How much sugar are we really consuming, and what might it be doing inside our bodies long before illness appears?

In this episode, Julia is joined by Doctor and Professor Robert Lustig, one of the world’s most outspoken voices on sugar and metabolic health.

Robert explains why he believes we have focused too heavily on calories and body weight while overlooking the way different foods are processed by the body. Plus, the difference between glucose and fructose, why whole fruit and fruit juice can affect us differently, insulin, blood pressure, ultra-processed food, artificial sweeteners and why sugary drinks are the first thing Robert would remove from our diets.

This conversation was recorded at the Integrative & Personalised Medicine Congress in London.

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What if looking after ourselves began with looking after our cells?

In the first episode of The Julia Bradbury Podcast, Julia sits down with Dr Monisha Bhanote, a physician, cytopathologist and “cell detective”, to talk about what may be happening inside the body long before illness makes itself known.

Dr Bhanote shares how pathologists examine cells for signs of disease, why different forms of cancer require different approaches, and how persistent acid reflux can sometimes lead to changes in the lining of the oesophagus. She also tells the extraordinary story of being struck on the head by a golf ball travelling at around 150mph!

The Julia Bradbury Podcast was recorded at the Integrative & Personalised Medicine Congress and is in partnership with Randox Health.

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*A 2008 review estimated that inherited genetic factors account for around 5–10% of cancers, with environmental and lifestyle factors contributing to many others; however, this does not mean that all non-inherited cancers are preventable. Read the research

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Join Julia Bradbury as she brings her passion for health and wellbeing to a series of fascinating conversations with leading doctors, scientists and experts. Julia finds out about groundbreaking research and practical ways to prevent disease and improve our health, each episode is insightful, inspiring and will help you take greater control of your wellbeing.

Recorded at the Integrative & Personalised Medicine Congress in partnership with Randox Health.

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