Prior to his public lecture, "Personal Responsibility or Public Health?," the IHGC Humanities Society is pleased to host an informal breakfast with guest speaker, Dr. Robert Lustig. Space will be limited to 25 attendees so please do register by Wednesday, March 19th!
Prior to attending breakfast, attendees are encouraged to read "Gluttony and Sloth? Personal Responsibility versus the True cause of Obesity," a chapter authored by Dr. Lustig as part of a forthcoming publication.
Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L. is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and Member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with expertise in obesity, diabetes, metabolism, and nutrition. He is one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry. He has dedicated his retirement from clinical medicine to help to fix the food supply any way he can, to reduce human suffering and to salvage the environment, by interacting with all stakeholders to bring them together around a common vision of metabolic health: protect the liver, feed the gut, support the brain. Dr. Lustig graduated from MIT in 1976, and received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1980. He also received his Masters of Studies in Law (MSL) degree at University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2013. He is the author of the popular NYTimes bestselling books Fat Chance (2012), The Hacking of the American Mind (2017), and Metabolical (2021). He is the Chief Science Officer of the non-profit Eat REAL, and a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Dental Association. He is also the Chief Medical Officer of Biolumen, Ireneo Health, and Perfact.