Podcast Video: How ENVIRONMENTAL Chemicals Are Making Us SICK & Fat with Dr. Robert Lustig
This podcast episode was originally published on April 5, 2022.
Landmark new research published by Dr. Robert Lustig and dozens of other scientists shows us for the first time the intricate mechanisms of how environmental chemicals directly cause obesity, uncovering the latest research on this class of chemicals called obesogens. In this conversation between Dr. Robert Lustig and Dr. Casey Means, they discuss what products and environmental toxins we need to be aware of, how they are impacting our cells and causing metabolic dysfunction, and what we can do to protect ourselves. Dr. Lustig speaks to how these environmental toxins affect our sex cells (sperm and eggs) and can impact our offspring and many generations to come. He also discusses how 15% of obesity may be directly caused by these chemicals.
What we discuss:
It’s not just correlative, it’s causative
Obesogens bind to our cell proteins
Everyday products contain obesogens
Babies and children are the most vulnerable
Obesogens stick around even after being banned
Food is more than calories
Obesogens are unregulated
Cell alterations last for generations
We need to get the EPA on board
Buy organic
