简介：In<IsSugarTheNewFat?>,NigelinterviewsanumberofpeopleincludingpediatricendocrinologistDrRobertLustig,CEOoftheNewZealandFoodandGroceryCouncilKatherineRich,andfoodtechnologistMelanieWalsh.Eachofthesepeoplebringverydifferentperspectivestothediscussionaroundsugar.DrLustigisoneofthemostoutspokenvoicesagainstsugar.AstheDirectorofClinicalPediatricsatSanFrancisoHospital,hecarriesnotonlyawealthofknowledge,butalsohasseencountlesscasesofwhatsugardoestothehumanbody.Hisstanceisthereisnoquestionastowhethersugaristoxic.Hecomparesitseffectswithalcoholandtobacco,anddoesn’tbeataroundthebushastohowharmfulitis. Nigelverypowerfullyandcleverlyillustratestheinformationthatheispresentingwithvariouson-locationvisitsandinterviews.Hestartswithasupermarkettoexaminethesugarcontentofcommonfoodsliketomatosauce,bakedbeans,andMarmite.HethenvisitsarenaldialysisunitinAucklandtointerviewthehaematologistandhispatientswithconditionssecondarytoobesity.Themosteye-openinganddifficultparttowatchwasinanoperatingtheatreinNelsonwhereheinterviewsadentalsurgeonashepullstheteethofchildrenasyoungastwoyearsoldduetoseveredentaldecay.Thesurgeonstatesthatthislevelofdecaycanonlybecausedbysugarconsumption.Inmyworkasapaediatricnurse,Iamconstantlyshockedattheamountofchildrenwhoaregivenasupplyofsugarydrinksandareevengivensoftdrinks,fruitjuice,andmilointheirbottles! Nothingismoreconvincing,though,thanwhenNigelvolunteershisowndietandbodyasanexperiment.Statingthathedoesregularexerciseandconsidershisdiettobeprettyhealthyotherthanacoupleoftreatshereandthere,heisclearlyshockedatwhattheresultsofhisbloodtestsshow.Asaresult,hedecidestoquitsugartoseeifthatshowsanyimprovement.Theresultsspeakforthemselves.Hisbloodresultsimproveddramaticallyandhelostabout3.5kgandabeltsize. Nigel’sthinkingaroundwhatisahealthydietisverytypicalofoursociety.Mostpeopleareoblivioustohowmuchsugartheyareconsumingeveryday,muchofithiddenineverydayfoods.Fortunately,thanksinparttotheincreasedattentiongivenbythemediaanddocumentarieslikethisone,oursocietyisbeginningtobecomemoreawareandmoreconcernedaboutsugarconsumption.Infact,theNZFood&GroceryCouncilissoconcernedabouttheincreasedattentiontowardsallthesugarthat’saddedtofoodthattheyflewanti-taxcampaignerChrisSnowdonherethesameweekasNigelLatta’sdocumentarywasreleased.…