I heard this was going to be part of last night's 60 Minutes, but got sidetracked and missed it. Just found it in a videoclip that a friend emailed me.. sorry I don't know how to embed a video, but here's the link. There's a slight delay at the beginning for a commercial, then the special 'Is Sugar Toxic?' segment begins. Well worth watching.
Thanks, evepet! I meant to watch, but missed it. This makes a lot of sense!
Here is his full presentation. clocks in at about 1hr and 30 mins. but it is worth it to really get an idea of what he is talking about. It also goes to show why this diet works so well!
Enjoy
CJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
I saw this when it first aired a few months ago, and it really hit home with me. Until I saw this, I fully believed that a calorie is a calorie. I know now that is not true, and for the first time am focusing now on reducing carbs/sugar in my diet. Not just calories. I believe sugar has been the root cause of my own weight issues, and I don't consider myself of having much of a sweet tooth. Carbs are what's evil to me, and we know that is - sugar.
I did watch the full version of 'Is sugar toxic?' tonight. Thank you for posting about this!
I do have one question. He talks about if eating fiber with sugar. That sounds right along the lines of what is being taught for maintenance with IP, to a certain degree. Does this mean that you could make homemade cupcakes (or something like that) and add a bunch of fiber to them and make them ok to eat? Am I absorbing this information correctly?
I guess that's two questions, lol, thanks in advance.
Not sure if this is going to work right, I have no idea how to post a link and make it live.
Stephany,
Thanks for this!
It is another taping of the same great message. I'm holding onto this URL so I can refer friends to it plus refresh myself on it in the next few months - this is the sort of info that really helps keep eating properly.
My internet is so lousy that I couldn't load the video, but I will say this. I'm in maintenance now for almost 6 months, and while on phase 1, I agree that the pancreas is resting. I also thought that the pancreas 'healed' itself and would no longer overfire when I had sugar. Wrong. Maybe it depends on the person and their health history. First, I discovered the evils of malitol and how overindulging on this particular 'sugar-substitute' will trigger the pancreas to release gobs of insulin. Not so with all sugar-alchohols, but certainly with malitol. Then, I discovered that if I had an ice cream or candy, for example, with nothing in my stomach, a couple hours later I had the shakes, which is really not good. I googled a bit and found stuff on blunting an insulin spike, which included having protein in your stomach before you partake in a sugary treat. That seems to work. I know I'll never give up having that occasional ice cream cone, so I'm trying to figure out how to make this work without hurting my body.
I envision the pancreas as responding to sugar (because it is a simple molecule and breaks down easily) by getting in the fast lane. Protein is a more complex molecule and takes longer to break down, so the reaction from the pancreas (assuming there is one), is in the slow lane. Having sugar after protein may raise the speed rate, but not as much. Maybe it ends up in an average speed or something. I may be all wet here, but that's how it feels to me.
So, even when you folks get into maintenance, be careful and watch how your body reacts and pay attention. Long term, we each have to find the way to eat that is liveable for us or we'll end up in the same shape we were in before. It's a real learning process. A good one, though.
I watched that episode and FULLY agree with what they say. I believe too much sugar is toxic...like most things in excess (alcohol, food, drugs, fat, etc..) Our body is not meant to handle that much sugar. This is why our country is so fat (including me lol).
I work in a childcare center and you'd be amazed how many kids can recognize the signs of fast food places and can't recognize different fruits and vegetables, etc.. The things some parents pack the kids for lunch is sickening!!! White flour, sugar, fat, and no nutritional value at all!! Then they wonder why he/she is on meds for ADHD!!?? It effects your whole body chemistry....even dye in foods (red, yellow, blue)
60 Minutes Show Last Night - Is Sugar Toxic?
