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Fixing Food for Health & Planet: A Transformative Dialogue held at WEF Davos 2025
The Event Was a Success! On January 22, 2025, leaders, visionaries, and changemakers came together at the SDG Tent, Hotel National Lounge in Davos for a pivotal event hosted by the Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company (KDD) and co-organized with esteemed partners EAT, ATNI,...

Testing for Metabolic Health
How do you know if you are healthy and what your labs tell you? Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney Although not one single test can tell you whether you are healthy, some biomarkers and lab results can provide you a picture of your metabolic health, which can then...

Obesogens: a unifying theory for the global rise in obesity
Title: Obesogens: A Hidden Driver Behind the Global Obesity Epidemic Overview: Despite advances in diet and medicine, the global obesity epidemic continues to rise, presenting a challenge to public health worldwide. A groundbreaking study published in the...

Metabolic Dysfunction – Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (formerly NAFLD)
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When sweetness and gut health go hand in hand…
Prebiotic potential of new sweeteners based on the simultaneous biosynthesis of galactooligosaccharides and enzymatically modified steviol glycosides Prebiotics are known for their health-promoting functions associated with the modulation of the colonic microbiota and...

Dr. Yudkin Was Right
John Yudkin’s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease To date, the risk of developing atherosclerosis has extended beyond Western countries and now affecting individuals from various ethnic backgrounds and age groups....

Fixing the problems with ultraprocessed foods
Fixing the problems with ultra-processed foods Dr. Tim Harlan and Dr. Rob Lustig discuss the harms of ultra-processed food, what makes a food healthy, and the food industry's future. Originally published on the Levels website:...

Re-engineering ultra-processed foods can feed the gut, protect the liver and support the brain, study flags
Re-engineering ultra-processed foods can feed the gut, protect the liver and support the brain, study flags 03 Apr 2023 --- Ultra-processed foods can be much healthier with a little re-engineering, according to an international team of researchers who recently...

Metabolic Matrix Methods Paper in the the news…
‘Feed the gut, protect the liver, support the brain…’ Dr. Robert Lustig’s strategy to re-engineer ultra-processed foods Reformulation strategies at leading food companies typically involve reducing salt, fat, and sugar. A more effective approach, claims pediatric...

How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really?
They’re clearly linked to poor health. But scientists are only beginning to understand why. In the mid-1990s, Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional epidemiologist in Brazil, noticed something alarming: Obesity rates among children in his country were rising rapidly. To...
