sits under the skin rather than around organs. Public health messaging ignores this distinction and wrongly blames individuals for obesity.
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He states '80% of 42.4% are metabolically ill.'










