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Experts

The experts

Doctors and scientists who explain what really happens in the body — guests on podcasts like The Diary of a CEO. Go deeper with their books.

Dr. Robert Lustig
Dr. Robert Lustig
Guest · Diary of a CEO

Paediatric endocrinologist · UC San Francisco (UCSF)

One of the world's leading experts on how sugar affects metabolism. He explains how sugar and ultra-processed food drive insulin resistance.

📚 MetabolicalView the book on Amazon →
The Obesity Code
Dr. Jason Fung
Guest · Diary of a CEO

Nephrologist · intermittent fasting expert

He popularised the role of insulin in obesity and the use of intermittent fasting for metabolic health.

📚 The Obesity CodeView the book on Amazon →
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Prof. Tim Spector
Guest · Diary of a CEO

Epidemiologist · King's College London · founder of ZOE

He studies the gut microbiome and personalised nutrition: why everyone responds differently to the same foods.

📚 Food for LifeView the book on Amazon →
Dr. Benjamin Bikman
Dr. Benjamin Bikman
Guest · Diary of a CEO

Physiologist · insulin resistance researcher

He clearly explains what insulin resistance is and why it's at the root of many modern chronic diseases.

📚 Why We Get SickView the book on Amazon →
Dr Casey Means
Dr Casey Means
Guest · Diary of a CEO

Physician · metabolic health · Levels co-founder

She links metabolic energy to everyday wellbeing and to using blood sugar monitoring to understand your own body.

📚 Good EnergyView the book on Amazon →
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Dr. David Unwin
Guest · Diary of a CEO

GP (NHS) · low-carb pioneer

Known for his infographics showing how many equivalent "teaspoons of sugar" a food portion represents for blood sugar. He's helped hundreds of patients reverse type 2 diabetes.

See his sugar infographics →
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Dr Jen Unwin

Clinical psychologist · psychology of change and food addiction

An expert in the psychology of dietary change. She devised the G.R.I.N. model and studies the role of hope and habits in overcoming sugar addiction.

📚 Fork in the RoadView the book on Amazon →
Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes

Science journalist · author

For decades he has investigated the link between carbs, insulin and fat storage, challenging nutritional dogma.

📚 The Case for KetoView the book on Amazon →

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