Davids very readable and informative book, sweet poison. However, due to lack of academic and practical evidence i didnt have much more energy i slowly reintroduced most sugar again albeit slightly reduced. After 7 days, when i encounter sugar it tastes so sweet it is noticeable. Around onefourth of the american diet is comprised of refined sugars, and when you take a look at the foods available at most supermarkets, this fact is hardly surprising. Sugar has been linked to being the main cause of obesity and a. Nov 15, 2019 sugar is a poison if you havent read the other previous article obesity isnt the problem click here to read then i recommend you read it first. The trend accelerated beginning about three decades ago, when cheap, easytotransport highfructose corn syrup became widely available. Jan 02, 2017 the case against sugar by gary taubes 365 pp. Beyond sugar, sweetest poison at the root of disease 1. Gillespie began reading john yudkins book pure, white and deadly, published in 1972. In 1957, dr william coda martin tried to answer the question. Learn how to break your addiction with sugar for life. Experts are calling sugar the modernday poison and they.
Sugar producers hide evidence from the public by incorporating sugar as a refined carbohydrate in the food label as a carbohydrate. I bought both in kindle format but was so impressed that i wanted to own them in paperback. Robert lustig who is a paediatric endocrinologist and childhood obesity expert at the university of california is in agreement. Nov 22, 2016 sweet poison how sugar is killing us im done being fat. Unlike cigarettes, the warnings about sugar are mere whispers at best. Basically, there are four types of sugar glucose, sucrose, fructose, and dextrose. I think its a good amount of time i dont know the science behind how long it takes for the craving to leave you, but i dont want people to be put off by going sugarfree too quickly my book will slowly reduce the amount of refined sugars you eat.
And then we have natural and processed sugars, of which, if. Some carbohydrates are well digested by the body and well accepted by it as well. David gillespie was 40kg overweight, lethargic, sleepdeprived, and the father of four, with twins on the way. Her latest book nutrition for life 2020 edition is a fresh. Hypoglycemia is a state of low blood sugar due to an overreactive pancreas that sends out too much insulin to compensate for the excess processed sugar. Dr martin classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals. But when it comes to harmful health effects, sugar is worse than fat, he claims. Wyden under the title sweet and dangerous, and a few weeks later in. When lies and halftruths get repeated often enough, they become. Sweet poison quit plan by david gillespie goodreads. We enjoy sweets just as we need sweetness in our lives.
Top ten toxic food ingredients in processed food any food that has been canned, dehydrated, or had chemicals added to it is a processed food, and these foods. This new view of sugar could change the advice that doctors and government health officials give about eating the sweet stuff. In sweet poison, david gillespie exposes one of the great health menaces of our time and offers a wealth of practical information on how to quit sugar. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all by william dufty. Sweet poison by david gillespie pdf download ebookscart. Hypoglycemia occurs when refined sugar andor other refined foods such as white flour, are consumed on a regular basis. Such is the force behind the concept of sugar being harmful that this book embodies, that i have given up sugar instantly. Get rid of the white toxin from your diet and youll free up your body to drop those excess kilos or so say antisugar campaigners sarah wilson, david gillespie and robert lustig. Hfcs is between 42 percent and 55 percent fructose, with the rest mainly glucose source. Pure, white and deadly is a 1972 book by john yudkin, a british nutritionist and former chair of. Sugar why quitting sugar guarantees youll lose weight.
The sweet poison quit plan is the longawaited how to supp. Sweetest poison a multitude of common physical and mental ailments are strongly linked to the consumption of pure, refined sugar. The sweet poison is an enlightening book that reveals why sugar is bad. Food manufacturers exploit our sugar addiction by lacing it through nonsweet products, such as bread, sauces, soups and cereals. Overall i have dropped almost 5kg, with no exercise, still drink beer, wine, and eat chips. Download sweet poison by david gillespie pdf ebook free. I am an icecream and chocoholic, and i also love the occasional glass of dry white wine and prosecco. Sweet poison by david gillespie, 9780718179076, available at book. The warnings are stark a 50 percent rise in the death toll from type ii diabetes in the next 10 years yet its not as straightforward as telling people to. Jun 08, 2015 refined sugar may even be damaging to the digestive system, particularly for those who have difficulty digesting carbohydrates. A practical weekbyweek guide for quitting sugar and getting you clean, clear and lighter.
In 2009 a lecture on the health effects of sugar by robert lustig, an american. We also dig into alternatives to eating sugar, publish an everexpanding range of sugar free recipes and get to the bottom of the current research on sugar and sugar alternatives. Oct 25, 2019 download sweet poison by david gillespie pdf ebook free. Jul 17, 2017 the sweet poison quit plan is the longawaited how to supplement to the bestselling sweet poison. Sweet poison by david gillespie penguin books australia. Sweet poison, why sugar makes us fat by david gillespie. Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease. Search hello select your address select your address. Yet sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine, and americans are consuming 152 pounds of.
William dufty described the sugar issue in his book sugar blues, published in 1975. His companion book the sweet poison quit plan also has loads of sugar free recipes, all easy. When lies and halftruths get repeated often enough, they become true in everyones minds much like old wives tales. Fat was the food villain these past few decades but sugar is quickly muscling in to take its place. Peter fitzsimons is a wellrespected columnist for the sydney morning herald and sunherald, is the chair of the. Lustigs hope is that the information is considered as the u. Unfortunately it does seem a little extreme to label a food as a drug but when you look at how sugar especially the highly refined and processed kinds are metabolized by your body then you can begin to. Most of it hidden in processed foods and sweetened drinks.
Only a few of us can get through our days without adding sugar to our daily diets. So, just to make sure i go on losing weight, i decided to read pure, white, and deadly, over and over again. Sugar is a poison if you havent read the other previous article obesity isnt the problem click here to read then i recommend you read it first. He knew he needed to lose weight fast, but he had run out of diets all had failed. If anything can persuade you to cut down on the evil white powder, this. 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. Although honey is a natural sweetener, it is considered a refined sugar because 96% of dry matter are simple sugars. The sugar in fruit, by comparison, is pure glucose. But most of us would do well to lighten up on the sweet stuff.
Jul 27, 2016 sugar has been demonised by alarmist book titles like sweet poison and i quit sugar, social media, antisugar websites, popular magazines, and the personal trainer at your local gym. Extracted from nexus magazine, volume 7, number 1 december 1999 january 2000. The sweet poison quit plan is the longawaited how to supplement to the bestselling sweet poison. The book was first published in 1972 in new york by the publisher peter h. Unfortunately it does seem a little extreme to label a food as a drug but when you look at how sugar especially the highly refined and processed kinds are metabolized by your body then you can begin to understand why. Sweet poison exposes one of the great health scourges of our time and offers a wealth of practical and accessible information on how to avoid fructose, increase your enjoyment of food and lose weight. Jan 20, 2014 refined sugar the sweetest poison of all by william dufty. After reading this book, i have completely stopped adding sugar to my diet, and am actively avoiding it where i can. Learn how to break your addiction with sugar for life gillespie, david. I bought both in kindle format but was so impressed that i. Much of processed food labeled reduced fat instead has sugar added to make it more palatable, lustig says. Try to avoid sugar for a week, just to get a feeling of how much sugar there is in everything. Notable works, sweet poison, why sugar makes us fat, toxic oil, taming toxic people, free schools. Yet sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine, and americans are consuming 152 pounds of sugar a year double what the spanish eat.
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. Im only 4 days into the no sugar bit but so far no serious cravings and the benefits, if true, are astounding. Why refined sugar is poison for your body charging life. A book called sweet poison includes the claim that a type of sugar called fructose is a poison that is slowly killing us. In one form or another we find sweeteners in almost everything that we eat or drink. Refined sugar has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals. The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease, for all that it sounds like a dan brown novel, is.
Otherwise, lets crack on and discuss the truth behind sugar, and why sugar is a poison. Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the. Jan 03, 2017 food manufacturers exploit our sugar addiction by lacing it through non sweet products, such as bread, sauces, soups and cereals. Sweet poison how sugar is killing us im done being fat. Refined sugar may even be damaging to the digestive system, particularly for those who have difficulty digesting carbohydrates. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all expel the.
Lustig, md, ucsf professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all a multitude of common physical and mental ailments are strongly linked to the consuming of pure, refined sugar. Oct 29, 2015 this new view of sugar could change the advice that doctors and government health officials give about eating the sweet stuff. After doing some reading on evolution why werent our forebears fat. The body cannot utilize this refined starch and carbohydrate unless the depleted proteins, vitamins and minerals are present. Sugar is a poison how it affects you george health. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all expel the parasite. Sugar consumption in england increased by 1,500 percent between the 18th and 19th centuries. Sugar is in almost everything we consume and is literally killing us. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable. However, psychological researchers studying how evidence is processed identify this thinking like a lawyer, as. Sugar the sweet poison that destroys our health gradually. But you are only doing damage to your body and your mind.
Refind sugar is the modernday poison, the culprit behind a host of conditions, and the greatest threat to human health. Description of sweet poison by david gillespie pdf. Due to refined sugar in so many foods, we are seeing epidemics of obesity and type ii diabetes on a global scale. Do you want to understand how food mainly sugar is processed by your body. Sugar has been demonised by alarmist book titles like sweet poison and i quit sugar, social media, antisugar websites, popular magazines, and the personal trainer at your local gym. The bitter truth about sugar, he throws the spotlight on fructose that makes up 50% of refined sugar and is found in most premade foods. By the mid 19th century, europeans and americans had come to regard refined sugar as a necessity. The sweet poison is a selfhelp book that helps to organize our sugarfree life. Refined sugar is considered poison for the human body. A must read if you are interested in losing weight the healthy way without ever feeling hungry. If i were to nitpick, its that the book is written almost as if its only going to be read. Beyond sugar, sweetest poison at the root of disease. How sugar, not cocaine, is one of the most addictive and dangerous substances.
Why sugar is killing you and how to quit it for good. Sugar is poison for your mind and body agileleanlife. 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 could. Remove sugar from your diet because it destroys health. David gillespie is a former lawyer who has written several books about health, psychology and.
This is due to growing evidence that refined sugar is the perpetrator of todays most feared. Your book is called five weeks to sugarfree why five weeks. But little do we know that sugar is one of the wo sugar, it aint so sweet. Jul 15, 20 sugar consumption in england increased by 1,500 percent between the 18th and 19th centuries. Gillespies book, sweet poison, tells the story of his battle with obesity. Sugar is a poison, says ucsf obesity expert uc san francisco. It is sweeter and higher in calories than refined white sugar. In the introduction to sweet poison, he describes how his quest to discover the truth about sugar was set in motion by the 1966 book the saccharine disease, written by a british navy doctor, which blamed the highly processed sugar and refined flour diet of the twentieth century for the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Aug 02, 2016 what makes refined sugar toxic to the body. When my sugar walks down the street, this refrain from an old american ballad reminds us of the intense preoccupation the we have with our sweet tooth. Im now 41 kilos lighter simply by understanding and embracing the principles in sweet poison peter fitzsimons. As rates of sugarrelated disorders such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease climb, many experts believe that when americans rid themselves of fat, they simply replaced it with sugar in all its forms.
Its been labeled the sweetest poison, toxic, and harmful and recently in hungry for change a drug. We dont need to go cold turkey on sugar, health experts tell webmd. Sarah wilson is a highprofile australian tv and magazine journalist, as well as a health coach, and her 8week program draws on her personal journey through hypoglycemia and autoimmune disease as well as tips and research from the best experts around the world. What is left consists of pure, refined carbohydrates. By the mid 19th century, europeans and americans had come to regard refined sugar as a. There is now a growing consensus among experts that sugar is bad, bar none. Extractededited from his book sugar blues first published by chilton book co. Ive always been aware of the dangers of sugar and i remember reading a book about it called pure, white and deadly by john yudkin, about five.