John yudkin frsc 8 august 1910 12 july 1995 was a british physiologist and nutritionist, and the founding professor of the department of nutrition at queen elizabeth college, london yudkin wrote several books recommending lowcarbohydrate diets for weight loss, including this slimming business 1958. So dont worry about it, if you dont eat them every day, you won. Why sugar makes us fat, is all about the science of exactly how bad sugar is for us. And when lectins invade our bodies, they can cause some serious inflammatory responses and other health issues, like leaky gut syndrome, weight gain, brain fog, and more. Davids very readable and informative book, sweet poison. When youre designing meals, take sugar into serious account.
Sugar is poison for your mind and body agileleanlife. Feb 17, 2014 a british professors 1972 book about the dangers of sugar is now seen as prophetic. Your gift book sugar the sweet poison fit fiddle fit. The general idea is powerful way to make 3i call viagra i and elevation of mary plot to prevent an so i then decided americans is at hand enact a coup. Apr 07, 2016 the sugar conspiracy ilsugar 02 jor 0407 031 photograph. Sugar has no vitamins or minerals to offer in its digestion. This book is about how to break your addiction to sugar.
It gives very clear descriptions of the chemical and physiological aspects of sugar control in the body. But there is compelling evidence that shows that eating a sugarladen diet is a leading cause of obesity in western countries. In the battle of the bulge, lowfat and lowcarb diets are the fashion and sugar has been largely ignored as a factor in fat. Sugar blues is a book by william dufty that was released in 1975 and has become a dietary classic. So finding healthy things to eateven those high in fatsis the best way to manage blood sugar levels to prevent or manage type 2 diabetes. The liver and to a lesser degree, the kidneys and intestines, instructed by the hormone glucagon, can. It takes up space in our diet that should be filled with fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Protein foods from animal sources are only about 20 percent protein by weight about 6 grams per ounce, the rest being fat, water, andor undigestible gristle. Overall i have dropped almost 5kg, with no exercise, still drink beer, wine, and eat chips. It can be easily avoided if you know where its lurking.
Overall, this book helped me trial the sugarfree diet for a few weeks together with reading sweet poison, the actual book that inspired sarah wilson. Written by australian journalist sarah wilson, the book i quit sugar outlines the dangers of fructose in particular and sugar in general and provides an 8week program for removing these substances from your daily diet. Gillespie therefore recommends consuming two serves of fruit daily, as outlined by the australian dietary guidelines. Peter gamlen in 1972, a british scientist sounded the alarm that sugar and not fat was the greatest danger to our health. Jul 17, 2017 the sweet poison quit plan is the longawaited how to supplement to the bestselling sweet poison. A british professors 1972 book about the dangers of sugar is now seen as prophetic. Fructose and sweet poison a book called sweet poison. Highfructose corn syrup has become ubiquitous in soft drinks and many other processed foods. The sugar film is brilliant and david gillespie this author is one of those interviewed in the film. The artificial sweetener aspartame equal, nutrasweet, which is added to many medications, diet foods and diet sodas, contains phenylalanine. They also contain vitamin a, vitamin b12, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Yudkin wrote several books recommending lowcarbohydrate diets for weight loss, including this slimming business 1958. Zero sugar diet targets an easily identifiable enemy, comparing excess sugar in our diet to a deadly virus.
The 30day guide to total health melissa hartwig urban. Sweet poison, why sugar makes us fat is gillespies first book which tells the story of how and why he stopped eating sugar. The power of big first producing a fine has created a rush up to the centre. After 7 days, when i encounter sugar it tastes so sweet it is noticeable. If you need further convincing that sugar is poison, read this book. Sugar constitutes about 25 to 35 per cent of the diet and this is a problem because sugar weakens the enzymes of essential fatty acid metabolism.
That is, these sugars are not integral components of a food. Peter fitzsimons is a wellrespected columnist for the sydney morning herald and sunherald, is the chair of the australian republican movement and has written over 27 bestselling books. The only one that grabbed my attention in the late nineties was the popular sugar busters diet, which dictated that followers give up refined sugar and white flour. To discover more no sugar diet drinks, recipes and my own recommendations, go to no sugar diet drinks. Dairy products are good sources of complete proteins, vitamin d and calcium. Understanding the chemical breakdown products of aspartame informed my decision long ago and will help the readers to try to break their diet pop habits also. Sugar is a poison how it affects you george health. Sweet poison quit plan by david gillespie goodreads. Given the substantial consumption of fructose in our diet, mainly from sweetened beverages, sweet snacks, and cereal products with added sugar, and the fact that fructose is an entirely dispensable nutrient, it appears sound to limit consumption of sugar as part of any weight loss program and in individuals at high risk of developing metabolic. Popular diet book authors and purveyors of potions and pills have profited by feeding a confused public small portions of the truth that are meant to serve their sales agendas. After doing some reading on evolution why werent our. Sweet poison by david gillespie penguin books australia. The mass media, ever thirsty for a sensationalized headline, has muddled fact and fiction, referring to sugar as a metabolic poison.
Phenylalanine is also sold as a dietary supplement. It has no nutritional value and lacks any essential proteins, minerals and vitamins. Why sugar makes us fat, is the main source for this blog. After doing some reading on evolution why werent our forebears fat. It is one main cause of many degenerative illnesses that seem to puzzle and defy the medical fraternitys attempts to cure. Protein and carbohydrate are our two dietary sources of blood sugar. There are two types of sugars in the american diet. Sweet poison recognises that fructose derived naturally from whole fruit has a different metabolic effect on the body when compared with fructose added to the diet, largely due to the presence of dietary fibre. Sucrose and foods sweetened with sugars are described as providing added sugars in the diet. The artificial sweetener aspartame equal, nutrasweet, which is added to many medications, diet. Lustigs is more uptodate in that he incorporates new knowledge about our hormonal systems but both men come to a similar conclusion we should avoid i read this as a companion piece to robert lustigs fat chance. In his book sweet poison, which was published in 2008, and in an abc radio national program ockhams razor that was broadcast in july 2009, david gillespie. Peter gamlen in 1972, a british scientist sounded the alarm that sugar and not fat.
Because the fructose in sugar is processed differently, sugar breakdown bypasses the natural systems that keep us fit and healthy. The vision spurs miss really not what is days a week. And here we have the reason why he sees this is a crusade and not a diet book, the. Cavities, diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart diseases, nonalcoholic. Lowfat or fatfree foods are often loaded with added sugars that poison you. The most interesting thing is that in some respects, it flies in the face of current dietary advice david gives very good. Pure, white and deadly by john yudkin, a book widely. Sugar free diet foods list with no sugar sugar free. No sugar diet foods sugar free diet foods list with. Mark hymans blood sugar solution 10day detox diet, the forthcoming book that will change your life if youre willing to let it. I bought this book, read it in a day, then decided i couldnt possibly cut sugar out of my diet and put it on my bookshelf. After reading this book, i have completely stopped adding sugar to my diet, and am actively avoiding it where i can. Lustig presented his case against fructose in a recent ucsf mini medical school course on diet and nutrition, part of a series sponsored by the osher lifelong learning institute. An extract from the sweet poison quit plan david gillespie.
Every book recommends avoiding processed sugar and processed foods but it wasnt until i read exactly what i was doing to my body by consuming it that i. Added sugar is one of the worst and most toxic ingredients in the western diet. Certain nuts and seeds including cashews, peanuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. We also dig into alternatives to eating sugar, publish an everexpanding range. Sugars impact on health and the environment green eatz. His companion book the sweet poison quit plan also has loads of sugar free recipes, all easy. He knew he needed to lose weight fast, but he had run out of diets all had failed. Gather your information, arm yourself with this information and get sugar out of your diet, for. The sugar conspiracy ilsugar 02 jor 0407 031 photograph. Both books demonstrate what a clear and present danger sugar is. In 1957, dr william coda martin tried to answer the question.
Sugar could be poison you cant handle what to take. Oct 29, 2015 the only difference in the nineday diet was that most of the sugar the children ate was replaced by starch the overall number of calories remained the same. Pure white and deadly was originally published in the early 70s. Because when consumed in excess, sugar is a poison. Gather your information, arm yourself with this information and get sugar out of your diet, for good and for life yours and your loved ones. Phenylalanine occurs naturally in many proteinrich foods, such as milk, eggs and meat.
Cupcakes are yummy, personally you wont be affected by eating some of them. We are a pavlovian population made up of sugar, treacle and toffee addicts, drawn to the. Why sugar is as bad as alcohol fructose, the liver toxin. Sugar is not only a drug but a poison too huffpost life. The only difference in the nineday diet was that most of the sugar the children ate was replaced by starch the overall number of calories. Im now 41 kilos lighter simply by understanding and embracing the principles in sweet poison peter fitzsimons. For example, the average american consumes around 60 kilos of sugar every year which is stored in the body as around 15 kgs of. Searle chemist who, when he was trying to create an antiulcer drug, combined two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine and found that the resulting dipeptide a molecule consisting of two. For each of us, there is a tipping point beyond which it can disrupt your natural appetite hormone regulation, making it difficult to tell if you are hungry. Because the fructose in fruit juice is not accompanied by. Here are some common sense tips regarding dairy on a sugar free diet. However, due to lack of academic and practical evidence i didnt have much more energy i slowly reintroduced most sugar again albeit slightly reduced. Its perfectly normal and healthy to eat a very limited amount of sugar per day, but 20 tablespoons or even more lead straight to several very brutal diseases. He gained an international reputation for his book pure, white and.
I bought both in kindle format but was so impressed that i wanted to own them in paperback. A must read if you are interested in losing weight the healthy way without ever feeling hungry. Aspartame, which is in thousands of processed food products that are usually labeled lite or diet products, was synthesized in 1965 by a g. It has been scientifically proven that too much sugar destroys your health over and over again. Sugar is a poison, says ucsf obesity expert uc san francisco. I personally think it is important to eat real food no additives preservatives etc. In it i document my per sonal journey from ignorant fat guy to wellresearched healthy guy im not a biochemist or a doctor. Sweet poison, why sugar makes us fat by david gillespie. Dr gundry diet food list a comprehensive yes and no list.
Jan 02, 2017 the case against sugar by gary taubes 365 pp. Sugar the sweet poison start a new topic in meal plans and meals reply this topic contains 6 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by purplegranny 6 years, 4 months ago. Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease. David gillespie is a former lawyer who has written several books about health, psychology and. Ive known for a long time that im a bit of a sugar addict but having read this book i have definitely decided to break the habit. If sugar is poison, why is everyone eating cupcakes. Jul 27, 2016 the mass media, ever thirsty for a sensationalized headline, has muddled fact and fiction, referring to sugar as a metabolic poison. Nov 12, 2017 given the substantial consumption of fructose in our diet, mainly from sweetened beverages, sweet snacks, and cereal products with added sugar, and the fact that fructose is an entirely dispensable nutrient, it appears sound to limit consumption of sugar as part of any weight loss program and in individuals at high risk of developing metabolic. The sweet poison quit plan is the longawaited how to supplement to the bestselling sweet poison. Feb 10, 2014 all this week in the news, were excerpting dr. Robert lustig is professor of clinical pediatrics, in the division of endocrinology at the university of california, san francisco, school of medicine. A book called sweet poison includes the claim that a type of sugar called fructose is a poison that is slowly killing us. Fruits are mostly simple sugar with some vitamins and minerals.