Discover the secrets the sugar industry doesn't want you to know, including hidden dangers, excessive consumption, taxpayer subsidies, addictive effects on the brain, and the influence of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Learn about the toxic effects of excessive sugar consumption on the liver and the benefits of cutting sugar out of your diet and adopting a low-carb lifestyle.
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The sugar industry concealed a study linking sugar consumption to heart attacks, cancer, and cardiovascular events, shifting blame to fat and manipulating information.
Excessive sugar consumption, especially fructose, can result in liver toxicity similar to alcohol toxicity.
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The Sugar Industry's Cover-up
The podcast reveals that the sugar industry hid a study from 60 years ago that linked sugar consumption to heart attacks, cancer, and other cardiovascular events. The industry paid researchers to cover up this information and shift blame to fat. This manipulation occurred even before the tobacco industry hid their own studies.
Sugar's Influence and Toxicity
The sugar industry has made sugar an essential ingredient in foods, emphasizing its necessity by claiming it is the primary source of fuel for the brain. The sugar industry is a profitable $37 billion industry in 2021, producing over 180 billion metric tons of sugar annually. Sugar is also subsidized in the US, with tax dollars supporting its production. Excessive sugar consumption, particularly fructose, can lead to liver toxicity similar to alcohol toxicity.
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5 Secrets Revealed: Uncovering the Truth About the Sugar Industry
Today, I’m going to share five secrets that the sugar industry doesn’t want you to know.
1. They hid the truth about the dangers of sugar
They quietly paid researchers to cover up a study that connected eating sugar to increasing the risk of heart attacks, other cardiovascular events, and cancer.
2. They made sugar an essential ingredient in food
An average person in the US consumes 26 teaspoons of sugar every day.
3. Sugar is subsidized in the United States
Tax dollars are paid to farmers to produce sugar.
4. The bliss point
This is the optimized amount of sugar to create a delicious effect, which causes a spike in endorphins. This practice trains the mind that to feel pleasure, you need to keep eating sugar.
5. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics establishes food policies
This is a group of dietitians who are the most influential over food policy. Unfortunately, they have a close relationship with the ultra-processed food industry.
Sugar is composed of fructose and glucose. Glucose is metabolized by all of your cells. But, fructose is only metabolized by the liver.
When you consume high amounts of table sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, you’re creating a toxic effect on the liver, similar to alcohol toxicity.
When you cut sugar out of the diet, your body replaces it with ketones. Ketones are a super fuel for the body. Cutting out sugar and going on a low-carb diet is not only better for your health, but it will also help shift the market to a healthier one.
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