Understand Your CHOLESTEROL PANEL & Metabolic Health Tests - The ULTIMATE Guide | Dr. Robert Lustig

Chapter 9 of Metabolical taught me what I needed to know about my lipid panel. Total cholesterol 288, HDL 62, triglycerides 52. So I knew how to interpret the results. Dr told me I was a candidate for a statin and I told her I was a candidate for a new doctor

Holy cow. What a brilliant educator. I’ve been in medicine 30 years and I’ve never had cholesterol explained like this. Thanks, this was the highlight of my day.

Dr. Lustig saved my life ten years ago when I found his lecture "Sugar, the bitter truth". We downloaded the youtube video and played it on the big screen in the living room. After cutting out the sugar (all of it) my cholesterol fell by half, and while I didn't lose any weight, my blood pressure came down with the cholesterol. Back in November 2023 (three months ago), I read his book Metabolical, and since using the information in that book, I have EFFORTLESSLY lost 40 lbs in three months. I capitalize "effortlessly" because that's important. I'm not using super-human willpower to fight cravings or hunger. I don't count calories, I don't restrict my food intake, I just cut out the processed food and let the chips fall where they may to see what happens. What I learned from my experience is that the processed foods are why I was always hungry. Before following his information, I would get so hungry I couldn't concentrate on anything but the hunger. It was a physical hunger pain that wouldn't go away until I ate something. After his book, I don't even get hungry for at least 10 to 12 hours, and if I get even a little distracted by something, I'm likely to forget I was hungry for a few more hours. For the first time in my life a few days ago, I forgot (FORGOT!) to eat dinner. I was shocked in the morning when my wife asked why I didn't reheat what she left for me in the fridge. I have lost 40 lbs in three months and just had a blood test.. my liver tests AST and ALT are back in the green and falling, and my triglycerides dropped 40%. My knees no longer hurt, and I don't wake up every morning feeling like I'm hung over. Thank you Dr. Lustig. If I had the opportunity I would shake your hand and thank you personally.

Robert Lustig should be US Surgeon General

As a medical doctor myself who had worked for twenty years, I honestly confess that a lot of what is mentioned in this video is not taught in medical school, and yes I gain so much new insight from this and surely I will read the book to learn more indepth in this topic. Thanks so much for all the valuable information.

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Dr. Lustig is phenomenal. His ability to break down complex information is a gift to humanity.

Dr. Rob is from another planet. The way he explains what metabolic health is all about, is phenomenal. I must admit that medical school doctors should listen to what he advises on metabolic health. One of the most eye-opening interviews I have ever come across. Thank you Dr. Rob. You are the real doctor!

This is one of the most important 57 minutes of content in all of the internet! High substance questions and answers that were all understandable to non-medical professionals. Congratulations for knocking it out of the park!! Thank you both!!

I got Fatty Liver last year. I immediately went to YouTube, found Dr. Ken Berry, immediately cut out ALL sugars and most carbs, went on Keto and felt better in the first week. 2 months later I had reversed my NAFLD. This podcast is on a different level of being informative, very thorough and detailed. I'm glad I found Dr. Casey and Dr. Lustig.

hi. im a filipino. i have eliminated sugar in my diet and super low carb in my diet. and im doing intermitent fasting for more than a year now. my diabetic has reverse and my triglycerides is 100. it really worked. i do exercise too. JUST DO IT.

"Oh my gosh, this is so good. That was such a beautiful description of the pathways in the liver" (Dr. Casey Means @33:08) You are right. Lustig's explanation was impressively magnificent. He is at the same time a top researcher and a top teacher. One of the best in the world. He deserves the Nobel prize.

I wish we could have more doctors like him. Doctors that continue to do research and updates themselves not depending on pharma company-base studies. God bless you more Doc!

This is just too good. Dr. Robert Lustig, Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, Dr. Jason Fung and the likes are real geniuses. I have been a doctor for more than 2 decades now and never knew this side of medical science. Great brains sharing great info. Thank you so much.

I’m a 58-year-old male, 5’ 11”. I weigh 175 pounds I’ve been eating 42 eggs per week or six per day for years. Every month I donate platelets at a local blood clinic they use for burn victims. (Not to be confused with plasma donation). This is a personal sacrifice of two hours I’m on this machine each month. (I feel like I’m doing something positive). The process is where they take blood, separate out the platelets and return the red blood cells and Plasma. Hanging above the machine is the bag that holds the collected platelets. My technician says you can tell a lot about someone’s diet by the color of their platelets. You can tell a lot about your blood chemistry by the color of your platelets. They are yellow in color. My technician loves my platelets, she says, mine are the most perfect she has ever seen. Mine are a clear golden yellow. Everyone else theirs are a milky yellow due to the triglycerides or suspended fats in their blood. (Platelets only have a 5 day shelf life and have to be constantly moving to prevent them from clotting). I’m in great shape for my age. I can do 100 push-ups. My dad lived to 90 on a similar diet.

This ER nurse of 35 years thinks you are brilliant! Thank you!

Literally my life saver. His lectures about sugar saved my life. Several family members, some of them MD's died from diabetes 2 after experiencing the worst possible outcomes. After learning the truth from his amazing lectures, I found the way to fasting and low carb diets.

Couldn't click any faster when Dr Lustig pops up in my feed

This was mind-blowing. Having someone actually explain this in very simple terms helps so much more than having a dozen of meaningless lab results. Thank you both so much for this!

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