Robert Lustig
Robert H. Lustig | |
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Lustig in 2013 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) New York City, US |
| Education | |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Clinical medical practice, teaching and research |
| Field | Neuroendocrinology, pediatric endocrinology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
| Sub-specialties | Childhood obesity, metabolic syndrome |
| Research | Biochemical, neural, hormonal and genetic influences contributing to obesity |
| Website | profiles |
Robert H. Lustig (born 1957) is an American pediatric endocrinologist. He is professor emeritus of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specialized in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. He is also director of UCSF's WATCH program (Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health), and president and co-founder of the non-profit Institute for Responsible Nutrition.
Lustig came to public attention in 2009 when one of his medical lectures, "Sugar: The Bitter Truth", was aired. He is the editor of Obesity Before Birth: Maternal and Prenatal Influences on the Offspring (2010), and author of Fat Chance: Beating the Odds against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease (2013).