Comments on: How Sugar—and the Food Industry That Pushes It—May Be Driving the Obesity Epidemic

By: Brian Walpole

Brian Walpole — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:19:00 +0000

There is nothing real or natural anymore about the food we eat – all the smells and flavours are artificially created, to trick our brains into grabbing more and bringing on a host of health issues like hypertension, diabetes and obesity that have become typical of the modern age. To add to the woes, it is the corporate shielding government policies that are fuelling the conflicting interests between a callous profit hungry industry and the social, environmental and nutritional welfare of the general populace. It is indeed ironical that the very industry, intrinsic to our well-being should be the cause of the obesity epidemic under which much of the industrialised world is reeling. So what’s the solution? Have we and our highly capitalistic society really succeeded in the true sense of the word? More of my thoughts on this in my blog post http://lovefitnesseducation.com/2013/03/13/conflict-of-interest-the-cause-of-the-obesity-epidemic/

By: pctek

pctek — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:14:37 +0000

Bollocks.
We die more now from heart disease, stroke and cancer because we have stopped dying from things like typhoid, cholera, TB, malaria, pneumonia, plague and so on.

We even survive accidents more than we used to.

Certain countries/races don’t so much as others? It’s not what they eat, it’s how much and what sort of medical care and treatment they get.

It’s funny no-one has done real studies of this, or perhaps not, it’s become fashionable to tweak studies and statistics to suit the desired end result, not really look into reality.

By: Kip Hansen

Kip Hansen — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:55:43 +0000

“Peretti’s account does not contain any new revelations,”, neither is it based on scientifically proven facts…it is what can be called ‘narrative science’ — a nice story. Now all he has to do is all the science necessary to back up his ideas.

By: Rodger

Rodger — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:08:43 +0000

Ah yes! the three essential food groups in fastprocessed food
Sugar, fat and salt….

By: Carl Held, MD

Carl Held, MD — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:25:41 +0000

The subject of sugar: if they can’t or won’t cut back on super, the pain
will keep coming back. And there’s
nothing I can do about that. I know of no anecdote.
What will work, is to substitute erythritol or pure stevia, not the kind
that is way more maltitol than stevia. Same story will all the other
propiatary 30 or more words which labels contain. The food industry knows
full well how these manufactured terms do you the same damage and are as
addicting as sugar. Be careful, the food industry tries to be one step ahead
and smarter than you. And deception abounds, like a “protein” (milk solids
and egg white) powder “bulking” in a health food store read in big letters
at an angle, “no sweetener”, but read the label, and the first ingredient
was “sugar” And don’t be fooled by the “no fructose” trick, like if you
consume sugar, not fructose, you’re better off. No, they’re both sugar, are
equally addicting, and have the same pain producing effect.
Another equally deceptive practice is reading “evaporated liquid came”. Only
that’s what sugar is. Unless its sugar from beets. No difference, it’s still
sugar. I’ll bet that’s fooled a lot of people. Because it’s been going on
for years. Did I say, “deception abounds?”
I once told my son, “you can’t find bread on a shelf in the supermarket that
won’t make you sick”. You’ll have to go to a health food store.”. But be
wary. Read the label carefully.

By: floodmouse

floodmouse — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:24:35 +0000

For years I did the low-fat diet, and I was always hungry. Finally I got fed up and decided to start using butter and whole milk again, as well as free-range eggs cooked in olive oil. Also I occasionally use a teaspoon full of coconut oil. I haven’t gained any weight and I don’t feel hungry all the time. I read somewhere that eating fat triggers a feeling of fullness, so you eat less. I’m not sure what it will do to my arteries . . .

Over the last year or so, I cut out all foods that have sugar added. This turned out to be very difficult as most processed food has hidden sugar in it, and I don’t have time to cook my own food. I think I’m finally dropping off some of those office weight gain pounds. An interesting thing that happens is that a couple months after you stop eating products with added sugar, fruit and bread start tasting REALLY sweet. You almost lose the craving for syrup in your coffee and sugary desserts. When you actually make an exception and eat something like ice cream, it tastes TOO sweet, and you wish they’d tone it down a bit.

By: Awnshegh

Awnshegh — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:27:00 +0000

If you want to know more you should read ‘Sweet Poison’ by David Gillespie. He covers all of these in his book telling how he lost 40 KGs simply by cutting out sugar (which is 50% Fructose) from his diet and letting his body regulate how much he ate – returning to a healthier body weight naturally over about 2 years.

In the book he gives links to the first had literature he quotes so if you need to know more it’s only a step away.

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:16:44 +0000

Fructose. Well named! Well gamed! I believed (for many years) that fructose was a fruit sugar. LOL! It’s just corn syrup or something close to that. And ya! sugar is important in weight gain. But consumption of fat isn’t going to go away as another weight gain tool. Something else that helps out is over consumption (for whatever reason) and lack of exercise!
Gosh who woulda thunk it?

By: Fern

Fern — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:39:48 +0000

If you have 1.5 hours to spare, Dr. Lustig’s Youtube video, “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” is well worth watching and very enlightening on how sugar is more culpable than fat when it comes to today’s obesity epidemic.

By: TAMARA

TAMARA — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:40:28 +0000

Now that I am 54 and suffering from heart disease, after a lifetime of watching my fat intake….it is disturbing to read articles now telling us that sugar is the culprit in increasing heart disease and we all were sold a lie. If I reflect on the fact that our corn is genetically modified on top of it being added to everything its no wonder many of us are over weight despite our best efforts, and suffering a wide array of illnesses esp. diabetes, High Blood Pressure and cancer. But, hey this is great for the pharmaceutical companies!!! Now take in the disturbing fact that our government (controlled by corporations) refuses to provide universal health care for Americans, it all falls into place. Huge profits for all.