Food Industry's Secret Weapon (WHY Sugar is addictive & in 80% of Food)

2016-10-25

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This video explores the addictive nature of sugar, why it's in all our food and how it is affecting our brains, bodies and overall health.

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0:00 - Sugar is 8 times as addictive as cocaine

1:27 - Natural Drugs

2:20 - The Problem with Refinement

3:40 - Dopamine & your Reward System

4:08 - Sugar, the drug

6:15 - Is it Truly addictive?

7:03 - Sugar Tolerance

7:38 - Sugar Withdrawal

9:04 - Why Sugar is put in everything

10:29 - Brief Sugar History

11:36 - Are you addicted to Sugar?

12:03 - Try cutting it out!

Robert Lustig deserves a lot of credit for educating so many people about how sugar is affecting so many people's health. I recommend checking out any of his talks on youtube or his book "Fat Chance"

Clips from:

Stephanie Soechtig's "Fed Up"

CBC's "The Fifth Estate - The Secrets of Sugar"

Damon Gameau's "That Sugar Film"

RTE One's "Sugar Crash"