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Day 26 The Little Porker I just saw some photos of me from today and I really am getting fat. I have never really been fat before, its really weird to see. I have officially deliberately ‘let myself go’.  I am a little porker, its quite funny. It wouldn’t be funny if my lady left … Continued

Reds and Oranges Last night I had my first fructose dream. I was being chased by a giant orange with a big ‘F’ on it. Was it seeking revenge? Does it feel demonized? I tried to talk to it but couldn’t find its ears. I wanted to say that in moderation you are great, you … Continued

Out Pops Vanity Statistics reveal that Aboriginal people have a tooth decay prevalence of 74%, while non-indigenous people have just 23%. In the early 1970s, the healthy condition of Aboriginal children’s teeth was seen as one of the rare advantages they had over non-indigenous children. No prizes for figuring out what little substance has increased … Continued

Hump Day Agave nectar has become a pretty popular sweetener replacement for some people. If table sugar is 50% fructose and we think that fructose may be causing the problems, then the bad news for Agave lovers is that it is 56%-90% fructose. Agave it away. Please note that appalling ‘Dad joke’. I am practicing … Continued

Milkshake brain Today I drank a low fat chocolate milkshake inside an FRMI machine. My brain lit up like a Christmas tree in the exact same reward centres as nicotine, cocaine and sex. (I did not have sex in the machine to prove it though, it was far too cramped a space and my lady’s … Continued

Feeding the Geese Fitting that I was in San Francisco today. Day 49 and home of the 49ers. No wonder it was such a magnificent day.   I met with two esteemed scientists on the subject of fructose and these are a few things I learnt: Both glucose and fructose go to the liver but … Continued

Sweet suppression “Sugar releases beta endorphins in the brain. These are the same endorphins that love releases. We live in a world where people need love, especially for self. Sugar provides this feeling but it is short lived and no replacement for the real thing. I help people not by telling them to quit, but … Continued

Cokay Such is the success of the Coca Cola ubiquitous marketing strategy that the word ‘coke’ is the 2nd most recognizable word across all languages on this planet. It still trails the word ‘okay’ and I hope it always does. How you feeling? Oh, I’m coke. Perhaps the two will merge. Oh, I’m cokay.   … Continued

Home savoury home The prize for the most questionable soft drink ever made has to be ‘Kidsbeer’. This is the beverage equivalent of candy cigarettes for children. It is a Japanese cola-style drink, aimed at children, that has been chemically designed to look like beer – complete with a frothing head. Its tagline reads: “Even … Continued

Captain Sugar Face Over 5, 500,000 Australians are now effected by fatty liver disease. Only 6000 of these cases are caused by alcohol. This disease was first identified 30 years ago. I will find out next week if I already have it or am on track to getting it. The good news, according to Dr … Continued

The Sugar Free Athlete Coca Cola have around 650 products in their cannon of work. I wonder what percentage of these contain fructose? I might do the math. Actually, I am now aware that they have been following the blog closely so perhaps someone from the office could leave a comment? I interviewed a scientist … Continued

The Gummi Bear Vitamins If I still feel a deep need to have sugar in my life in some capacity after sunday, here are some other uses for it: If I store my cheese with sugar cubes it will not go mouldy.  Handy. When added to warm water sugar is terrific at removing grass stains.  … Continued