Sugar...it's not so sweet | Calgary Avansino | TEDxMoorgate

[@unaparkes2458]

Society has swung so far, that those of us do eat a healthy diet are made to feel like we are freaky AND that we are mean to our children. This is a great and I will share.

[@2lee885]

This comment is the truth...my truth today but I am NOT ashamed as my kids haven't been sick all year for the first time in their lives.

[@Peter76789]

lunchables, snack bags, juice boxes, just too damn convenient, I applaud you. youre doing the right thing. I'm trying....

[@l3gitmrmin3craft95]

You aren't mean. It's good for your kids to have a mom or dad who cares if they are healthy. You are doing a good thing for them. signed - A Kid

[@Frosty-273]

I may of been brain washed like the rest when i was young but now I'm older and understand how the real world works I wish I was born into a healthy loving family rather than the state the world is in today due to uneducated people... 😓

[@crand20033]

My mom used to make brownies and cookies for us. Doesn't kill us (at least not right away) but makes us all sugar addicts.

[@brettdavis5555]

I used to look down on drug addicts and alcoholics. I wondered why they couldn’t stop when they were such obvious health concerns. Then I asked myself how hard it would be to quit sugar.

[@shabirvalli8604]

Wow! Me too-I used to wonder myself as to why why why would a person want to destroy themselves through drugs and alcohol?🤷‍♂️ But,I am completely struggling to give up sugar and therefore less critical of the addicts🤦🏻

[@_____J______]

Sugar is white death, maybe less slow as coke, but the end can be ending as same

[@lew3733]

Exactly, I had the same thoughts.

[@lalagaramastri]

gem of a comment ..

[@MichaelKarma1]

I gave up drugs, drink and smoking and now im overweight no joke I cant give up chocolate.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

I'm 47 and cut out sugar last year. I lost 36 lbs, am at my college weight and waist size, have stopped having headaches, my skin has reversed its aging process, the list goes on and on and on. Sugar is AWFUL.

[@NgoTheVinh90]

How long did it take you to lose that much weight?

[@Iazzaboyce]

@@NgoTheVinh90 Let's assume around 3 lb each month for the year he mentions.

[@UnapologeticAhole]

Did you quit eating fruit?

[@hannahg39]

Last year I began creating the life I have always wanted.I completely changed how I eat-no sugar,no prepared foods at all(except for almond milk),no meat,poultry,and limited fish and diary.I have been diagnosed with ADHD,CPTSD,bipolar 1,3 kinds of seizures,panic attacks,and a dissociative disorder.I have been able to come off most of the medications I used to be on,am seizure free,and have never been happier!Every day I do yoga,mediatate,limit my screen time,read,go for long walks,make time for creative play/work,journal,and have become my own best friend.Healing from trauma IS possible!What are you waiting for?

[@sbd_14_09]

What surprised me the most, is that you managed to get off most of your pills just with a change of lifestyle.

[@aurorepage3028]

Faire de longues balades, du yoga, de la méditation...Quand on travaille 50h par semaine ce n'est pas possible :/

[@tagalonggal]

That is wonderful! My living situation currently means processed foods are constantly and readily available and the temptations are hard to resist. I feel better when I eat a low/no sugar no processed food diet as does my husband. We will keep trying.

[@kimiernst2554]

I love! ❤

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

@@aurorepage3028 It's always possible. It's just how bad you want it. There are people who make excuses and there are people who make stuff happen

[@joeschmo5699]

We're not "meant" to be eating 7 teaspoons of sugar per day, that's just a recommended upper limit. The goal should be for as little as possible, even zero.

[@AcrossOfTheUniverse]

joe schmo she said the same thing in different words "our bodies cannot handle more than 7 teaspoons of sugar per a day" .

[@amykravochuck1779]

That doesn't mean that we should be eating 7 teaspoons. As little as possible, and preferably only from whole fruit.

[@frenchiehorn4339]

Well, yeah, but these are Americans we're talking about.

[@MikeKayK]

Our body can not handle 7 teaspoons of sugar per a day? That's ridiculous. People range from extremely active kids to sedentary old men. The reason sugar isn't great is the fructose piece, which must be metabolized in the liver. 7 teaspoons of sugar is about 3 teaspoons of straight fructose. That's nothing for someone who is active because the fructose will be used for liver glycogen synthesis as opposed to triglyceride synthesis.

[@melissaad3631]

joe schmo I am glad you mentioned that bc that’s what I was thinking. Oh wow, I thought 7 grams of sugars are a little. Now to digest this haha

[@boostmeup]

this women was 41 when this was filmed. Unreal

[@boostmeup]

she's married mate with kids lol

[@co36]

Just darn! I was thinking 28

[@swarooparajpurohit4909]

corey osteen all the more reason to listen to her lol

[@andrea8m]

DK77 why are those your expectations? What that has to do with how young she looks??

[@fezaozenc]

boostmeup she is married to me dude!

[@jimparfitt2330]

I like that she includes processed food as so much of the problem. It's also full of weird fats and chemicals. In the USA, the food industry is SO out of control and politically powerful.

[@crand20033]

Yes, it is also the processed seed oils that are poisoning us. But remember, the government is also paying for some people to have Obamacare and Medicare so they have an incentive to inform us about what we are doing to our own health.

[@TucsonDude]

I wear a CGM. Even vegetarian lentil soup blows my blood sugar sky-high.

[@tannhauser5399]

Only partly a problem. Weston Prince, Staffan Lindeberg, John Yudkin, or even Henry Bieler and Gary Taubes entered the chat. And this is just a tip of the large iceberg... And all of it has been know for ages...

[@josermtz]

Sugar is poison

[@bekahjoy6600]

Then let me die.

[@screamingattrees8422]

Only proccesed sugar. Sugar is in fruit to.

[@aspreedacore]

Aspen Antoinette sugar is in almost everything edible funk

[@centpushups]

@@screamingattrees8422 fruits is a dessert that should be eaten rarely. I can't even remember I last ate fruit. Fruit is probably more dangerous because it's high frictose content and poor nutrition value.

[@steveotatooed]

@@centpushups Fruit is not dangerous and it processes totally different in the body. Its the healthiest food that exists

[@rachelselby5469]

We are not supposed to have 7 teaspoons of sugar a day. We would be better having no added sugar and the natural sugar that we do eat should be in it's original fibre casing - i.e. real food.

[@planetruths]

Big facts.

[@FedericaGalli89]

She didn't say we are supposed to have 7 teaspoons of sugar per day, she said as a maximum we should have 7 teaspoons, but lesser is better

[@catnium]

true very true however .. to many people in the world for that. we don't have enough space for all the farms that would require. example . If everything in the world that's flavoured with strawberry flavor would contain actual strawberry's than the country of belgium alone would eat the world's supply of strawberries in under a day so we 1st need to reduce the population.

[@bvamstel9282]

I don't know why you would make that up Federica but she literally said "we're supposed to have 7 teaspoons of sugar"

[@plutterton]

Rachel Selby lol, "natural" sugar. You were so close. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Sweetness is sweetness to the body. So all sugars are to be avoided whenever possible. You don't need it. There's no difference to the body between tropical fruits, High Fructose, white sugar, brown sugar, stevia, sweet & low, Honey, maple syrup, sucralose, etc. It's all the same to your body. There's no shortcuts in nature.

[@sarahthieben7872]

Clearly this woman has underestimated grandmas.

[@manonbiger2702]

Lmao !!

[@rubylace9963]

Yup and sadly my grandma had diabetes.

[@cheapsoot1981]

Thanks man. I haven't had a chuckle of genuine amusement in such a long time. Grandmothers = The greatest enablers on planet Earth.

[@hadishams5732]

@@rubylace9963 me too...me too.

[@janevahfleming1991]

My EXACT thought. I try to do the right thing but my MIL is the spokesperson for terrible diets.

[@destineyhopkins3472]

I cry every time I watch these. I struggle so much with this.

[@PorkChop71912]

Destiney Hopkins Don't give up! I know your struggle. I beat it and you can too. It's not about going without, it's about finding what your body really needs.

[@berhoom2024]

Destiney Hopkins Eat yogurt and drink Kefir to replace those sugar loving gut bacteria with good bacteria.

[@karinlarsen4251]

Over-eaters Anonymous is a 12 step program to develop self-discipline. Any 12-step program does this. The 12 steps are God's update to the Bible, we just need to work it.

[@gytisdobrovolskis5933]

For me what works with dropping stuff is getting rid of the source. When I wanted to stop playing games[used to play 4+hr daily] I did for about 1 year, simply changed computer to worse one and didn't install any games(now play 0-2 hours per day, will probably quit again though). *With sugar, just don't have sugar and sugary sweets at home. *learn even more about bad things about sugar to become more convinced how bad it is for your. *have food prepared because if you are both hungry and craving sugar - sugar will be easier to get. after that there are two options have a 30 day challenge or go slowly with some healthy snacks to help. Challenge is harder but faster and gives some self respect.

[@kamalakrsna]

if u r religious ? make sure 2 pray 4 the strength/will power. "Prayer ... changes things" took me 2 years of struggle 2 giv up sugar. Well worth it - my life/body health is MUCH better now

[@amandaalch1813]

I would say for those below that asked, yes, sugar in fruit is okay. The reason being that fruit doesn't just contain sugar, but also contains fiber which breaks down in the body and gives energy. Processed sugar ie: dextrose, xanthan gum, etc can only break down in the liver which spikes your insulin levels and creates duh duh duh FAT. I went thirty days without sugar, except in the form of fruit, doing Whole30 and it changed my way of looking at food forever. Sugar is really the culprit for so much disease, not just obesity. The whole system needs to change in order to get sugar filled junk off the shelves (I am talking to you, Luna bars). There are so many industries that are reliant on people staying unhealthy and quite frankly, unaware... big pharma, hospitals, brand name processed food, even companies like Weight Watchers want us to stay unhealthy. So what can we do? Stay on the outside of the grocery, buy food that is colorful and rich in nutrients, watch out for sugar, and if you don't know what is on the label, don't buy it. End of rant. Good luck to everyone on their journey towards health and happiness! You deserve it!

[@downbntout]

Fiber does not 'break down in the body and give energy.'

[@TessaAvonlea]

Fibre slows the digestion process so the sugar is released into your bloodstream more slowly. It also helps everything move through your body and stops your digestive system from being blocked up. Fibre does not break down in your body at all, it just comes right back out again (but that doesn't mean it's not important!)

[@SpEaRtaKo_24]

Amanda Alch Glucose in the Liver????

[@whydoyoucare27]

Sugar in fruit is fructose and it reacts in the body just the same as all sugar. It isn't good for you! If you must eat fruit, only a few raspberries or blackberries and from time to time strawberries or blueberries! The ONLY difference between most fruit and a jelly doughnut, is that there are more nutrients in the fruit (and fiber), but sugar is sugar! Period!

[@FabianEason]

Fibre does not break down to give energy - it doesn't break down at all and remains fibre all the way through. Which helps it get through. In terms of insulin etc fibre helps slow the absorption of all macronutrients. Dextrose = glucose and is generally perfectly fine. It is NOT processed in the liver. It is the only form of sugar that can be metabolised in every cell in the body. It causes no stress on the liver, and is the energy of choice for endurance athletes. Dextrose is not by definition a processed sugar. Complex starches are broken down by enzymes into dextrose/glucose (and fructose if this is present in the chain). Fructose - which is present in fruit - is the main cause of chaos in the body - it is fructose that can only be processed in the liver (unless you are an insect), and it is fructose which causes a complete shut down of the body's normal processes whilst the fructose is being dealt with.

[@patbrennan6572]

i remember when the diease was called sugar diabetes, then some strong lobbing and monatary bribes made the word sugar disappear.

[@rmm4123]

Pat Brennan really? Wow! Doesn’t surprise me at all though.

[@SM-cz5od]

Pat Brennan. That is so true but forgot until your comment. Interesting

[@mariamoon2527]

In Greek, the word for diabetes is the Greek word for 'sugar'. My dad didn't know English very well so when he told people he had diabetes, he would just say 'I have sugar' and doctors understood exactly what he meant.

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

I always thought older people were being funny when they refer to the disease as "sugar diabetes"

[@shilohm1671]

Oh wow the older people in my family call it that and I never questioned why

[@JerrySelbher]

She needs to go worldwide with this message!

[@davec.3198]

This message is the basics of nutrition. If you actually learned something watching this, it means you have done zero research to eat well and be healthy.

[@AT-yj1pw]

I’m from America and I can see this. The message is world wide. Anyone on KZbin can see it! It’s very life changing

[@AT-yj1pw]

Dave C. I learned something from this video. Plus even if you already know the information, this is someone else’s perspective.

[@davec.3198]

@@AT-yj1pw I'm glad you learned something. However, it is really basic information. Sugar bad! Eat less of it!

[@andreaswimmer6864]

I'll go anywhere in the world with her, sugar or not😎

[@kickinbackinOC]

Great video. 14:09 to 14:14, Im sure the speaker meant to say that just because the label dosen't use the word sugar, doesnt mean it "isn't" loaded with sugar. Unfortunately she said "doesnt mean its loaded with sugar", but we all know exactly what she means.

[@sarazorz]

I think part of the reason people eat crap is because they are too exhausted to cook, and too exhausted to go to the grocery store more than once a week. Fresh food rots fast unfortunately.

[@jessicarabbit8933]

sarazorz There might be less exhaustion if you actually eat the fruits and vegetables.

[@Teabazile]

We wouldn't be so exhausted if we didn't eat so much crap. Although I really cant preach about it. I'm a diabetic now, only a few months in of knowing, and I'm still struggling to find the balance.

[@adamdownes4725]

You're pointing to something very true... When we've worked hard or done things that are stressful our willpower is much lower than normal so we more easily succumb to the quick and easy. To combat this we should have healthy snacks that are ready at hand for those times like some almonds or cashews.

[@e3-po405]

They're exhausted because sugar make them feel exhausted!

[@doggydog1817]

So true! It's a cycle!

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Sugar is addictive, no wonder they put some of it in everything that is man-made which you can buy at the store.

[@carrollhoagland1053]

You think ... Food Engineers are not stupid ... they give us what we want and buy ... capitalism at its worst ... Keep cycling ... 70 Going On 100

[@kiritshah3822]

exercise for Parkinson

[@ズジャ-r1e]

Exactly, our bodies naturally crave sugars because they provide energy

[@aaronmaloney8282]

Vegas Cycling Freak . Get society addicted to poison . Keep hospitals full & feed pharmaceuticals companys 💵💵

[@thetessellater9163]

Is it sugar or SOMA?

[@kmg91]

no one died from eating a few apples or mangos. fiber is key.

[@kmg91]

i eat wayyyyyy more sugar then this . but iit comes from fruits . healthy as ever.

[@adamdownes4725]

Of course you can eat as many fruits as you like they've got the fibre in them to make the sugar digest slowly.

[@Medietos]

kristopher michael: Sorry, you are not right in this: Before, fruit was ok , esp in warm (yang) countries, when ppl's adrenal glands were not so taxed and exhausted w stress as today. Also, old fruit-sorts differ(ed) from new, hybridized ones, which are modified to grow MUCH more sugar, didn't you notice the shift? I feel nausea at the new fruit, don't want them (at least not when I am good and off my sugar addiction). This is because of liver function problems, which also the majority people suffer from silently, more or less so. I like the old, sourly fruits. They are good, but we're still too stressed today to tolerate them well. It's not some matter of dropping dead from it now, but of keeping/getting healthy, strong, live long and happily...

[@valken666]

Claudia Bothner - The correct answer then is to relax, not to stop eating fresh plants. Just don't eat very ripe fruit.

[@catnium]

actually if you eat enough apples you can actually die the acid in them is bad for teeth as well in the long run.

[@feifrancoischen6837]

She said "sugar" 127 timmes in this video, I counted.

[@rebeccapolanco9332]

Fouf Cherie lol!😋

[@AT-yj1pw]

Well the speech is about sugar lol😂

[@thetessellater9163]

How many timmes?

[@alee6966]

You must have won the lottery & have nothing else to do 😂🤣

[@smuggler810]

Well it is a talk about sugar soooo....

[@caitlynbaxter6260]

Just watched a Pepsi ad to get to this video

[@receivegreatest6802]

caitlyn baxter that’s how they are fighting back they are not worried

[@vishaldesai6226]

Irony at it's great

[@thetessellater9163]

That's good. Don't drink it! And put that biscuit down!

[@boboloko]

@@thetessellater9163 “biscuit” as in biscuits and gravy or biscuit as in something a blue monster would eat?

[@dearman1954]

Moral of the story is this. Become an educated, discerning food shopper. Read those labels. Sugar can go by other words like corn syrup. Even sugar can be extracted from plants like beets. Don't visit the mall food courts too often. Most of the processed foods is too high in fats, sugars and salts.

[@seanpcurran2011]

Yeah, it's poison. I committed to reducing my sugar intake and learning all the terminology for it and different names of additives. Unbelievable. Oh it's still tempting and giving in leads to an aftermath of feeling like being in a bad car accident. Bread was the hardest, juice was hard too. Dropped about 70 lbs so far. I'd thought I was already eating 'healthy'.

[@thehumblepeach9018]

I make my own 100% whole grain bread, sometimes with rye or spelt flours. Tastes great and nutritious

[@jameshanson536]

I am pushing 80 years old and consider myself reasonably logical. However, I have come to the conclusion that I am addicted or at least semi-addicted to sweets. Certain kinds of cookies and fine chocolates kick off my addiction. It is weird when you knowingly partake of something that you know is harmful. Kicking a sugar addiction is no simple problem but I believe it can be done. You certainly have to learn to say, "NO!" to your own cravings and the treats that well-meaning (usually) people put in your path. Any suggestions on how to approach kicking the habit?? Too bad there is no program like Alcoholics' Anonymous to boot the sugar habit into the gutter.

[@emilienmare1508]

Oh God hearing the way she said "Petit Filous" as a french is bliss

[@kevinburtnick7818]

love the slogan on the shirt. . Amen!!!

[@ClaudiaVejaImages]

Carbs are also sugars more or less depending on the type (see nutritional values, starch it transforms in sugar, fiber becomes partially sugar, and sugar is sugar). Keep that in mind. A glass of orange juice, fresh home made it has tones of sugars, natural or not still sugar

[@CalmingAnxiety]

I love how KZbin suddenly suggests a video like this for me. I went very low carbs last year aged 57 having become type 2 diabetic. Now totally reversed after a lifetime of sugar addiction. Lost 3 stone easily and have never felt better. Absolutely zero processed food, I cook and prep every day. Sharing this with my friends and family.

[@EmmalynnCynefin]

I just had my first soda yesterday and a mocha frapiccino, in 8-9 months. I feel horrible. When I eat sugar, I get sick. Lo and behold I have a cold today. It sucks and I feel horrible whenever I eat processed foods and added sugars. :(

[@crand20033]

Then there's the processed oils and carbs that are also making us sick. Our illnesses ain't only about sugar.

[@Athelrose]

Or. Literally just keep 25 grams of sugar in mind. And you don't have to do conversions every time you read a label.

[@kaylenedawnbuteaufitnessbu2282]

I'm almost finished with my graphic memoir, Mom Remembers Me, of how I used my health and fitness knowledge to stop my mother with mild dementia from forgetting me, and it worked. I tricked her off caffeine, then no prescription meds, forced her/tricked her/incentivized her to drink water, kept her away from high fructose corn syrup and other poison, because they made her mean and delusional, and kept her away from gluten.

[@HomeschoolingDad79]

I'd like to hear more. My mom is in the same boat

[@newlegac]

MY TEACHER TOLD US TO WATCH THIS

[@shumeister1059]

That's an awesome teacher! I respect teachers that show their students how to think for themselves, and to explore real world stuff.

[@gingerwall8977]

this is scary

[@naturesbliss2903]

I started taking drinks I used to buy from restaurants and making my own without sugar, for example I used to drink Starbucks Green tea lemonade, it has way too much sugar, so I looked online at the ingredients, and make my own now, its just green tea, mint leaves and either lemon grass or lemon zest, and oh so good.

[@benzhao6321]

15:23 No.5 Remember you are in control of what you buy.

[@UnMinutoViajando]

I did this diet once and stopped it when I noticed my bottle of vinegar had sugar.... It is so hard to follow a no sugar diet.... we are fucked up

[@adamdownes4725]

Don't stop just because it's hard.. Some of the hardest things to do in life are the most rewarding.

[@karinlarsen4251]

You must've had salad dressing. Vinegar is pure - no sugar. Our bodies turn EVERYTHING to sugar, which is why we have a pancreas. It generates insulin to turn sugar into calories that our body uses to function.

[@SpEaRtaKo_24]

Its called Paleo, Ketogenic Diet☺☺☺😉 Only hard in the beginning.

[@anyareacts6819]

Also sugar causes insomnia. Studies show that caffeine actually has no effect on sleep, but sugar is linked directly to insomnia!

[@mt-nv4jd]

There is a study to show whatever you want. Caffeine is absolutely a stimulant. Come on, man.

[@JaneSmith-zk3cs]

I totally agree with the point being made that sugar is bad for our bodies and that we are eating way more sugar than what we should be eating on a daily basis. Obesity is a real, serious, growing problem. At the end of the talk Ms. Avansino said that if we want to stop eating bad foods then we should just stop buying it. She said that if we don’t buy it and bring it into our homes then we won’t eat it. However, in the area of the world where I live, there are many children and families that don’t have the privilege of buying produce and cooking healthy meals. Preparing nutrient filled meals takes time and resources that some individuals and families don’t have. How can we make bigger changes to our society to provide lower class families more access to healthy foods? One answer I have considered is that we need to start by getting more unhealthy products off the shelves. What if we mandated that producers take certain ingredients out of their products, or limit the amount of sugar? Maybe we are all too addicted now that we can’t make healthy, smart decisions. Habits take a long time to change and the consumption of too much sugar is defiantly a tough one. Within the last week I have realized that instead of sitting down to eat dinner with our family, my two-year-old just whines and yells “treat, treat.” I want to make healthy decisions for my children and family but it feels as though we are surrounded on all sides by bad influences, sugar, sugar and more sugar. Elimination of sugar entirely seems like a large, impossible task but what I think we need to remember is that the change doesn’t need to happen overnight. Even though the “healthy” day described by the speaker contained an unbelievable amount of sugar, it was still an improvement. When considering making changes to our habits it doesn’t need to be all or nothing. We can start small and little by little decide to make healthier decisions. Becoming more conscious of what we are consuming is the best place to start. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no added sugar for children under the age of two. After reading this, I became very disappointed in myself and the way that I am feeding my children. I try to promote healthy eating but I also let them have fruit snacks and teddy grams and many other sugary snacks. However, I don’t think all is lost. We can make changes set ourselves back on the right track, one meal at a time.

[@FoodChangesLives]

People just need to stay with whole foods! If it's not moldy/rotten in 2 weeks from laying out on the counter top - don't eat it!

[@juless3568]

Calgary Avansino has given an first class lecture that is warning us to make changes to our lifestyles, so that we can keep the process food and sugar couple out of our dietary choices and preveny the signs and symptoms of unnecessary lifestyle illnesses or lifestyle diseases. If you don't want the younger generation in your home to eat processed or junk food, don't bring it home and don't eat it yourself. Healthy choices at home will encourage healthy choices outside of home.

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

one time i wanted to eat no sugar and only healthy. from a big giant supermarket, there were only few products i could eat. thats eye opening. from thousands of products, only a few are normal healthy.

[@yottoo.5037]

Excellent presentation with lots of good advice. Thanks!

[@alli4236]

Awesome talk and skirt!

[@bonniewienke7196]

Yes! The skirt is awesome

[@patienceankrah4219]

The best presentation about sugar so far

[@bgregg55]

The TED takeaway: Almost all of the processed food you're buying is laden with sugars & refined starches.

[@RobertSmith-rp3xk]

This woman also reminds about a book (an older one) my sister recommended to me called "Sugar Blues."

[@umbrellakitty6531]

I read that over 30 years ago.

[@KristenKing-]

This talk is great but your outfit is everything! 😱

[@2lee885]

Her body is goals😀🔥

[@benramprashad]

I love how this science is coming to light. Obesity related illness is a tragedy of our society. The speaker is also so cute dam

[@zain4019]

Thank-you! This was inspirational. I’m going to go cook a meal with my younger siblings:)

[@osamahkiwan85]

I'm used to listening to lectures with PowerPoint slides and yet I would say she delivered very well.

[@sadashivnaik2790]

She doesn't eat sugar but still she looks sweet...I think thats the Mantra

[@texasmade9727]

🤣🤣

[@marthawunnam2946]

Convenience cooking is the door through which sugar sneaks into our diet. The best way to cut down sugar is to learn how to cook food from scratch with homegrown or local farm produce.

[@mt-nv4jd]

I asked my cardiologist how he stays slim and healthy. He said "cut out all added sugars, and keep moving."

[@ukaszklich6658]

you guys should start using the metric system, then grams are no longer confusing

[@latentspacex]

Łukasz Klich exactly

[@SM-cz5od]

No. I think the teaspoons of sugar idea is better as it’s more a visual thing rather than being about metric or imperial measures.

[@stevev3664]

I was eating Yorkie chocolate bars that had 27g of sugar. I started with one per day and soon progressed to 6 bars per day. That’s 162g of sugar per day just for the chocolate. It doesn’t include the other food I eat daily. This went on for about 2 weeks. Yikes! When I started to have trouble doing up my trousers I knew I had to stop. I have now stopped it and don’t eat any. It’s addictive. I know from experience.

[@tinaholbrook9719]

12 days processed food free and almost completely sugar free. I say almost because I eat some fruit and a few pieces of 85 percent dark chocolate here and there. But I'm going strong and will keep going. For anyone wondering how to do it...healthy fats are the answer. They satiate you and prevent energy crashes.

[@rebeccapolanco9332]

I love her! She’s the real deal

[@crand20033]

I love how skinny she is. Really beautiful lady.

[@TucsonDude]

@@crand20033 Not skinny. Lean & mean!

[@crand20033]

@@TucsonDude I don't agree. She's a little too skinny. She has no curves so not very desirable to a man.

[@ДаняРэм]

When she counted sugar amount for healthy meals day i was scared

[@louisfreris7430]

Thank you, great presentation and very true!

[@frans.nadeak]

Thanks Miss Avansino! Thanks TED!

[@Neophema]

Just made lasagna from scratch with sweet potatoes instead of pasta, and an avocado, olive and basil salad on the side. I feel so good after eating like this!

[@asiansfw]

Nice work!

[@Neophema]

@@asiansfw Aw, thank you! :)

[@siranul]

I wish we could get that list of the 100 names for sugar!

[@damesaphira9790]

Just stop eating foods that require a list on the can or package. More than 3 ingredients and you know it is over processed.

[@buckthomas1988]

Ask google

[@petmomful2260]

She is not explaining that fruits have healthy sugar along with fiber. She is lumping all sugars together.

[@TessaAvonlea]

Your body doesn't care where the sugar comes from. It all ends up as glucose and fructose in your blood. There are good things in fruit too, but the sugar content acts in exactly the same way as it would if it came from a can of coke.

[@michaelasarabia1944]

Tessa Avonlea Not true because your body has to break down the fiber along with the sugars in fruits and that means it's slowly digested and the sugars from the fruit and veggies trickle in to your body at a slow and healthy rate that your body can handle. Fruit juice stripped of the fiber or a can of coke is not digested and released slowly, it very quickly reaches your cells causing insulin resistance.

[@MikeKayK]

Both of you are correct. Once digested, it's the same glucose and fructose, and will therefore follow the same metabolic pathways. Glucose can be immediately taken up by most of the body's tissues. No problems there. Fructose, however, is metabolized primarily in the liver and once liver glycogen is replenished, it will be converted into triglycerides which end up in your blood. Fructose metabolism in the liver is very similar to alcohol metabolism, and high intakes of sugar (and therefore fructose) can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fiber does slow down digestion, which is why is it is indeed better to eat a fruit than drink fruit juice. The rate at which the liver is forced to metabolize the fructose is reduced. Easier on the liver, and less triglyceride synthesis.

[@Laurannah101]

Because it all acts the same way in how effects your blood sugar.

[@MikeKayK]

Blu You don't break fiber down to blood sugar, but fiber is absolutely an important component of the health of your digestive system. The simplest benefit is that fiber promotes the movement of food through your digestive system. But once that fiber gets to your colon, it becomes food for the bacteria that live there. This bacteria is important for not just the health of your digestive system but your overall health as well, including your immune system. When the bacteria ferment the fiber, healthy short chain fatty acids are released and absorbed into your blood.

[@real_lynnblades]

great talk... thumbs up on it all and we need this information as a society.

[@arowberry]

I agree with the sugar epidemic hypothesis but I'm not completely sold that complex sugars found in fruit, nuts and vegetables needs to be accounted for. I'm trying to determine what I should eat based on this video and it seems like it is pretty much a raw meat and fish diet.

[@PoodleParti]

Fruit is bad except berries, nuts and veggies are good. Root veggies bad.

[@SSS-zw4ck]

@@PoodleParti Why do u say root veggies are bad?

[@timrochemont5334]

G-BOMBS - Joel Fuhrman

[@annetteparker6973]

All veggies are good for you. Variety will give you the nutrients you need.

[@zdenek3010]

Healthy tip: If you do something and need snacking. Get piles of nuts and seeds (sunflower seeds are the most economical), If you're in the particular corner of the World you can substitute nuts and seeds with roasted insects. Those are the best snack foods ever and there is no blood sugar spike that could stop you from working or enjoying your doing nothing.

[@Cruelaid]

If all First world people get skinny, the world goes broke. Govt will never help fix this mess. Feed your family whole fresh foods ✌️

[@mikeboston421]

great vid, and wow the presenter is GORGEOUS!

[@fabulouswoman5068]

Don't eat anything from a box or bag unless it's rice or beans.

[@faulkner1952]

No! Loaded with unhealthy carbs.

[@synnerlig]

allen faulkner how is natural carbs unhealthy?

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Meadow For some people, they're healthy; for other people, they're not healthy. If you're eating lots of natural carbs (NATURAL only) and you have healthy weight, good blood tests, mental clarity, and energy, then carbs are good for YOU. But for some people (like me) too many carbs can cause obesity, high blood sugar, elevated triglycerides, lethargy, brain fog, and menstrual problems. Different people react differently; so the only way to know is to experiment with your own diet and see what makes you feel your best. But of course, processed, unnatural foods aren't healthy for anyone.

[@fabulouswoman5068]

I am Cuban. That is my point.

[@Medietos]

Meadow: Many ppl are wrongly taught that all carbohydrates are bad, where really it's just 1) gluten, 2) GMo's, and 3 the refined, where the outer layer of nourishment is removed, to add softness and whiteness. Archaeologists see, that on old ships with starvation, the captain & C:o died more often than the crew, since thw white rice was wrongly considered the finer... just like today. I don't get why the poor Indians and Chinese eat the white instead of brown, it's indoctrination and group mentaliy - sleeping sheepleflocks wanting to be like others.

[@cuisined]

I suggest that on every product that there's A sugar *form* in it, the manufacturer will be, by law have to have the substance name in parentheses like: Agave nectar (SUGAR) Barbados sugar Barley malt (SUGAR) Barley malt syrup (SUGAR) Beet sugar Brown sugar Buttered syrup (SUGAR) Cane juice (SUGAR) Cane juice crystals (SUGAR) Cane sugar (SUGAR) Caramel (SUGAR) Carob syrup (SUGAR) Castor sugar Coconut palm sugar Coconut sugar Confectioner's sugar Corn sweetener (SUGAR) Corn syrup (SUGAR) Corn syrup solids (SUGAR) Date sugar Dehydrated cane juice (SUGAR) Demerara sugar Dextrin (SUGAR) Dextrose (SUGAR) Evaporated cane juice (SUGAR) Free-flowing brown sugars Fructose (SUGAR) Fruit juice (SUGAR) Fruit juice concentrate (SUGAR) Glucose (SUGAR) Glucose solids (SUGAR) Golden sugar (SUGAR) Golden syrup (SUGAR) Grape sugar HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup) (SUGAR) Honey (SUGAR) Icing sugar Invert sugar Malt syrup (SUGAR) Maltodextrin (SUGAR) Maltol (SUGAR) Maltose (SUGAR) Mannose (SUGAR) Maple syrup (SUGAR) Molasses (SUGAR) Muscovado (SUGAR) Palm sugar Panocha (SUGAR) Powdered sugar Raw sugar Refiner's syrup (SUGAR) Rice syrup (SUGAR) Saccharose (SUGAR) Sorghum Syrup Sucrose (SUGAR) Sugar (granulated) Sweet Sorghum (SUGAR) Syrup (SUGAR) Treacle (SUGAR) Turbinado sugar (SUGAR) Yellow sugar on every one > (SUGAR) SO SIMPLE TO IMPLEMENT SO SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

[@aspreedacore]

F!?% also when will KZbin allow favoriting comments? Also F!?-

[@susanjohnson7679]

Fantastic presentation!

[@melissaad3631]

Thank you for posting this info. That visualization of 4 grams of sugar equals 1 teaspoon was very helpful.

[@LillyAnnHouston]

Can't believe a child says "white bread" instead of just "bread".......and "white pasta", what child says that??? Ha! Sorry couldn't let it go.

[@MikeKayK]

None. She made all of it up.

[@AshtonColby]

She asked the kid if it was whole wheat. Duh.

[@tlindfld]

Yeah, I got that

[@nemaguire]

I can’t let that go either!!

[@jamalsinjab5137]

because that is all he eats every day .

[@martinvictor5028]

Very clear presentation. Remember 4 gms is 1 teaspoon. Well done.

[@fayebooth1920]

Eye opener, thank you!

[@ogheneminegolley4482]

Wow…this shocked me. It’s alarming how much sugar we can consume in a day. Thank you for sharing. I’m gonna make a lot of changes !

[@richardseekins24]

Glucose is a really poor energy source regardless of where it comes from. Ketones makes you feel way better. Combine a Ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting and you will thrive :)

[@universalsheep]

glucose is a poor primary energy source, but extremely effecient for the purpose it serves. I eat LCHF currently. I was keto but decided its not the correct diet for me (and most people that do anaerobic exercise IMO). glucose requires less oxygen, so in cases of heavy exertion with limited oxygen it is the optimal fuel source. also there any numerous micro benefits you may be missing or trying exceptionally hard to replace by not eating certain carb foods, i.e. fruit. moderation is key.

[@IVY_YESTERDAY1]

The 8.5 teaspoons of sugar in the flavored water is egregious!

[@mandelharvey3429]

I've recently gone carnivore to not eat sugar. Amazing how bad sugar can make me feel now. However remembering how I felt is pretty scary.

[@crand20033]

The other problem is not with food. It's that we have cars that transport people and don't require any walking.

[@roxxylala26]

I just want to praise the Lord for NOT giving me a sweet tooth also my mom for never giving into buying me McDonald's as a child. 🙏

[@yellowleaf28]

A better, smarter, more informative sugar talk than the Jodi one

[@k3w1b3an5]

I was a kid in the 70's. No one had sodas in their home. There was no chocolate or candy bars in the cupboard. No pizza delivery. We rarely ate breakfast. And everyone was slender.

[@juliettezea9507]

Wow

[@abab7025]

She forgot to talk about the 6 y/o she started with

[@boboloko]

All that sugar talk made her lose focus

[@crownless5369]

she said it at the end “maybe that 6 year old boy won’t be another statistic”

[@abab7025]

@@crownless5369 oh yesss. You're right

[@jdodge3418]

I try my best to eat no sugar at all that doesnt come from fruit or dark chocolate but oh my GOSH you have to pay attention to even pasta sauce. I make my own bread and baked goods and search diligently for organic produce and its STILL tough!

[@patbrennan6572]

I would doubt that the little six year would have specified white bread or white pasta though.

[@peppers1758]

I could easily eat a whole bag of jelly babies and then a Galaxy bar to chase it down. By the way, I like that she put the responsibility on the consumer at the end, I hate when the solution is: complain to the government

[@Frosty-273]

But these are the people so called in charge of the country so yeah by anyone's right go and stand scream shout at them for what they are causing to the world it needs to stop!

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

@@Frosty-273 Your health is your responsibility! If "they" are causing harm to the country, you simply dont buy, thus taking away their ability to harm anybody. Take some responsibility, and stop looking to blame, just because you have no self control

[@Frosty-273]

@@thebodykeepsthescore2828 I have taken responsibility thanks 😅 but I won't take responsibility for people that are harming or killing others because they make a profit. These companies and corperations know exactly what they are doing and its wrong they don't deserve the powers they have over any person in this world

[@davidk7262]

Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

[@awesimo4684]

Sugarcane is a plant, so yeah.

[@iloveamerica1966]

6:15 I wondered about the 20 tsp per week, I'd heard it was 20 tsp per DAY. Sure enough, she corrects to 20 tsp/ day at about 6:35.

[@ptoo6348]

This is life changing.

[@TheRahulMulchandani]

Point 4 that she makes to use your leftovers is so important. In India, because we have seen tough times, there is a tendency to not throw away the food as far as possible. There even are some recipes that are made with leftover food. In many Western TV shows, I see the performers throw away food just like that. It bugs me to no end. Such a waste

[@durkadurk1383]

Television and reality are not always the same. As a lower middle class westerner we always eat all of our food & throw nothing away.

[@TheRahulMulchandani]

@@durkadurk1383 I’m not saying everyone does it. But the influence of popular media normalises this, when in fact this is not normal.

[@rajkuma921]

It's not Just in India ,its across the world except maybe in some affluent families around the world Western is a convenient term to use for every problem and wastage in the world I am an Indian

[@blessedandrich]

Definitely want this shirt!

[@daveeeed]

the tomato soup example isn't totally fair because some of the sugar will be from the tomatoes, and there is some fibre in it. the 7 teaspoons per day she's talking about is a recommended added figure. but also to be fair to her the labels don't show what sugar is indigenous to the fruit (or vegetable), it just gives an overall figure, so it's very difficult to work out what is added or not

[@gloriawatson8650]

daveeeed the ingredients list will tell you if there's added sugar. If it's not listed then it's not there.... But then there's like 52 different names for it.

[@daveeeed]

Just to reiterate. The point I was making which is true, is that on a can of Tomato Soup it does NOT give ADDED sugar. It gives TOTAL sugars. Therefore to work out ADDED sugar you would have to estimate, because some of the total sugar is in the tomatoes themselves (which is totally fine), and shouldn't be taken into account in her demonstration of added sugar in those bags. But as I said, to be fair to her, it doesn't say the total sugar, so to some extent it is hard to work out the added sugar. And her 7 teaspoons that she says (correctly) that you should have no more per day of - that is ADDED sugar, not what sugar is in the vegetables themselves, which is fine, because there will be some fibre etc. This is Dr Lustig's point, author of 'Fat Chance.' And people have a fat chance of being able to work out added sugar, when the industry makes it hard for people. Yogurt is another good example. In fruit yogurt, it gives total sugars. It will not say what proportion are from the milk (perfectly fine), what proportion is from the fruit, and finally what proportion is added. That is a tough example of working out added sugar. that was my point.

[@gytisdobrovolskis5933]

​@@daveeeed "in the tomatoes themselves (which is totally fine)" where did you read about that - your friend told you? As all experts would tell added sugar is worse than sugar contained in natural unprocessed food. But first tomato soup in a can IS PROCESSED. If you want to count all sugar that has traces of natural food then all sugar is fine. Look that corn syrup came from corn. Second the it is not "totally fine" it is better because it goes to your organism more slowly and overwhelms it less, but it is still bad after 7 teaspoons. For no health issues from sugar at all it's best to have less than 7 and from natural food.

[@thetessellater9163]

@@daveeeed - she is not talking 'added sugars' unless referring to processed (industrial) foods. She IS talking about total sugar intake from all sources, so the total sugar content on the label is the relevant bit - NOT just any 'added' sugar!

[@jennys6087]

We as a people Lack Creative Cooking Skills, lack of Self love is becoming a Trend!!

[@ShiningLight411]

I want her shirt!

[@argentosebastian]

I have a question. All bread is bad or just the one from stores? During the pandemic started to bake homemade bread (no sugar added) and just wondering if there is a difference between home vs store in terms of sugar.

[@TucsonDude]

Most breads are bad. The "Ezekial" bread is about the only low-sugar brand out there...although it spoils quickly unless kept frozen.

[@malvavisco10]

"Look up and down your aisle" The overweight people are slumping down in their seats.

[@shreddedreams]

solution is simple my friends, turn the corn fields and sugar beet fields and sugarcane fields into ethanol and substitute half of tablesugar and sugar in processed foods, mcdonalds, etc, with STEVIA. 50/50 *

[@johnwillis2649]

I think that if she had done the demonstration using illustrations on the screen, it would have been more effective.

[@johnwillis2649]

The table is too small for all of the stuff she has on it.

[@j7ndominica051]

Grams are more easily visualized as a fraction of a kilo package of sugar or a standard glass. With an analysis per 100g, different foods can be compared irrespective of their intended serving size. I have no clue how much double digit count of teaspoons add up to.

[@willtabacchi1408]

Who did the crummy camera work in this? She had something to say but the camera man could only focus on her dress -not on what was on the table and the mathematics of each package we could not properly see. An important presentation ruined by someone that should not be allowed near a camera -what a waste!

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

her dress says DON'T DRINK SODA NE FAIRE JAMAIS DEGUSTER BOISSONS CARBONNÉS pls correc my french :(

[@yankee2666]

You were the one who was distracted by her dress. On the one hand, a speaker should stick to solid colors, so they're not distracting. Audience gets subtly and unwittingly distracted by colorful clothing. That said - you need to grow up.

[@elastronaute1198]

i like to see her dress

[@charliechan6892]

You were the one focused on her dress, you want him to zoom in on her face? Get ahold of yourself.

[@suyung58]

All makes sense this, will def share too.