I am looking
forward to watching the movie called “That Sugar Film” by Australian film maker,
Damon Gameau. When I first read the title, I thought, sure, sugar is bad and
more and more studies are uncovering the risks and dangers of too much sugar.
But what caught my interest the most is that Damon was not eating candy, ice
cream, and drinking soda. He consumed foods that are perceived to be healthy
such as low fat yogurt, granola bars, cereals, 100% fruit juices and sports
drinks.
I was surprised
at first, but when I thought about it, it made sense to me. When food makers
make a low fat version of something, they usually up the sugar to make it taste
good. He consumed 40 teaspoons of sugar per day. This amount eventually
impacted his physical and mental well-being. He very quickly developed fatty
liver disease.
I do not think
sugar is necessarily evil, but too much is definitely not good. It is hidden in
so many of our foods and comes in many forms. There are added sugars in foods
where it is not immediately evident, such as tomato soup. You may be surmised where
added sugar hides in our foods.
The movie will
be released in Australia in February 2015. A USA release has not yet been
announced.
The Fox News article can be found here. An
interview with the film maker can be seen on You Tube here.
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