If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you must have notice that nutrition is a big item on my list. Today, I came across a video lecture that will change the way I feed my family. No, we don’t drink Coke and we do eat whole grain everything. Still, this talk has transformed the way I view food and the nutritional choices I will be making starting today.
For years, we’ve been “spoon-fed” about the benefits of a low-fat, high-carb diet. Guess what, it’s a hoax. In this video Robert H. Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California San Fransisco debunks everything we take for granted about nutrition:
- natural does NOT mean good-for-you
- animal fat and LDL are NOT (always) bad
- exercise is NOT there to burn calories
- all calories are NOT created equal
- carbohydrates are NOT all the same
- USDA recommendations were NOT created to benefit us
- fruit juice and (some) baby formulas ARE toxic
If you want to raise healthy kids and be there to enjoy their adulthood, you owe it to yourself to watch this video.
Beyond the realization that the seemingly harmless fructose is so horrible for our health, I loved the simplicity of the solution.
- No sweetened beverages (soft drinks, fruit juice). Only milk and water.
- Eat plenty of fiber.
- Wait 20 minutes for the second portion.
- Buy screen time with exercise (it’s not what you think).
What was your most shocking revelation in this video?