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Dr. Rick Johnson is back on the podcast! This time we focus on the hormone leptin and why Dr. Johnson believes it to be the main cause of obesity! The connection between fructose and leptin and mitochondria! We also discuss how proper hydration alone can help with fat loss, mitochondrial health and some VERY surprising things that improve mitochondrial health and biogenesis!

Dr. Johnson is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado and is both a clinician, educator and researcher. He is board certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and kidney disease and is the founding editor of Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, one of the main textbooks on kidney disease. For more than 20 years, he has led research on the cause of obesity and diabetes, with especial interest in the 
role of sugar (especially fructose) and uric acid. His research has been highly cited, published in top medical journals, and supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of The Sugar Fix and The Fat Switch. His latest work contains state-of-the art discoveries on the cause of obesity and potential cures. Currently Dr. Johnson lives in Colorado with his wife, kids, and two rambunctious puppies.

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