On this episode, Dr Rick Johnson explains why nature has a sneaky and surprising way of wanting you to be fat.

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Dr Rick Johnson is 1. Richard J. Johnson, M.D. is the Tomas Berl Professor of Medicine and was the Chief of the Renal Division and Hypertension at the University of Colorado until recently. His research, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has focused on the role of sugar, and especially fructose, in driving obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease. He is the author of The Sugar Fix) and The Fat Switch. His new book is called Nature Wants Us To Be Fat…the surprising science behind why we gain weight - and how we can prevent and reverse it. 

Here are the items we cover:

1. Dr Rick Johnson's background

2. The shocking stats on diabetes

3. Quick sugar definitions (sucrose, frustose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup)

4. Why does nature want us to be fat?

5. Why weight gain damages your mitochondria in the process?

6. Other secrets reasons why it helps to be fat

7. Insulin resistance and why it's a survival mechanism

8. Why our survival switch becomes a fat switch

9. Why fructose is the key driver of insulin resistance and obesity

10. Which surprising foods are the common offenders for fructose creation?

11. The perfect diet for outwitting nature and staying lean

12. Other longevity tips from Dr. Johnson

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