Episode 170 - The Toxic Truth About Sugar & Disease with Dr. Richard Johnson

<p><b><em>Important Announcement Links RE:  Health Canada Proposal that restricts all Natural Health Products - Act now to help Canadians maintain access to all natural health products!<br/></em></b><em><br/></em><a href='https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/programs/consultation-proposed-fees-natural-health-products/overview/overview.pdf'><b><em>Important Information on the proposed plan</em></b></a><b><em><br/></em></b><a href='https://www.saveoursupplements.ca/get-involved'><b><em>Get Involved NOW - Deadline is July 26, 2023!</em></b></a><b><em><br/></em></b><a href='https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search?caucusId=all&amp;province=ON&amp;gender=all'><b><em>Current Members of Parliament (fill name into email template linked above)</em></b></a><b><em><br/></em></b><a href='https://nhppa.org'><b><em>https://nhppa.org</em></b></a><br/><br/><a href='https://drrichardjohnson.com/about/'><b>Dr. Richard Johnson</b></a> is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is a clinician, educator, and researcher. He is board certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and kidney disease and is the founding editor of <b><em>Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology</em></b>, one of the main textbooks on kidney disease. For more than 20 years, he has led research on the cause of obesity and diabetes, with special interest in the role of sugar (especially fructose) and uric acid. His research has been highly cited, published in top medical journals, and supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of <b><em>The Sugar Fix </em></b>and <b><em>The Fat Switch </em></b>and now<b><em> Nature Wants Us to be Fat</em></b>.  Check out his website here:  <a href='https://drrichardjohnson.com/about/'>https://drrichardjohnson.com/about/</a><br/><br/>In this episode you will learn:<br/>- Which sugar is the most dangerous one to consume<br/>- How sugar affects and impacts various diseases including cancer and Type 2 Diabetes<br/>- How people are genetically predisposed to wantin