Limit soft drinks as they are linked to obesity in children. That sugar film, by australian actor damon gameau, is a documentary about the effects of consuming high amounts of hidden sugar in our food supply. Damon gameau is director and star of that sugar film, in which he ate a healthy, lowfat diet for 60 days to highlight the health impact of eating sugar hidden in foods you dont expect. Having spent the most recent 3 years of his life in a sugarfree state and awaiting the birth of his first child, gameau contemplates the effects a more average person diet would have on his body and mind. The school action toolkit is a suite of resources crafted around that sugar film and that sugar book to educate and raise awareness about sugar consumption within primary and secondary school settings. The film traces the origins of our beliefs about healthful and unhealthful food. Extensive research has pinpointed sugar s culpability in a number of our most common and lifethreatening ailments, including high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even alzheimers disease.
Its fun, inviting presentation of facts and statistics makes its bitter truths very digestible. In the vein of supersize me, damon gameau becomes a human guineapig when he puts himself through a grueling 6 week diet consuming the equivalent of 40 teaspoons of sugar a day. Be wary of foods that claim to be healthy natural, lowfat, lite, etc as they can be packed full of sugar and may be the reason why youre struggling to lose weight or manage your health. Parents need to know that that sugar film is a quirky, energetic documentary that follows australian tv star damon gameau through a 60day lifestyle experiment that reveals potentially shocking truths about foods often perceived as healthy by society.
Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a. Australian documentary maker damon gameau cracks open the refined sugars hidden in socalled. Sugar is a form of carbohydrate that the body converts to glucose. Gameau s partner, zoe tuckwellsmith, is also an australian actress. The film follows gameaus experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar to a healthconscious diet low in fat but high in sugar, equivalent to 160 grams 40 tsp of sugar per day. That sugar film conveys a very strong and truthful message. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as healthy. For them this film is a chapter in the more interesting story of the lifetime sugar has ahead of him. Apr 02, 2017 that sugar film is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. Overview of sweet sugar, 1972, directed by michel levesque, with phyllis davis, ella edwards, timothy brown, at turner classic movies. During the making of the piece, damon not only talked the talk, he walked the walk. A decade after super size me, much of the shock value has dissipated from observing such a nutritionally induced sideshow.
Through this entertaining and informative journey, damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on. My love of self had certainly been applied well to. That sugar film should be applauded for boldly and effectively confronting the worrying rise in obesity in sugar rich countries. Robert lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist who serves as one of the films key interview subjects. This fourhour documentary series premiered nationally on pbs in spring 2008, and will be rebroadcast fridays at 10pm, october 9 through 30. Searching for sugar man, bendjellouls tremendous debut, heralded the arrival of a bright new talent. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar.
In terms of documentaries about the food industry, that sugar film is one of a kind. That sugar movement was born from the success of that sugar film, australias highest earning cinema documentary which raised global awareness of the impact of hidden sugars on peoples health. Jun 28, 2015 sprinkled with starry cameos including hugh jackman, stephen fry and brenton thwaites, that sugar film is a passion project for actorturneddirector damon gameau, who personalizes a potentially. That sugar film multihyphenate damon gameau becomes a human lab rat in this peppy and informative documentary about the hazards of excessive sugar consumption. Cane and beet sugar extracts contain sucrose and undesirable amounts of polysaccharides, lignins, proteins, starches, gums, waxes, and other colloidal impurities that contribute colour andor taste to the crystalline product and reduce. Heres what happened to 1 man when he ate 40 teaspoons of. The documentary the secrets of sugar exposes viewers to the harsh facts about how much sugar is really impacting our lives. British actor and comedian stephen fry is featured in that sugar film, where he explains the history of sugar. The film follows gameaus experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar to a healthconscious. To reveal their dangers he commits to a high sugar only diet, allowing the camera to document every extreme his body endures. That sugar film what the oscarnominated documentary super size me was to the fastfood industry, that sugar film endeavors to be for businesses that are invested in refined sugar, a nearly unavoidable additive in the majority of processed edibles on grocery shelves. He literally put his life in danger to get his point across. That sugar film is one mans journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Made by actor damon gameau, that sugar film tells the story of a.
Damon gameau 2014 in an attempt to cut through all the conflicting scientific opinions, as well as in preparation for impending fatherhood, damon gameau decides he wants to find out what effect sugar really has on human health. Gameau also appeared in the australian series love my way, the 2002 australian film the tracker, and in a small role in the us series how i met your mother. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming. Jul 31, 2015 sugar is killing us and nobody is doing anything about it. In a nut shell, its a vibrant, highly engaging documentation of a 60 day sugar binge that will leave you questioning many aspects of the way you view food and its role in our body and our health. That, predictably, is what the young australian film maker damon gameau discovers for himself from his own expanding midriff in. Damon gameau on that sugar film interview movie news. Sugar is a 2008 sports drama film written and directed by anna boden and ryan fleck. As a result, gameau gained weight, grew lethargic, and developed fatty liver disease. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body. Apr 15, 2009 sugar approaches with tender care the story of a kid from the dominican republic who has a strong pitching arm and a good heart.
The makers of this film and probably a handful of others are working on the awareness, and i will also do my part telling everyone i know about this film. One mans journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. As propaganda, that sugar film is often powerfully effective, going in especially hard against soft drink manufacturers, and exposing some of. A film exposing some of the predatory practices of the ussupported sugar industry in the dominican republic has itself become the subject of an attack campaign by the entrenched sugar. His death is a terrible shock, says xan brooks published. Considered the third film of coopers harlem trilogy, it focuses on the two brothers who are major drug dealers in the new york city neighborhood of harlem. That sugar film their best and most shocking graphics. That sugar film features guest cameos from the likes of stephen fry, isabel lucas and brenton thwaites, interviews with gary taubes, michael moss and kimber stanhope plus a rocking soundtrack including depeche mode, peter gabriel and florence and the machine. His main concern is the hidden sugars in foods we commonly perceive as healthy. The film follows gameaus experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar to a healthconscious diet low in fat but. Parents need to know that that sugar film is a quirky, energetic documentary that follows australian tv star damon gameau through a 60day lifestyle. Found in almost all foods, sugars unavoidable presence is causing addictions and huge health implications worldwide. This film presents one mans journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar.
Damon gameau is director and star of that sugar film, in which he ate a healthy, lowfat diet for 60 days to highlight the health impact of. Produced by california newsreel in association with vital pictures, inc. On december 29, 2015, pbs aired in defense of food, a special based on journalist michael pollans 2008 book in defense of food. That sugar film discussion guide influence film club.
Sugar is everywhere and its in so much of the food that makes up a western diet, but for the past six years, australian filmmaker damon gameau has managed to. Damon gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet. I applaude damon gameau for putting out a very honest and entertaining documentary. The film continues to examine todays industry by exploring the economic and legal powers large food companies have. Small amounts of sugar, as part of a meal, are okay. Too much sugar in the diet can contribute to health problems like obesity and tooth decay. In the warm australian summer of 2008, i was pretending to enjoy life as an early 30s single male. Isgec manufactures boilers like oil and gas fired boiler, bagasse fired boiler, biomass fired boiler, travelling grate boiler, dumping grate boiler and btg package. Limit foods and drinks with high amounts of added sugar. Experts from all over the world talk about the problems as well as short and long term solutions.
Isgec distillery supplier distillery plant supplier. That sugar film by ashley petera on prezi generic conventions context expert opinion damon soontobe father. Sugar hill is a 1994 american crime film directed by leon ichaso and written by barry michael cooper. Like morgan spurlock in super size me, gameau documents the. Damon gameau, and featuring guest cameos from the likes of stephen fry, isabel lucas and brenton thwaites, interviews with gary taubes. Neutral sugar analysis shows that arabinose and galactose are the major sugar constituents, whereas xylose and glucose are present in only small amounts in this fraction. Limiting your sugar intake could be the answer to your health woes. In that sugar film, damon gameau, an engaging australian actordirector who has been off refined sugars for years, shifts his consumption for two months to include 40 teaspoons of sugar a. Jun 21, 2015 sugar, the sweet substance that everybody loves, but what is it really doing to us. Damon gameau is an australian television and film actor who is the director of, and lead role in, that sugar film. Through this entertaining and informative journey, damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves. Throughout the special, pollan focuses on ways to reverse the damage to peoples health resulting from todays industrially driven diet.
That sugar movement is a profitforpurpose organisation committed to helping individuals live and feel better through a balanced lifestyle and eating habits, the result of resounding support for that sugar film across more than 20 countries around the world. Having suffered from a self declared sugar addiction since the age of 4, he was enthusiastic to get involved in the film. Miguel santos, known as sugar because of his sweet personality, is recruited from the fields of dreams in his homeland by major league baseball, and assigned to an iowa farm club that is very, very far from home. It stars wesley snipes and michael wright as brothers roemello and raynathan skuggs. In his view, sugar is a poison and serves as a recipe of destruction for people of all ages. That sugar film is a 2014 australian documentary directed by and starring damon gameau.
The film s eccentric styletone and gameaus lighthearted mannerisms will keep tweens and older engaged, while its informative facts about. Summary of michael pollans pbs special in defense of food. A film guide that looks at that sugar film 2014, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Sugar can take many different forms, including white, raw or brown sugar, honey or corn syrup. With a baby on the way, filmmaker damon gameau has become increasingly worried about staying healthy. Actor damon gameau, the films hero, goes on a 60day journey where he eats supposedly healthy foods to equal 40 teaspoons of sugar each day from hidden sugars in processed foods. The premise of that sugar film, gameaus debut as a feature filmmaker and documentarian, rests on a decision three years ago to eliminate refined sugar. We have 1 episodes of that sugar film in our archive. Refined or processed sugar provides a quick, simple source of energy, but it doesnt contain other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Presented by the national minority consortia of public television public impact campaign in association with the joint center health policy institute.
Through this entertaining and informative journey, damon highlights some of the. Algenis perez soto plays the character so openly, so naturally, that an interesting thing happens. The film looks at hidden sugar in foods and the effect it can have on the human body. The australian actor and director, who has lived on foods without any added sugar for some years, carries out a remarkable experiment on himself. Through this entertaining and informative journey, damon highlights some. That sugar film follows australian writerproducer damon gameau through a 60day experiment to chronicle the effects of a high sugar diet on his healthy body. The film concludes by claiming the entirety of our food industry is inhumane, and economically and environmentally unsustainable. The documentary titled the secrets of sugar examines this addiction and its perilous impact on the wellbeing of our global society. Issues hidden sugars have become prevalent in our foods.
Sprinkled with starry cameos including hugh jackman, stephen fry and brenton thwaites, that sugar film is a passion project for actorturneddirector damon gameau, who personalizes a potentially dry sciencelesson subject by spending two months on a highsugar diet and recording the damage it causes to his physical and mental health. Multihyphenate damon gameau becomes a human lab rat in this peppy and informative documentary about. Mar 18, 2019 the film provides ideal stimulus material for teachers wanting to explore food and nutrition in years 510. Detailed studies of watersoluble polysaccharides from rapeseed meal, sorghum stalk, and dehulled legume seeds and their hulls have been reported. Dec 19, 2019 australian actordirector damon gameau talks to sbs about resilience and creativity, fresh from the success of that sugar film, which has just won the aacta award for best feature length. In other words, that sugar film takes an outsider, even contrarian, view in the study of nutrition, and makes it out to be a wellestablished science. Jul 31, 2015 what the oscarnominated documentary super size me was to the fastfood industry, that sugar film endeavors to be for businesses that are invested in refined sugar, a nearly unavoidable additive in the majority of processed edibles on grocery shelves. The first episode of that sugar film was broadcast in may, 2019. Fastpaced, entertaining and informative, that sugar film is a cautionary tale about the hidden sugar content in everyday food products, the health problems that high sugar consumption creates. Gameau published that sugar book, an accompaniment to the film, containing information from the film plus certain findings that didnt make it to the final cut, as well as a sugarcleanse and recipes from his partner zoe. Sprinkled with starry cameos including hugh jackman, stephen fry and brenton thwaites, that sugar film is a passion project for actorturneddirector damon gameau, who personalizes a potentially. This is a short documentary about isgec sugar mills across the world. Choose foods with naturally occurring sugars such as fresh fruits.
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