That Sugar Film

Merilyn and I went to see That Sugar Film. I went thinking it was going to be more of the same and that I may learn something new. Well, it was more of the same and I did learn some new things.

I need to preface this by saying that the film was an almost EXACT duplicate to Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me. The film maker eats 40 tsp of fructose every day which is what the average Australian eats. The twist is that it is in "healthy foods" such as yogurt, cereal, granola bars, pasta sauce, etc.  He doesn't eat any fast food or candy.  It is all foods which are "good for you."

Here is the single most important learning from the movie and it is mind-blowing....  he eats LESS calories than he did as a whole food eater and he gains over 20 pounds!  FEWER CALORIES but he GAINS WEIGHT. Proving that QUALITY OF CALORIE is so important.

It has really made me think about the role of whole foods in my diet. While eating a processed food once in awhile is fine, for the most part, your body does not want it.

He talks about how hard it is to ween himself off the sugar once he is on it. I have often said I have a sugar addiction. He talks about how mice will take sugar over cocaine. Sugar is an addictive substance and our bodies just can not process all the fructose.

While everything in moderation is needed, the new standard set out in America is 6 tsp for women and 9 for men. I think most of us would really struggle to hit those numbers.

I'm not giving up my nightly bite of chocolate but that still leaves a few teaspoons! :)

http://www.thatsugarfilm.com/