Calling sugar a “poison” is not so far-fetched after you hear David Gillespie
I’m heartened to know that more and more people are becoming aware of the dangers of sugar consumption and, more importantly, fructose. This is a popular concept being discussed within health circles who are lamenting the switch from sucrose to fructose as the primary sweetener in foods today. And it’s not just happening here in the United States either–my podcast interview guest today is an attorney from Australia who decided to do his own research of the medical journals to find out what the connection between fructose and obesity is and then write a book about it.
In Episode 219 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from David Gillespie, author of a new book entitled Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Is Making Us Fat which is not yet available in the U.S., but will be releasing later in 2009. But you get a sneak peek into this fascinating book about the compelling and comprehensive research into why fructose is so harmful to weight and health, why it is summarily ignored by food manufacturers as a detrimental and dangerous substance, and what strategies people can use to avoid getting hidden fructose in their diet. If you have a sweet tooth for fructose-based foods and want to know what’s so wrong with that, then this podcast is for YOU!
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I’ve come to a somewhat similar conclusion. Since there are high carb diets that prevent heart disease and diabetes (like traditional rice diets in Asia and traditional corn and bean diets in some places in Latin America,) and since there are low carb diets that also prevent these diseases, I wonder what those diets have in common. Both types of diets seem lacking in sugar and wheat.
I wonder if David Gillespie is familiar with Richard Johnson’s (or is it Johnston) research that I read about on your blog showing that fructose (and, sadly, beer) both cause uric acid to climb which causes us to store fat. Wheat doesn’t seem to do it. I’m not ruling out wheat as a major culprit, I’m still trying to figure it out.
I’ll be sharing an interview with Dr. Johnson later this month that may help clear some things up for you, Peter! THANKS!
–Jimmy
Interesting that there’s no hfcs in Australia, and they have almost exactly the same obesity rate we do, actually a teeny bit higher according to a recent article.
True, but as he noted in the podcast, that doesn’t mean they don’t have fructose present in their food. We can see the fructose we are consuming in America because they put it on the label, but not in Australia.
–Jimmy
Mexico also uses less fructose than the USA but they have an obesity problem as well.
Some cultures are naturally more sensitive to carbs, particularly refined carbohydrates. Most aboriginal groups fall into that category. My husband is half Indian and I’m always ragging on him about the dangers of carbs and diabetes based on his heritage. For the rest of us, I suspect fructose caused Insulin resistance is a huge factor. It would certainly explain the rise in type II diabetes, obesity, etc… among those of european heritage.