Robert Lustig

Biography

Robert H. Lustig (born 1957) is an American pediatric endocrinologist. He is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specializes 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," became popular on YouTube. 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).

Known For

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

History 101

Self (archive footage)

The Weight of the Nation

Comentarista

The Skinny on Obesity

Dr. Robert Lustig

Fat Fiction

Self - Pediatric Endocrinologist

Sugar Coated

Self - Doctor of Pediatric Endocrinology

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2020	Fat Fiction	Self - Pediatric Endocrinologist
2015	Sugar Coated	Self - Doctor of Pediatric Endocrinology

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	History 101	Self (archive footage)
2012	The Weight of the Nation	Comentarista
2012	The Skinny on Obesity	Dr. Robert Lustig
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self