Is fruit actually evil? Today, we're taking a step back to look at a viral claim that eating grapes will destroy your brain and cause dementia. As per usual... some nuance is required.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - The Viral Claim: Grapes Are the Worst Fruit
01:18 - Breaking Down the Video & Dr. Boz's Background
03:22 - The Problem with Black and White Nutrition
04:54 - Analyzing a 225 Blood Sugar Spike
06:00 - Ketosis, Fasting, and Cotton Candy Grapes
07:02 - Glycemic Index vs. Glycemic Load
07:44 - Understanding Physiological Insulin Resistance
10:09 - Do Blood Sugar Spikes Cause Dementia?
11:09 - The Truth About Tau Proteins
13:51 - The Fructose Survival Hypothesis
15:39 - Why Fruit is NOT Evil
18:43 - The Minimalist vs. Optimizer Approach
19:41 - Outro & Final Thoughts

SELECTED REFERENCES:
https://academic.oup.com/endo/article-abstract/151/7/3105/2456757
https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/food-beverages/glycemic-index-glycemic-load
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12018107/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10363705/
https://drrichardjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Newsweek-Dr-Richard-Johnson-Fructose-and-Weight-Gain-8-14-2023.pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3978819/

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