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THAT SUGAR FILM is one man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. 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.'
• The history of the word “sugar” shows that most languages took the name for the sweet stuff from Sanskrit “sarkara,” which means “material in a granule form.” French: sucre. Spanish: azúcar. Arabic: sukkar. Greek: sákcharon. • Dried fruit, figs, bananas, and mangos are fruits with the highest sugar content. Raspberries and
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SHORT SYNOPSIS: THAT SUGAR FILM is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. 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’.
A film guide that looks at That Sugar Film (2014), a documentary in which a concerned filmmaker conducts an experiment on himself to understand the unhealthy effects of a high sugar diet. This guide is useful for exploring topics including PSHE Education and Science in addition to highlighting themes surrounding mass media, family, addictions ...
Jul 31, 2015 · One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. 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'.
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- Damon Gameau
- 2015-07-31
Synopsis. With a baby on the way, filmmaker Damon Gameau has become increasingly worried about staying healthy. His main concern is the hidden sugars in foods we commonly perceive as ‘healthy’. To reveal their dangers he commits to a high-sugar-only diet, allowing the camera to document every extreme his body endures.
Plot. The film follows Gameau's experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar to a 'health-conscious' diet low in fat but high in sugar, equivalent to 160 grams (40 tsp) of sugar per day.
