The Skinny on Sweeteners with Dr. Rick Johnson, Dr. Charlie Cavo, and Neil Gyte

If the variety of sweeteners baffles you, you'll definitely want to listen to this episode. You may have heard a previous episode with Neil Gyte–he is the head of business development at RxSugar. For this episode, we invited Dr. Rick Johnson, a professor emeritus from University of Colorado, and Dr. Charlie Cavo, a private practitioner in Connecticut. They all have a wealth of knowledge about sweeteners, allulose in particular. This episode will give you a ton of information on various sweeteners, and why allulose is so beneficial. You're bound to learn something from this one. 

What we discussed:

• Our guests' background information and focus areas (1:54)
• An overview of allulose and its benefits (3:44)
• The date on calorie vs. carbohydrate models of obesity (16:24)
• The use of allulose in clinical practice (31:43)
• Comparing allulose with other sweeteners (47:47)
• The potential for allulose to become more mainstream (49:47)
• Future prospects and the challenges of getting large corporations to adopt allulose (53:30)

Where to learn more:

• RxSugar (use code 1BMH for a 20% discount)
• PubMed

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