Robert H. Lustig  is an American pediatric endocrinologist. He is professor emeritus of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specialized in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. He is also director of UCSF's WATCH program (Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health), and president and co-founder of the non-profit Institute for Responsible Nutrition

Lustig grew up in Brooklyn, New York,  He obtained his bachelor's degree from the MIT in 1976 and an MD from Cornell University Medical College in 1980.

He became a pediatrician in 1983 and subspecialist in Pediatric Endocrinology a year later. After that he started a post-doctoral in neuroendocrinology.

Lustig has authored number of peer reviewed articles and reviews. He has held chair positions in several boards focusing on Obesity.

He became known in 2009 for his stunning lecture “Sugar the bitter truth”, explaining how the toxic effect of fructose can cause NASH (non-alcohol steatohepatitis). He has been an advocator for real food and the importance of decreasing the intake of refined sugars and ultra processed food.

He is the author of: Fat Chance, The Real Truth about sugar, The hacking of the American mind and lately Metabolical.

He is an incredible lecturer that holds the capacity to intrigue the listeners with his brilliant mind and thinking.

We had a chance to catch him in the IMMH 2024 conference this October to talk about food.

What is food and what’s it’s purpose and why should we avoid sugars and ultra processed food.

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