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Episode 2640 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss looking for cheats, sugar industry lies, have a special guest on for meal planning, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/05/looking-for-cheats-episode-2640 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - LOOKING FOR CHEATS At the time of this episode, Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen spices are on sale for a short time. Use code BOGO25. Vinnie has been screaming about the harm that certain carbs can do for years. (2:00) He explains how a glucose spike and a glycemic load happen in the body, which can lead to insulin resistance. (6:30) The information dieticians have been giving about complex carbs has been misleading. Marketing agencies have been able to use buzzwords on products that only cause confusion. (9:30) For example, “gluten-free” and “gluten-friendly.” "Gluten-friendly" doesn’t mean anything, and gluten-free doesn’t mean low-carb. People think that their food needs to be “fortified.” (12:00) If you have cheese, you already have protein; you don’t need to “fortify” cheese; however, people are always looking for cheats or shortcuts. Anna reads comments from the sugar industry about RFK Jr.'s recent comments about sugar being poison. She is trying to effect change by bringing healthy products and yummy recipes to *everyone*. (18:00) She reads the response from the sugar industry’s Courtney Gaine, PhD; his claim of sugar consumption being the lowest ever is outright bullsh*t. (21:15) During the Lincoln administration, the average sugar consumption per person, per year, was approximately one pound; however, current estimates are at 150 lbs per person, per year. (23:15) Some research estimates up to 350 lbs per year! Jennifer is joining the show to discuss how she came up with a *year-long* dinner meal plan. (32:00) Almost no meal is repeated! Anna and Vinnie ask her for a breakdown on how she plans it--it's amazing, but she wants to make her plan NSNG® friendly. More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, register here! Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel.  “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it . Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available!  You can go to You can order it from . Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/   PURCHASE  DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: