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    Debunking Dr. Robert Lustig's Claims from The Huberman Lab Podcast | Educational Video | Biolayne

    Dr. Layne Norton

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2024–2025

    YouTube

    57:39 · 261K views · Jan 10, 2024

    Dr. Layne Norton critiques claims made by Dr. Robert Lustig on the Huberman Lab podcast, going through them against the nutrition research with cited sources. It covers topics like sugar, calories and fruit juice.

    Linked as a rebuttal when Lustig's or similar influencer nutrition claims come up.

    Life Sciences, Mind & HealthNutrition & diet scienceScientific method & science communication
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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @oarfishJul 2025· in “Maintaining weight loss”

      PSA: Robert Lustig is notorious for broadcasting incorrect views contradicted by current science. A good debunk of his nonsense claims is here: this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @hombre_fatalJan 2024· in “Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions? (2019)”

      Here's Layne Norton's response to Lustig and that exact Huberman episode: this video It'll answer your question.

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @jitlFeb 2024· in “Consumption of 100% Fruit Juice and Body Weight in Children and Adults”

      This guy says a lot of interesting things, and I like the sound of his voice. But, googling for stuff that really quantifies these effects isn’t turning up much. Like if 130 kcal of almond get absorbed in one part of the digestive tract, and 30kcal get absorbed farther down, it still sounds like 160kcal of almond is going into the body, and has to come out somewhere else, or it’s going to stay in there. Here’s some influencer content thats addressing that influencer content: this video

      CitesView on HN