In a recent post, I discussed how the authorities in academia were finally (albeit begrudgingly) reversing their view on the fat and heart disease connection. For decades now, fat has been the nutritional whipping boy, blamed for all manner of modern ailments, while sugar has been allowed to skirt along under the radar undetected.
It turns out that this diversion has been a colossal mistake (and some argue it’s been supported or even orchestrated by the junk food industry, who is likely well aware of the importance of sugar’s addictive power to their bottom line).
As was the case when everyone finally acknowledged the full health impact and addictive properties of cigarettes, there is now too much evidence against sugar for anyone to ignore.
And I continue to see signs that things are changing for the better, maybe even faster than expected, as the argument against sugar continues to find its way into mainstream media. Case in point: the documentary “Fed Up”, a film spearheaded by Katie Couric.
I haven’t seen it yet (though plan to), but find the trailer very encouraging (see below). Some great quotes:
[quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”Junk food companies are acting very much like tobacco companies did thirty years ago.”[/quote] [quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”This is the first generation of American children expected to lead shorter lives than their parents.”[/quote] [quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”…one of the great public health epidemics of our time.”[/quote] [quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”Your brain lights up with sugar just like it does with cocaine or heroin.”[/quote]
Kudos to Katie.