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Thu, Apr 21, 2011 -- 10:00 AM

Sugar and Health


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UCSF professor Robert Lustig became an Internet video sensation when he spoke out about the evils of sugar in a post that went viral on YouTube. He was also recently featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story, "Is Sugar Toxic?" Lustig joins us in the studio to discuss sugar's role in diabetes, obesity and related diseases.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Robert Lustig, professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at the UCSF Medical Center

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