No. 1 Sugar Expert: 17 Seconds of Pleasure Can Rewire Your Brain! (Video)
In this 1 October 2025 publish video, host Steven Bartlett talks with Dr. Robert Lustig, a world-leading expert on sugar addiction, metabolism, ultra-processed food, and artificial sweeteners, who reveals how they fuel obesity, dementia, dopamine overload, and addiction – and the dangers of RFK Jr.’s health approach.
Dr. Robert Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist and expert on sugar, obesity, and the science of addiction, whose groundbreaking new research reveals how the 4 major health crises are all interconnected and driven by stress. He is also the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Metabolical’, and ‘Fat Chance’.
He explains:
Why 29 percent of Americans are depressed and how food plays a hidden role
How 17 seconds of pleasure can rewire your brain for lifelong addiction
How the food industry secretly engineers addiction and fuels chronic disease
Why 95 percent of Alzheimer’s risk is environmental and completely preventable
The dangerous link between dopamine spikes and brain cell death
https://youtu.be/ZE_H7rijrVk
00:00 Intro
02:15 The Hostage Brain
06:10 Dopamine and the Pain of Lacking Control
09:19 Tolerance Is the Start of Addiction
10:26 If You Depend on Anything, It’s Bad
11:12 Is Dopamine Fasting the Cure?
13:11 Can You Rewire Your Brain Away from Sugar Cravings?
15:02 The Shocking Link Between Dementia and Diet Products
21:15 Cortisol’s Link to Dementia
22:26 Proteins
25:19 Is Alzheimer’s Genetic or Environmental?
28:43 Ketones
32:55 Ultra-Processed Foods Are Poison
34:13 Reengineering Ultra-Processed Food to Be Healthy
39:28 What Needs to Change in the USA
44:53 RFK and Vaccination in the USA
51:43 Important Message About Where You Get Your Information
55:14 Ads
56:16 Practical Steps to Fix Your Addiction
01:01:11 If You Have an Inflamed Brain, You Can’t Love
01:03:55 Are Our Diets Making Us Lonely?
01:07:49 Your Vagus Nerve Needs to Be Healthy
01:08:31 Do Vagus Nerve Stimulators Work?
01:10:40 The Real Truth About Ozempic
01:15:55 Can Ozempic Help with Addiction?
01:18:32 Practical Tips to Lose Weight and Avoid Ultra-Processed Foods
01:21:49 The Dangers of Drinking Soda
01:24:09 Younger People Are Getting Cancer More Than Ever
01:27:22 Ads
01:34:16 Does Exercise Help Lower Your Sugar Consumption?
01:36:14 Almost Half of the Population Is Pre-Diabetic
01:39:25 Glucose Monitors
01:41:45 Psychedelics
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