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    Man Eats Sugar-Laden Diet for 60 Days and Gets Shocking Diagnosis

    Man Eats Sugar-Laden Diet for 60 Days and Gets Shocking Diagnosis

    Lisa Egan
    Ready Nutrition

    By now, most of us realize that sugar is not a health food and is meant to be consumed in moderation.

    It’s been linked with poor dental health, obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type II diabetes, cell aging, heart disease, and cancer.

    What is less commonly publicized is the link between sugar consumption and liver health.

    For years, fat was the subject of a dietary witch-hunt. It was implicated in obesity, type II diabetes, and a myriad of other health problems. The 2004 documentary Super Size Me chronicled the 30-day McDonald’s-only diet of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. During that month, Spurlock consumed 90 meals from the fast-food chain. He gained 24 pounds, his cholesterol level shot up to 230, and fat accumulated in his liver. Those results led many to believe that dietary fat was the culprit, despite the fact that Spurlock consumed over 30 pounds of sugar in that month.

    In 2009, filmmaker Tom Naughton released a documentary titled Fat Head, in which he chronicled his own 30-day McDonald’s-based diet. Naughton restricted his calories to 2,000 per day and limited his carbohydrate consumption to around 100 grams per day. He didn’t limit his fat intake, though – he consumed around 100 grams per day, with about 50 coming from saturated fat. Naughton lost 12 pounds and saw improvements in other health markers during his experiment.

    The low-fat craze was based on flawed studies, political bias, and clever marketing by the food industry. It led to the mass availability and widespread promotion of low-fat “foods” like cookies, crackers, cheese, candy, and ice cream. You name it, and Big Food found a way to make it low-fat.

    Not only did the low-fat craze fail to improve the health of those who fell for it, it also led to a dangerous increase in dietary carbohydrate consumption – mostly in the form of added sugars. That’s because when fat is removed from a food, something has to be added to make it more palatable. Usually, that thing is sugar.

    A new documentary that is scheduled for release in 2015 focuses on the impact dietary sugar can have on health. The movie, aptly titled That Sugar Film, outlines filmmaker Damon Gameau’s 60-day experiment with a high-sugar diet.

    Gameau did not binge on candy, sodas, or other sugary treats. He consumed low-fat foods that are commonly believed to be “healthful.”

    He explained his food choices to Yahoo:

    “I had no soft drink, chocolate, ice cream, or confectionery. All the sugars that I was eating were found in perceived healthy foods, so low-fat yogurts, and muesli bars, and cereals, and fruit juices, sports drinks … these kind of things that often parents would give their kids thinking they’re doing the right thing.”

    Gameau increased his intake of sugar to 40 teaspoons per day, just slightly more than the average daily consumption of a typical teenager. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average American consumes 20 teaspoons of sugar daily. The AHA’s daily recommendations for sugar consumption are 6 teaspoons for women and 9 teaspoons for men.

    Within three weeks, the previously healthy Gameau noticed his mental and physical health declining:

    During the filming, Gameau found the sugary diet affected his physical and mental health, and doctors called his mental functioning “unstable.” He also added nearly four inches of visceral fat around his waist, even though he said the diet left him feeling hungry, no matter how much he ate.

    He also received a troubling diagnosis: his doctor told him he was beginning to develop fatty liver disease.

    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of abnormal amounts of fat within the liver. It is closely linked to the obesity crisis, is a strong risk factor for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, and in severe cases it can lead to liver failure.

    Fatty liver disease rarely causes symptoms until the liver disease is far advanced. At most, there is enlargement of the liver which may cause mild discomfort in the right upper abdomen.

    Other possible symptoms include fatigue, weakness, weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, spider-like blood vessels, yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), itching, fluid build up and swelling of the legs (edema) and abdomen (ascites), and mental confusion.

    The possible complications are serious and include liver failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, and liver cancer.

    Continued...
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner



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    I will definately check out the film in the OP.


    I watched this film a year ago and it really impacted what I already suspected.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
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    interestingly bad... conclusion is not sugar coated like most bad news

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    Not only did the low-fat craze fail to improve the health of those who fell for it, it also led to a dangerous increase in dietary carbohydrate consumption – mostly in the form of added sugars. That’s because when fat is removed from a food, something has to be added to make it more palatable. Usually, that thing is sugar.
    I've always been amused by the labels on stuff like candy bars and hard candies - stuff that is *clearly* made of almost 100% sugar - touting the fact that the product has "ZERO grams of fat!!!"

    Are people really this stupid? Or did the entire population get a good laugh out of such a silly marketing strategy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KCIndy View Post
    I've always been amused by the labels on stuff like candy bars and hard candies - stuff that is *clearly* made of almost 100% sugar - touting the fact that the product has "ZERO grams of fat!!!"

    Are people really this stupid? Or did the entire population get a good laugh out of such a silly marketing strategy?
    People really are that stupid. I have a lard ass sister in law who eats fat free processed foods (she loves the cookies) and wonders why she can't lose weight. I tried tellin' her but she thinks I'm just naturally "small boned". Getting down to a reasonable weight's not rocket science, eat protein, veggies, good fat and avoid processed foods - oh, and get off your ass every once in awhile.

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    The Connection Between Artificial Sweeteners And Diabetes

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes has become a pandemic, affecting 30 million people in the United States alone. Unfortunately, the rate of diabetes continues to grow exponentially due to the overconsumption of processed foods– which dominate the ‘standard American diet’ (SAD)

    Shockingly, by 2030, WHO is predicting diabetes will become the seventh leading cause of death around the world. So, what’s the main ingredient fueling this health crisis of metabolic disorders? Look no further than the consumption of artificial sweeteners, under names like, Sweet N Low, NutriSweet, Equal, aspartame – the list goes on and on.

    Listen to the experts: Artificial sweeteners are neurotoxic – causing diabetes and cancer

    A study at the Imperial College of London found that people who drink a single 12-ounce soda a day increased their risk of type-2 diabetes by 18 percent – compared to those who avoided soda.

    A study from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that women who drink one soda per day double their risk of developing type-2 diabetes – compared to women who drink less than one soda per month.

    “Unfortunately, many patients in my practice, and others seen in consultation, developed serious metabolic, neurologic and other complications that could be specifically attributed to using aspartame products. This was evidenced by the loss of diabetic control, the intensification of hypoglycemia, the occurrence of presumed ‘insulin reactions’ (including convulsions) that proved to be aspartame reactions, and the precipitation, aggravation or simulation of diabetic complications (especially impaired vision and neuropathy) while using these products… dramatic improvement of such features after avoiding aspartame, and the prompt predictable recurrence of these problems when the patient resumed aspartame products, knowingly or inadvertently.” – H.J.Roberts, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P

    “In view of all these indications that the cancer-causing potential of aspartame is a matter that had been established way beyond any reasonable doubt, one can ask: What is the reason for the apparent refusal by the FDA to invoke for this food additive the so-called Delaney Amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act? Is it not clear beyond any shadow of a doubt that aspartame has caused brain tumors or brain cancer in animals?” – Dr. Adrian Gross, former FDA toxicologist

    “So in the case of diet drinks in aluminum cans, the very toxic brain aluminum fluoride compound co-exists with multiple toxins found in aspartame, thus creating the most powerful government-approved toxic soup imaginable. With the strong association between aluminum, excitotoxins, aluminum fluoride complexes and Alzheimer’s disease, it would be completely irresponsible to encourage people to consume this toxic mixture.” – Russell Blaylock, M.D.

    Uninformed consumers, in an effort to reduce sugar intake and reduce the risk of diabetes, tend to think that artificial sweeteners offer some kind of ‘safe’ alternative to processed sugar. But, as we now know, the scientific evidence is abundantly clear – consuming artificial sweeteners actually increase the risk of obesity, diabetes plus many other health problems.

    How do artificial sweeteners cause glucose intolerance?

    When researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel began studying the effects of aspartame, sucralose and other artificial sweeteners in the body, what they found was startling. Data acquired through the study revealed a significant change within the composition and function of the ‘good’ bacteria within the intestines of mice fed a steady measure of various non-caloric artificial sweeteners.

    Since these bacteria play an important role in digestion and glucose metabolization, threatening this balance of good and bad bacteria, within the gut, by eating artificial sweeteners can lead to glucose intolerance, over time.

    In addition to changing the intestinal bacterial composition, artificial sweeteners were also linked to higher blood sugar levels. People who regularly consume chemical sugar substitutes were found to have greater difficulty regulating blood sugar, and people who do not normally consume artificial sweeteners experienced higher blood sugar levels after doing so for just one week. One of the researchers at Weizmann, Eran Elinav, told reporters during a news conference that he made a decision to stop using artificial sweeteners because of the surprising results of the study.

    Artificial sweeteners proven to do more harm than good

    With scientific data that upholds the dangers of artificial sweeteners within the gut and other areas of the body, why would anyone continue consuming these dangerous substances? Furthermore, why are these substances still touted as ‘safe’ and even beneficial for people who need to lower their sugar intake or calorie consumption? The answer is crystal clear within this article called: “ACS says the dangers of aspartame are only a rumor.”

    In about 6,000 food products, artificial sweeteners lurk in all kinds of commonly consumed products such as, sugar-free gum, diet sodas, breakfast cereals, baby food and even the most popular brands of yogurt. It’s no wonder we see the steady growth of obesity, diabetes and neurological diseases like, Alzheimer’s.

    Instead of using these neurotoxin poisons to prevent or “manage” diabetes, we must learn to enjoy natural sugars (in moderation) and commit to a lifestyle of clean, healthy living – including the consumption of organic vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds plus a reasonable amount of healthy fats and proteins – as much as possible. Combined with an active lifestyle, a balanced diet of real food – found in nature – free of artificial sweeteners and other food additives – will enable you to maintain a healthy blood sugar level and NEVER be concerned about diabetes.

    References:
    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs312/en

    http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...tml#affil-auth

    http://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/for-re...%29-Study.aspx

    Source: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/meta...lock-1220.html
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    People really are that stupid. I have a lard ass sister in law who eats fat free processed foods (she loves the cookies) and wonders why she can't lose weight. I tried tellin' her but she thinks I'm just naturally "small boned". Getting down to a reasonable weight's not rocket science, eat protein, veggies, good fat and avoid processed foods - oh, and get off your ass every once in awhile.
    It really IS that simple. But it takes some effort to break the carb addiction and so a person needs to really commit to a new lifestyle to make the switch successfully.
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