Robert H. Lustig M.D., M.S.L.

Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L., is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and a Member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF.

Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist, with expertise in metabolism, obesity, nutrition, and neuroscience. He is one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” and “real food” movements that are changing the food industry. He first came into the public eye in 2009 with a YouTube entry called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” which has been viewed over 15 million times. He also maintains a public YouTube channel.

He is the author of the popular books Fat Chance (2013), The Fat Chance Cookbook (2014), The Hacking of the American Mind (2017), and Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine (2021).

Dr. Lustig graduated with his B.S. from MIT in 1976 in Applied Biology, received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1980, and received his Masters of Studies in Law (MSL) at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2013.

Dr. Lustig is the Chief Science Officer of the non-profit Eat REAL, on the Advisory Boards of the Center for Humane Technology, Simplex Health, and Levels Health.

Dr. Lustig is also the Chief Medical Officer of BioLumen Technologies, Foogal, Perfact, and Kalin Health.