Get the shocking facts about sugar in Katie Couric’s episode, The Not-So-Sweet Side of Sugar.
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If you’re addicted to sugar or are worried that your kids are hooked, then you need to watch yesterday’s episode of Katie. (Watch this short segment below.)
In an enlightening episode, The Not-So-Sweet Side of Sugar, Katie Couric tackles a variety of aspects about our nation’s over-the-top sugar consumption.
In this first part of the episode, you’ll discover and get shocked by:
- The humongous increase in sugar intake over the past few decades.
- The fact that sugar is toxic and too much of it makes you sick and causes type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
- How Americans are consuming triple the amount of sugar recommended by the American Heart Association.
- The legal battle between the Sugar Association and the Corn Refiners Association.
- How the sugar industry was behind the U.S. move to the World Health Organization (WHO) to bury” a document” that recommended limiting sugar consumption to no more than 10 percent of calories.
- How sugar has been added to low-fat foods.
- How diet soda might lead to weight gain.
- How orange juice — often hailed as healthy — is loaded with sugar.
- How food labels are confusing. Did you know that 1 tsp. of sugar is 4.2 grams?
Now take a few minutes to watch the first part of Katie’s episode, The Not-So-Sweet Side of Sugar, featuring anti-sugar advocate Dr. Robert Lustig, whose YouTube video, Sugar: The Bitter Truth, has had more than 4 million hits.
FYI, you only need to take nearly 10 minutes to get educated and shocked.
Now. see this post about the wonderful things Kathie Dolgin, aka High Voltage has been doing to educate kids on Sugar Shock for the past 12 years..
Connie Bennett is a former sugar-addicted journalist, who is on a mission to spread the sour news about sweets. Ordered in 1998 to quit her favorite sugary treats, Connie is author of the bestselling books, Sugar Shock, praised by Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Beyond Sugar Shock, endorsed by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup and many others.
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2 thoughts on “Kudos to Katie Couric for Sugar Shocking America”
I went to see Katie’s movie “Fed Up” last Saturday. I have known about the evils of sugar for some time, but I was not aware of the extent of the hidden sugars in processed foods, especially those marketed to children. It really got my attention and “the pen is mightier than the sword”…
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Mary,
So glad you that you found “Fed Up” so enlightening! Have you taken their 10-day sugar challenge?
Connie
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