Fatty Liver Expert: Your Liver Is Filling With Fat Right Now - Dr David Unwin

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Monday, 18 May 2026 - 2 hours 11 minutes

Insulin Expert Dr David Unwin has put 157 patients into drug-free Type 2 diabetes remission using diet alone. He reveals the hidden teaspoon of sugar in your everyday food, the link between sugar and cancer, and why the average person will spend 23 years of their life in poor health.

Dr David Unwin is an NHS GP with over 40 years in general practice, known for his expertise in reversing Type 2 diabetes through dietary changes. He was named NHS Innovator of the Year in 2016 and is the co-author of the most-read paper in BMJ Open, on reversing Type 2 diabetes through a low-carbohydrate diet.

He explains:

◼ The "teaspoon of sugar" test that exposes the hidden glucose in your food

◼ Why your liver silently fills with fat for years before anything shows up

◼ Why you can't stop eating certain foods and what food addiction really is

◼ How sugar feeds cancer cells faster and the diet that slows them

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:02:00 Why Your Future Health Depends On This One Question
• 00:02:24 What It Really Takes To Create The Future You Want
• 00:06:30 What Actually Happens Inside Your Body With Diabetes
• 00:14:16 The Hidden Truth About What’s Really In Your Food
• 00:15:36 The Moment That Completely Changed How He Saw Medicine
• 00:16:49 The Real Reason Doctors Are Incentivized The Wrong Way
• 00:21:40 How Food Becomes Medicine—Or Makes You Sicker
• 00:28:39 What Happens When You Truly Transform Your Health
• 00:29:44 The Everyday Habits Quietly Destroying Your Health
• 00:32:45 Why Most People’s Idea Of “Healthy” Is Completely Wrong
• 00:35:00 Is Dried Fruit Healthy—Or A Sugar Trap In Disguise?
• 00:38:06 These “Healthy” Foods Have More Sugar Than You Think
• 00:45:05 Is Orange Juice Actually Good For You?
• 00:46:36 The Truth About White, Milk, And Dark Chocolate
• 00:49:08 Why Smoothies Aren’t As Healthy As You Think
• 00:51:51 How To Tell If Your Food Is Actually Healthy
• 00:55:04 How Your Body Secretly Turns Carbs Into Sugar
• 00:56:58 Is Bread Ruining Your Health?
• 00:59:02 Ads
• 01:01:06 What Nutrition Labels Aren’t Telling You
• 01:05:29 Keto Diet: Solution Or Hidden Risk?
• 01:10:06 How To Set Health Goals That Actually Work
• 01:20:16 How To Help Loved Ones Change Before It’s Too Late
• 01:30:43 The 4-Step Plan To Break Addiction For Good
• 01:34:12 Why Addiction Leads To Deception
• 01:35:08 Book Giveaway
• 01:36:49 Ads
• 01:39:03 The Link Between Diet And Cancer—What This Means
• 01:44:31 Why Our Healthspan Is Quietly Declining
• 01:47:42 The Simple String Test That Reveals Your Metabolic Health
• 01:49:46 Are Supplements Helping—Or Hurting You?
• 01:52:26 The Magnesium Story That Will Change How You Think
• 02:02:18 Guest’s Last Question
• 02:09:18 A Final Story You Won’t Forget

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