The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 7): Drugs, Cigarettes, Alcohol...and Sugar?

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12 жыл бұрын

UCSF experts offer a frank indictment of the country’s agricultural policy and food industry, which have made it nearly impossible to avoid sugar in our daily diet, and suggestions for possible remedies. [Show ID: 23723
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@nickharris512 11 жыл бұрын

the most important documentary for years on public health

@DimaRakesah 11 жыл бұрын

"The Nanny State is already here" so true. We are so blinded to believe that we have all these choices when in fact, when you look at the grocery store as one big picture you realize there is very little choice. I no longer shop in most of the store because I refuse to eat this processed junk anymore. I spend most of my time in the produce and natural foods section, pick up my dry goods, and breeze past everything else. Even the natural foods can be deceiving! Where is the choice? It's all crap.

@SisterSunshineTV 10 жыл бұрын

Growing up we only had soda on holidays and in very limited quantities. My mother uses soda as a laxative because all the sugar in a can of coke causes diarrhea! I grew up thinking soda was used when sick as a purgative. If we were puking we got flat seven up. LOL. Now people drink so much soda my guts would explode if I drank soda every day..

@ashleynobody5281 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! This needs to go viral even more in 2021 it’s getting worse out there! Everyone is thick. Great information then and now.

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

So well said. Junk foods need a PSA. Unfortunately food companies, particularly Tyson & Monsanto, have a strong hold on the government & tv, even cable is controlled, before it wasn't. That is why most channels show the same garbage. These food companies are the most powerful institution ...not just US but the whole world. Obesity is even seen in countries where it was unheard of. I agree education is key to fighting against this. However people know that junk food is bad, but most don't care.

@gemmawellington8345 6 жыл бұрын

In South Africa, a sugar tax on soda has been instituted were for every gram of sugar you will pay 2.3 cent more. This is making sugar laden soda more expensive than its diet/sugar free counterpart. I think this is a step in the right direction to making people aware of the amount of sugar we’re putting into our bodies.

@xydoit 12 жыл бұрын

This is a great education this series. I think it is will be good if you keep on filmed that. I loved it a lot and learned from it.

@moniapadme 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading. It was very interesting.

@BubblesPowerpuff 9 жыл бұрын

I love this and he's 100% right.

@princees1588 12 жыл бұрын

I wish more mother could be like you! keep up the good work!

@ninjaturtleforlife 12 жыл бұрын

Good video, thanks

@nlzinger 12 жыл бұрын

These videos really make me want to go to UC and study this!

@dreamcore 12 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. I like finding producers that get it and have taken the risks to provide it.

@MatthewJohnCrittenden 12 жыл бұрын

Great series, Sugar The Bitter Truth is also a good watch on KZfaq. There is a short version out there too that sums it all up. It makes intuitive sense to me that we should all minimise sugar consumption. Come to that, if it has a label then we should think twice :)

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

I remember the day I came home from school and told my parents that I had just learned that butter is "evil" and we are all supposed to eat "heart healthy" trans-fat margarine instead. And how about the American Heart Association "Heart Healthy" logo that appears to this day on Cocoa Puffs and other sugar cereals? "An important part of your nutritious breakfast!"

@LostHisMarbles 12 жыл бұрын

Good job.

@rave89098 12 жыл бұрын

These episodes should be sent to schools before childrens eyes so they can make the change now.

@claudiamariebermudez6727 4 жыл бұрын

Im a big fan of Doctor Lustig!

@mustangsuzie7 8 жыл бұрын

Wake up folks, it all boils down to what choices you make. When you make the wrong choices, you are responsible for the consequence and outcome. Think for yourself, educate yourself with the truth. If you don't like what is offered in the store, grow your own and cook your own. It's all about $$ for the big corporations that control the food supply in stores.

@alexreidel 7 жыл бұрын

...this is an ignorant comment. Many food stores within the United States do not offer sufficient fresh foods. Educating yourself with the truth implies an ability to assess the biases of the sources (corporations, your neighbour, the grocery store owner, your doctor) that are providing you nutritional information; this requires more education and critical reasoning skills than you let on in your statement. Lastly, if the grocery stores that the average American shops at does not have room to stock foods with no added sugar... what makes you think the average family has enough time, money, and space to grow their own food for a family of 3 or more people?

@misaelramos83 12 жыл бұрын

what an eye opening documentary, has given me a new will to quit being fat.

@Gufberg 12 жыл бұрын

Thats applaudable. Literally. I agree with you that there is a weird ambivalence concerning health in our societies. We are all told that healthy is good, yet if we actually try to enforce it in our own lives, our surroundings often frowns upon it.

@dctrex 12 жыл бұрын

Fabulous series! Thank you for explaining a very complex subject plus simplifying to where the general public can get their mind around it. The origin of the problem is the sugar and the high fructose corn syrup which has permeated our everyday food. The problem now is to get Congress to do the right thing as opposed to feeding greedily from the food manufacturers bottomless trough.

@briancorbin6495 10 жыл бұрын

Very interesting but we still can't seem to escape the caloric balance issue/non-issue. It's not the calories at all.

@d.lawrence5670 5 жыл бұрын

nice to know that it's perfectly normal for a slice of greasy, cheesy thick crust pizza to make my mouth water. Thought there was somethin' wrong with me, for a minute.

@kandiceblu1 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the least we should do is label all the sugary products especially the Sodas, like you labeled cigarettes for example

@mypizzaisburnt7904 12 жыл бұрын

YES.

@xZebraDonkey 12 жыл бұрын

When your children are old enough to understand, they are going to finally get their hands on these sweets and such. When they realize what they've been missing out on, they're likely to go way overboard and that will destroy everything you tried so hard to do. People have no self-control and if you can teach your children that by limiting their amount of sugars, they will develop their own self-control.

@amandaowen1812 5 жыл бұрын

i told my brother, an alcoholic that i had the same problem he had but with food that was 10 years ago, he said it was NOT the same....I feel vindicated

@loganquinn9452 11 жыл бұрын

No need to put a ban on sugar. Just put health warning labels on everything with sugar in it, just like they do with cigs and booze. "Excessive sugar intake of more than X grams a day can cause obesity and childhood obesity in children of obese mothers." Something like that. Require this label on every package of food with contains X grams or more sugar in it, regardless of how many servings the package contains. Addicts routinely consume whole packages of food that have more than 1 serving.

@TheFremenChick 11 жыл бұрын

You are correct, sir!

@Arzunin 12 жыл бұрын

I'm 16 and I think what you are doing is right, I used to eat pretty bad, but since last year (freshman year) I joined Cross country and then track, and because of this I decided to become vegetarian, so that I would be in optimal health for my sport. And I swear, I've never felt better in my life after making that change. Keep them away from these processed foods, its noxious and toxic, your doing the right thing.

@NickOfman 11 жыл бұрын

It's time to raise the bar!

@reptilaneagra4995 12 жыл бұрын

i was about to jump and say that this documentary is bad just like all the others i have seen, but it's a good one.

@rhgjr41 10 жыл бұрын

I used to be overweight. It took a drastic change in lifestyle especially the way I eat. Begun running 3 to 5 kilometers and now I run Marathon. I no longer eat fastfood, drink sodas or beer, no pork, no or minimal sugar when my body only requires it especially after a long run.

@Bmewrite 6 жыл бұрын

Jun Guerrero excellent

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

High-fructose corn syrup would never have reached the widespread use it has if corn had not been subsidized. Corn subsidies have made corn syrup cheap enough to put it in everything. Before corn syrup, the free-market made sugar much more expensive. Americans still ate too much of it, but nowhere near current levels.

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

I disagree with some of Dr Lustig's politics, but overall this series is fantastic! Highly recommended, along with his "Sugar:The Bitter Truth".

@Crebralassassin 11 жыл бұрын

please explain.

@Byssbod 12 жыл бұрын

You missed where they said they want to reverse the subsidy system, so HFCS is not the cheap option anymore.

@lillynana1 11 жыл бұрын

I recently started to eat healthily, avoid processed food and go for lots of fresh vegetables, fruit and lean meats. Let me tell you, it's extremely hard and expensive to avoid trashy food. There are promotions for cookies, chocolate, crisps and candy everywhere (2 for 1 etc). Organic foods, fresh fruit, raw chicken & fish, and low-calorie alternatives to regular products (i.e. low fat cheese compared to full-fat cheese) is much more expensive than unhealthy products and it is seldom on sale.

@dwnwthisortofthing 11 жыл бұрын

oh, well that explains it

@StevePhillips 8 жыл бұрын

It is not the people that are obese is fault rather a failing on American education, like the medical board or in America FDA and ADA they do not teach doctors health nutrition nor do they teach it in schools. That leaves a big question mark. Why?

@nevadagirllv2254 11 жыл бұрын

This topic is very complex. For me, it's a personal choice that I have made to be healthy. Not just my body, but my mind and spirit too. I seek out to educate my self on many matters and I don't need the government's assistance in that. Health and wellness should start in the home via the parent(s). You ARE what you learn and you ARE what you think. You have a choice, if something is not serving you, change your mind, change your life! It IS that simple. Best wishes to all.

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

By your logic we ought to take off the policies that prevents tobacco & alcohol companies from putting up ads during children cartoon shows/programs & let them have a free for all. I despise government butting into my home too. However, signing up a policy which makes fruits & vegetables cheaper, signing policies which limits the production of over-processed foods that are basically poisoning the people & eliminating junk food ads aiming directly to kids ... I'm all for that & support.

@jp929rr1 11 жыл бұрын

I left the US in 1987, lived there 1999-2001, visited 2009,2011, by spacing my observations by about a decade I've seen the change more pronounced. When you go to a supermarket now what's on the shelves can't be termed "food", it's just processed chemicals that your body can - sort of - burn. Isles and isles of crap, with absolutely no nutritional value and somewhere in the back something that kinda resembles what we used to eat. And then we wonder why we're fat.

@ericaojong 11 жыл бұрын

"We cannot control behavior, we never could". I do not know if I can agree with that statement. Sure, we are influenced to some extent to behave in a certain way by biochemistry. However, I am convinced that people absolutely can and should be accountable for their behavior. If we could not be accountable, well, that makes us no better than animals driven by instinct. I am convinced that people do have the capacity to be responsible. It is just hard work.

@nickharris512 11 жыл бұрын

depends what strength you are talking. high levels of thc in cannabis changes brain neurology reducing rationality and in some cases neurosis.

@rydogg707 12 жыл бұрын

I wasn't around for it, but isn't this how the public health stance on tobacco changed 50 years ago? Education, reiteration, and then reform.

@Ellemphriem 12 жыл бұрын

me too........

@ctrb1959 9 ай бұрын

Dr Lustig is incorrect in saying the weight(obesity)😮 of the passengers on the ferry caused the accident. In fact, the ferry was modified after it was certified to include a new canopy with a hardwood structure. This increased the weight of the ferry. Tests done after the accident showed that that ferry should have only been authorized to carry 14 passengers. Yes, the passenger weight was far above the 140lb per person and was a factor. On top of all that, the captain of the ferry made a hard turn, and because the seating was on benches, people slid towards the other side. Just poor regulation and packing too many people on the boat.

@dreamcore 12 жыл бұрын

The liver does not break down sucrose. Sucrose is metabolized into its fructose and glucose constituents before entering the bloodstream. So whether it's sucrose and HFCS being consumed, their constituents hit the bloodstream at around half fructose.

@futuristiclettuce 12 жыл бұрын

Studies show that physical activity has little effect on weight loss, if any. The vast contributor is our diet/nutrition. People were studied exercising with a strictly controlled diet vs. a control group of people eating at maintenance and the studies showed that the exercisers were only able to lose about a pound of weight in a month. We aren't fat because we're sedentary, we are sedentary because we're fat.

@theuncanspan 12 жыл бұрын

and practically, i am really only talking to myself

@bigschnabel 12 жыл бұрын

Even when given a choice they walk right past the fresh vegetables and straight to the cereal boxes containing high fructose corn syrup. They are conditioned and addicted like laboratory rats. I don't think the sugar industry will ever need to feel threatened by collard greens.

@conard3 12 жыл бұрын

Look at the mechanism of how the liver breaks down HFCS and how it breaks down Sucrose, Sucrose only has one molecule of fructose. The spike isn't the same, but the energy isn't taken up by the usual resource hogs. It's almost exclusively stored into fat, Sucrose spikes insulin but, a much higher percent is taken up by the brain and muscles and much less directly stored to fat.

@Gufberg 12 жыл бұрын

Lustig has that 'gaze of death' every time he says the word 'sugar' lol

@lillynana1 11 жыл бұрын

When I say "on sale" I mean reduced price. For example, there are some brands of low -fat dairy products and cereals I use, and I have never seen them on promotion, but there are always promotions on cookies and fatty snacks. How is a low-income family supposed to afford a healthy diet when fast food and sugary foods are so cheap, whereas healthy food costs so much more?

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

The ones that don’t (or at least didn’t), like the Japanese and Chinese, were the ones that traditionally ate very little sugar. Once you do start to fatten, if you want to stop the process and reverse it, these sugars have to be the first to go. Taubes, Gary (2010-12-28). Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (p. 138). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

@Crebralassassin 11 жыл бұрын

actually the nanny state idea refers to when the government tells people what to do, not when the free market responds to demand by increasing the supply of unhealthy food.

@kathaleenkelly 12 жыл бұрын

Individuals are the unit of society. Society cannot make changes until the individuals comprising the socitey make those changes. So personal responsibility creates social responsibility.

@dreamcore 12 жыл бұрын

I disagree, HFCS 55 is not significantly different in impact to sucrose. HFCS is a sort of scapegoat for sugars in general and fructose in particular.

@Crebralassassin 11 жыл бұрын

" we cannot control beahviour, we never have and we never will" this is simply untrue. Just because you have an urge (even a strong) urge to eat doesn't mean you have to give into it! Thats what willpower is for!

@joebob2299 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent series. I'm grateful, and am glad to have it all explained. More and more (thankfully) I'm hearing that sugar's bad for you (in excess). Again, it's nice to have it all explained so simpletons like myself can get it :D

@destroysilence 8 жыл бұрын

Don't think of yourself that way. Government workers, politicians, and other "experts" are human beings, just like you and I. Some of the greatest ancient philosophers believed in the elemental system of earth, water, air, and fire. They were intelligent. They turned out to be wrong about some things.

@johannfliemann3499 11 жыл бұрын

make a study on how many cannabis users in the us are obese

@618B 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what Pepe Fanjul has to say to this.

@PiretBCN 11 жыл бұрын

There is another way of affecting others - communication. A sick/addicted mind does not communicate in the same way. That's how things like co-dependence are born. A healthy person constantly surrounded by obese people will eventually start to think and behave in a different way. I can think of things like the loss/reduction of effort, will power etc. That will eventually cause people who are more stupid and also more scared to do stuff.

@WeDontOverPay 11 жыл бұрын

That's the point... can you control it 24/7/365? On an individual basis some can; on a population basis, not so much so.

@monicatapiamorales8817 5 жыл бұрын

Lo mismo ocurre en Chile varias décadas atrás no existía Obesidad en nuestro país.La comida Chatarra es barata y esta al alcance de toso acompañado de una educación precaria falta de practicas de deporte se ha convertido en un circulo vicioso que mata miles d personas en todo el mundo Lamentable

@loversdecent 12 жыл бұрын

Damn I did not know that the boat could sink if people weighed that much I thought that there would be more resistance.

@Sereena111 12 жыл бұрын

Fat Head the Movie and The Oiling of America have some great nutritional information, plus Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes is very enlightening.

@Fwibos 12 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. The government adding sin taxes to corn products is like having a permissive parent and a authoritarian parent. And we can control behavior, We can stop incentivizing farmers to make corn, and let them grow what they want. Ok, I am for subsidies for healthy food, fruits and vegetables, etc. But failing that, no subsidies.

@fiatno 12 жыл бұрын

How many people could live in the world without a cheap calorie source? Has anybody evaluated the cost of eating a healthy diet (high in animal fat and protein and low in carbs)? What would the enviromental impact be?

@NathanielHourt 11 жыл бұрын

I agree that something needs to be done on the societal scale, but I don't think the best solution is to add taxes on "bad foods". As was pointed out in the video, the "nanny state" is what put us in this situation to begin with, by forcing low fat on everyone. Now do we expect to fix our problem by adding more nanny state? We've already demonstrated that won't work. Don't take measures to prevent "bad" choices by taxing/banning bad food. Increase choice by increasing availability of good food.

@melbaby925 12 жыл бұрын

I'm all for fixing this problem and regulating sugar - but don't tax ME. If the government is to get involved, they need to put some regulations on the quality of the processed foods that are hitting the shelves: eliminate or at least LABEL GMO containing items. Limit or eliminate sugar in things that don't need it. And actually require food companies to talk about the real actual content of our foods. The sad thing is that nothing is going to change.

@PrinceOfPCB 12 жыл бұрын

everything except water?

@Crebralassassin 11 жыл бұрын

I agree that its hard, I just had a cheeseburger myself :-)

@TheShortStory 11 жыл бұрын

It's absolutely possible for most people to get rid of the addiction to sugar (sweets) most of us have. And it doesn't take long. After a few weeks of no sweets, the most healthy home-made cake will taste too sweet, and a can of (sugar) soda will be out of the question. We don't need sugar, but most are addicted to it. Sure, one can consume it in moderation and all that, but avoiding it altogether is much easier for the individual.

@Cissy2cute 12 жыл бұрын

TV commercial out now on how high fructose corn syrup is the same as sugar to your body. But it doesn't say that both are bad! They only give half the story. Profits over health, every time.

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

I once was on the brink of getting diabetes & had high blood pressure. It was 142/99 pulse 110. I then became a pescetarian & only had fish occasionally. Focused more on vegs than anything especially sea weed. My blood pressure went down dramatically. I'm now normally at 110/62 with an average pulse of 64 to 73. Everyone thought the high pressure I had was natural/normal. Clearly it wasn't... I got rid of land animal meat & focused on foods my pirate ancestors ate that I got healthier.

@conard3 12 жыл бұрын

I agree high fructose corn syrup is bad. Don't tell people they can't eat certain items. Tell the production industry they can't used too much of the HFCS. Even just replacing HFCS with straight sugar would lower these epidemic rates of obesity, noticably.

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

True... however most druggies I know are either at healthy weight or underweight. :/ There is something in the drug that causes the body to burn off or rid the excess amount of calories and such. How else would they be underweight or normal weight while taking the drug? O-o

@m.g.i2480 11 жыл бұрын

That Dr. Lustig should try acting, hed be like the perfect boss kinda guy.

@overcastic 12 жыл бұрын

How can they choose when they aren't given a choice....suppose they live in a place where healthy and nutritious food is not available....what do they do then?

@kreecom 11 жыл бұрын

Even beef jerky has added sugar.

@xrisp 12 жыл бұрын

Actually that's incorrect, sir - It's to do with homeostasis and nutrient partitioning. Bigger the body mass > Higher metabolic rate.

@stormclanwillowshine 12 жыл бұрын

I would rather be raised knowing how to eat by my parents than being 16, overweight and having to figure this stuff out, then realizeing that it's of no use to me till I get a drivers liscence wich i can't get.

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

The public turning against trans-fats is a great example. It happened very quickly, mostly due to the work of dedicated scientists who weren't afraid to speak out. Government "health" organizations continued to tell us there was nothing wrong with trans-fats. But people were no longer convinced. They demanded trans-fat-free products, and food manufactures responded. What will happen when people wake up and demand healthy sugar-free products? Food manufacturers will respond.

@dreamcore 12 жыл бұрын

Corn is a raw food, too. The federal government subsidizes agribusiness in corn production (which is to say forces everyone to pay for it) while, not coincidentally, charging high tariffs on foreign sugar. Subsidies are wrong morally, and practically: if they exist they're going to go to the politically well-connected, and that's not going to be local farmers markets and such.

@josephcroft5571 12 жыл бұрын

It’s quite possible that if we never ate these sugars we might never become fat or diabetic, even if the bulk of our diet were still starchy carbohydrates and flour. This would explain why some of the world’s poorest populations live on carbohydrate-rich diets and don’t get fat or diabetic, while others aren’t so lucky.

@lillynana1 11 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with full-fat cheese, I love cheese. But what do you mean when referring to "simple basic foods & less processed foods"? For me that's fruit, vegetables, fish, meat & poultry. As I said, these are much more expensive than, say, cookies, french fries, crisps, pasta, cereal, chocolate, processed meat (i.e. nuggets) and of course fast food. We're used to healthy food being more expensive; we think of it as "the price one has to pay for being healthy" but It shouldn't be that way.

@lemonadeez 11 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I thought any restrictions on what I ate or drank were some Orwellian plot. Not any more, I am restricting my intake of processed and sugar laden food. Thanks a bunch Doctor.

@Carter3147 12 жыл бұрын

if the criteria for societal intervention have been met, why is most of america still overweight? surely society has more power than that.

@bigschnabel 12 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if fructose producers really need help from the government to turn major profits, but if what you are saying is correct--that the governent is subidizing the fructose industry--then we all have a long road ahead of us -- a very long road.

@A_Dopamine_Molecule 11 жыл бұрын

When will people learn that drug prohibition DOES. NOT. WORK?

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

It's alarming that WIC buys sugared, non-nutritional apple juice but not Almonds milk. Almonds milk has 50% of daily calcium needed only 30 cals & 1g of Carbs per cup. I think government programs like WIC, EBT,etc ought to reward those who buy healthy food. For example, they track what I buy with my ACCESS card & give me either extra food stamps to purchase better quality foods or add cash into the card. Make the reward of eating healthy foods a stronger brain signal than eating junk food.

@meredithanthraxelrod 12 жыл бұрын

LOL! A ferry sank?! Sorry, but HAA!!!!

@Gufberg 12 жыл бұрын

I think activity is a requirement for being healthy but not for weightloss. Like Taubes argue, activity makes you hungry and thus you'll replete the calories you burn. Ultimately weightloss is a matter of WHAT you eat and only secondarily HOW MUCH. Real food (animals fats, protein, good vegetables and fruit) will satiate you much more and not cause insulin secretin at the levels of sugary glucose. This way your body will automatically shed off excess weight.

@robertlouque8807 10 жыл бұрын

I was kind of impressed with the series until the last couple of episodes. I should have known it would end with "It's not your fault you make crappy choices, let us make those choices for you."

@daver755 9 жыл бұрын

Robert Louque Yes. His 'public health officials consider regulation when 4 criteria are met' is so ambiguous (obviously deliberately so) they could be used to justify near anything. When governments think its acceptable to ban things because you don't 'need' them, you've already accepted fascism. Or lets just sterilize anyone with the 'wrong' genes...they drag down 'society'

@theonlykog 7 жыл бұрын

Robert Louque The fact is you can change behavior when you have the right information, and the want to in order to change.

@bagoodtube 6 жыл бұрын

children dont have choices that's what adult's are for da

@sdbplumbing5595 3 жыл бұрын

Gluttony and sloth 2 of the seven deadly sins

@misterjosh 12 жыл бұрын

No, but carbs are a big component to obesity. You'll notice that sumo wrestlers don't drink gallons of oil to get fat - they eat bowls of rice. Their goal is to get huge ASAP. They're not eating the rice for its nutrients (not many to speak of) they eat it because it's the best thing for bulking up. If oil did this better, they'd be drinking the stuff.

@LadyBludgeon 11 жыл бұрын

That is why I believe there ought to be policies which lowers the cost of fruits and vegetables. However that won't happen till people buy more fruits and vegetables... thus causing the farmers to stop over producing corn and other produces which are used in making the processed foods that make people fat. All in all, money speaks louder than any word or protest. Vote with the wallet... buy only healthy foods.