Eat less and exercise more is the key to losing weight and maintaining optimal health, right?
WRONG WRONG WRONG
I just watched a video presentation by Robert Lustig, Pediatric doctor at UC-San Francisco. In his presentation "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," he argues the following statements:
The obesity epidemic throughout the world is not caused by a bunch of slothful, weak-willed individuals that choose to gorge themselves on food. The obesity epidemic is caused by....... drum roll please......... Fructose.
As in sugar... as in high fructose corn syrup... as in the crap that is nearly every processed food that we eat and drink, from orange juice to ketchup to whole grain bread to baby formula.
Throughout his presentation, he proves that:
- Fructose is an addictive toxin that suppresses the body's chemical "stop eating" signals and causes the body to turn 30% of the calories it provides into fat.
- The correlation between the introduction of high fructose corn syrup and sky-rocketing obesity rates is irrefutable.
- Fructose has short and long term effects that are similar to alcohol and should be classified and controlled by the federal government (just like alcohol is), except this is unlikely to happen due to economic pressures.
As some of you know, I was recently instructed by my doctor that I need to follow a low-glycemic index diet. I will be documenting my experience in upcoming blogs, including the experience of eliminating sugar from my diet. More to come.
In the meantime, watch the video below and be blown away:
7-part Video series (click link to see all videos in the series):
http://www.uctv.tv/skinny-on-obesity/
Original presentation:
or watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5X0i92OZQ&feature=related
It is the length of a movie, so give yourself plenty of time to watch.
Interesting and thought-provoking quote:
"Where ever there is fructose in nature, there is also fiber. Except honey, and that is guarded by bees."
