Robert Lustig: Why Are Children Developing Adult-Onset Diseases? #inflammation #metabolism #diabetes
10 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt from a talk arguing that specific dietary exposures — trans fats, branched-chain amino acids, preservatives and emulsifiers that alter the microbiome and increase inflammation — inhibit metabolism and thereby cause adult-type diseases (type 2 diabetes, fatty liver) in children. The speaker frames these conditions as exposure-driven and calls for identifying and addressing the causative exposures.










