An Australian actor who wanted to expose the negative effects of hidden sugar in foods considered healthy to gain weight 8.5 kg after holding a 60-day diet low in fat, which included yogurt, cereals, muesli bars and juices Fruit, reports Reuters.
The documentary made by actor Damon Game, "That Sugar Film" presents effects of sugar the average daily consumption of adult Australians - the equivalent of 40 teaspoons - on the human body.
"I guess you will not be shocked to learn that the average Australian consumes 40 teaspoons of sugar a day," said the actor.
Website film explains how Damon Game identified the figure corresponding to the "40 tablespoons of sugar" after making a visit to the Australian Bureau of Agriculture Resource Economics.
"Sugar is now hidden in so many foods that it is difficult to get an accurate daily measurement. As a result, there are a lot of official figures that are thrown together in public," said Australian actor.
The documentary 'That Sugar Film ", in which special appearances and actors Hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry, premiered in cinemas in Australia this month and will be screened in the UK in March.
In an experiment conducted under the supervision of physicians, the actor became director Damon range has increased daily intake of sugar in the diet, maintaining routine exercise, while avoiding sodas, chocolate and ice cream, considered "villains" in all campaigns for obesity.
The film shows Damon fattening range considerably, as happened with Morgan Spurlock in his 2004 documentary "Super Size Me", Oscar-nominated American filmmaker held that a diet based exclusively on preparations marketed by the company McDonald's.
A bowl of cereal with yogurt and a glass of apple juice have provided half of the RDA of sugar Damon range, while at the same time questioning the current food habits, especially in terms of breakfast.
"This made me think especially in children today who believe that eating a healthy breakfast every morning. Their blood sugar simply jumping up and down like a yo-yo," he Game Damon said.
Doctors who supervised the filming of the documentary said that the experiment with sugar made the actor to expose themselves to the increased risk of hepatic steatosis, whereas body fat has increased in that period by more than 7%.
The film presents a range visiting aboriginal community in the Australian desert, a territory occupied by indigenous people for many decades. The western diet has started to become a real risk to the community, which in recent years began to appear deaths from liver disease and diabetes.
"Their blood glucose reached astronomical levels," said Damon Game. "This can not continue, otherwise they will disappear from the earth, and they are the oldest culture in the world," he said.
World Health Organization (WHO) issued in 2014 a new set of recommendations that the adults in the world should consume the equivalent of up to six tablespoons of sugar a day.
Source: mediafax
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