AMA #74: Sugar and sugar substitutes: weight control, metabolic effects, and health trade-offs
The Peter Attia Drive
- Published
- August 18, 2025
- Duration
- 15:59
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
Discusses health, fitness, medicine.
Summary
View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter In this "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) episode, Peter explains how to evaluate sugar and its substitutes in the context of health. Peter explores the role of sweeteners in three common use-cases – beverages, protein supplements, and…
Show notes
View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter In this "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) episode, Peter explains how to evaluate sugar and its substitutes in the context of health. Peter explores the role of sweeteners in three common use-cases – beverages, protein supplements, and sweet treats – and breaks down how our evolutionary craving for sweetness now clashes with today's food environment. He examines whether sugar
Themes
- health
- fitness
- medicine