Richard Johnson

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Richard Johnson is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. His research focuses on metabolic and renal health, with a particular emphasis on the physiological roles and health impacts of fructose and uric acid. His published work covers chronic kidney disease, podocyte injury, cardiovascular risk factors, and the effects of heat stress and diet on metabolic conditions.

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0:56:00unverifiedlowThe Dangers of Fructose & Uric Acid - with Dr. Richard Johns

Placing a human subject on a high-salt diet can induce insulin resistance within one week.

"if you put a person on a high-salt diet, you can induce insulin resistance fairly quickly, like even within a week." (said at 0:56:00)

No matching published clinical trial or study record evaluating the induction of insulin resistance within one week of a high-salt diet in humans was successfully retrieved within the search query limits. This does not prove the claim false, but means it could not be independently confirmed against the indexed literature during this search.

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