Junk food, sugar and additives - The dark side of the food industry | DW Documentary
40% of the global population is overweight or obese. Highly processed industrial foodstuffs are largely to blame. But food companies continue to focus on products that are addictive.
Sugar is one of the strongest "drugs” and can get consumers really hooked. Food giants know this only too well. That’s why they use sugar, fats and flavor enhancers to encourage people to buy their products and boost their profits. The result: more and more people around the world are overweight or obese. Illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are becoming more prevalent. What can be done to change or even put a stop to the food industry’s strategies?
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I don’t know why Americans think that corporations are our friends. They are in the business of making money, regardless of the COST
I once watched a documentary about Coca Cola and a woman from Brazil (that has the 4th highest Coca Cola consumption per capita in the world) said that "if the corporations make advertisements for it then it must be good". I almost fell out of my chair. People really believe that.
Well a business technical nature is to make money with least cost as possible. It’s called capitalism. We’re a society built on capitalism without morals. So if you want to change that, best to start teaching your kids young to imagine a different type of society and have them talk about it with their friends and other people. If enough people do this to their kids/future generations will most likely make a real change to how things operate
Because Americans are incredibly paranoid about the government, they'd rather be dicked down by mega corporations than the government.
Capitalism in the west is more about greed and selfishness regardless of the plight of ordinary people. If they have to kill people to sate their greed, they totally would. It's the reason there are many rich people in the west yet homelessness is still a big issue.
american people know the corporations are working against the consumers, the workers, and the planet, prioritizing profits above people at every opportunity. politicians that want to do something about it don't get very far.
I am a sugar addict, and haven't had anything with added sugar in >3 years--no junk food, no processed food, no juices or ssb's. The result was instant weight loss, immediate blood chemistry improvements into "normal", including especially the lipid panel and electrolytes. Have never felt so good, and with the extra energy, working out and it just keeps getting better every day. Never going back--ever.
Sugar is the most dangerous drug on this planet..
@@TheRealJohnHooper Yep, highly addictive, and absolutely deadly. But, boy, is it ever good for the bottom line of the food manufacturers.
@@TheRealJohnHooper No, it is not! 🙄. Stop with the foolish comments
@@dennysmith5284 I dont think I can give it up. I just cant
Same for me but even faster ,in 3 months I went from 96kgs to 76kgs
I’m so glad my parents never let me or my brother have any junk food, neither of us ever crave nor want it. I’m incredibly thankful for that.
You’re very luck to have been made aware as a little kid about the importance of food choices. As said during the documentary, eating habits are established in early childhood that often persist throughout lifetime.
Same here. As a kid I have never been to MD while all the kids were talking about it. First time I have ever stepped into a MD I was 21.... didn't like it at all
My sister raised her daughter in the same way. I blame the parents for most of it because after all it is them that hand the money over to the cashier. I think where possible the parents should leave the kids at home when they go out to shop or leave them with the grandparents.
Me to, we never had any kind of "pop" in the house, the only "junk" food we had was fish & chips once a week after swimming........back in the 70s
Me too!
This documentary should be thought to children. Just today, my daughter came from school moody. I asked her and she told me her friends are laughing at her because she brings “disgusting“ foods to school. Just because she sends Fruits and chopped vegetables to school. How our kids have been brainwashed to think that processed food is the best.
When she becomes older she'll understand
Vegies and fruit are harmful to health, we are brain washed
She will see her friends develope medical issues, will be lifetime, while she keeps her health.
It's not taught on purpose to promote corporate food. Our media can't show educational things that would anger corporations. We're scammed.
big respect to the Mexican official for standing up for the public's interest and calling out Nestle's BS, that man truly has a spine and the will to serve his community. The world needs more people like him
It should be taught in schools
@@eSKAone- It should. But the world doesn't want us to be smart and independent. They want us to be dumb followers and sheep.
He's a true gem. Hope he doesn't get assassinated 💟
He has been subject to constant discredit campaigns in the main stream media in Mexico. Most likely paid by these corporations.
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As a swiss I am ashamed of Nestlé, our sugar industry and elected officials. Swiss people like to complain about rising health insurance cost but yet parliament rejected a sugar tax this February. Shame.
From the times I've been in Switzerland on work, you still seem to have more smokers than other European countries. I'm a smoker myself that's why I noticed.
It lookes like the North Korea has good health policies, hasn't it? There are a lot of lean healthy ppl there.
@@Alex-hd6ek they're not healthy, they're starving. if someone is thin, doesn't mean is healthy.
@@Alex-hd6ek North Korean people are thin from lack of available food, low wages and low GDP (and inability to grow enough domestically but many countries fall into this category, including SK). This all stems from their their economy being stifled by international sanctions for the past several decades, and also the end of economic support and food AID from USSR following the dissolution of USSR in 1991, and NK unwilling to negotiate with USA to end their Nuclear program in exchange for aid and lifting of sanctions. Prior to sanctions their economic output and GDP was significantly higher, as was the average North Koreans ability to purchase food. Industries, companies, and governments aren't going to be able to import food from abroad if the country and its citizen don't have money or if their currency holds little value.
Nestlé has picked up and ran with the American diet!!! Yikes!! 😳 Don’t be like America! Obese, overweight, type two diabetes, unhealthy…🤔
Carol is very brave to not only admit this problem to herself, but to agree to be in a documentary like this that will be seen by millions. We need more people like this if we are ever to solve the obesity epidemic.
girl can’t eat right and blame corporations for her weight , wow how incredible
she is very brave to eat so much and willing to die young
The comments here are exactly why it’s brave she’s doing this, because you people love to hate in comments because of perceived anonymity… but she’s the bad person for being fat… yeah ok 👍🏾 😅
@@bernardoac5588 Like most modern people, she probably can't even boil water.
Absolutely! It´s an addiction like any other and everyone who fights their addiction is brave. But everybody kept talking about her weight; what I saw was the sad face, the lank hair. Nobody thought of a new haircut, different clothes, some cosmetics. She has long hair and a striking face, she might be truly beautiful. And it might improve her self-esteem, which is a huge positive motivator. I´ve met several girls like this, where everyone - including themselves - focused on their weight and nobody thought of working with the hair, the eyebrows. Made the whole thing even worse.
The idea for the black unhealthy food labels is brilliant. And the mandate to remove hero/mascot images on boxes aimed at attracting child attention. This kind of measures are exactly what's needed to drive the food industry into better and healthier product formulations, if they want to avoid the unhealthy food labels. Consumers must rule over corporations, not the other way around. Especially in the food industry. Congratulations to Mexico! 👍This absolutely needs to be implemented all across in Europe as well!
I’m not following closely the current Administration in the seat of power in Mexico, but I think they are oriented toward heath and well being of the general population rather than beholden to corporate interests. I hope that continues because it will take a couple of generations to see any significant results in the efforts to change direction.
I wish colorful packages would be banned for unhealthy foods aimed at children. Just a black box, name of the product and all the warning labels
The industry is transitioning already: organic sugar and artificial sweeteners, whole wheat, plus vegan ingredients. It's still junk, made for convenient consumers, long shelf life, and cost-cutting production. There is no glory in preventing diseases. Most people are delusional and will buy supposed "fitness" food
In paper and theory the idea seems great!, BUT in reality, it does not work. I was in Mexico for a while and the people even joke about the "sellos" or labels warning them that the product is high in sodium, sugar or fat. They just look at the labels and laugh saying that those labels are not going to stop them from buying the product. It's like they even think those labels are taking away their freedom and the citizens don't like that!. I know nobody who actually feels concerned about it. I've a lot of relatives who are in their late 20s and mid 30s who already suffer from diabetes and hypertension. The problem is even worse for Mexicans living in the US because even though they work really hard, all the money they earn is not used for buying healthy food, instead they buy cheap highly processed food in order to save the rest of the money and send it to their families in Mexico to throw big wedding / birthday parties.
It should, but it will probably never happen in america 🙁
DW is becoming the much needed media channel the world needs right now.
@sepulvedablvd7846 and monsanto products are banned in the EU
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I think so
the ONLY thing you need to lose weight is a calorie defecit!!!! no illness or hormones can stop calorie defecit from working!!!! the laws of thermodynamics will apply
@@mythbuster6126 everyone. people need to be aware that if they want to lose weight they need to be in a calorie defecit. there is NOTHING wrong with your body. if you are fat, then you eat too many calories. just eat less and you lose weight
That pr woman for Nestle is well trained in responding to interview questions. 10/10 on the dodging.
It's crazy
she refers to people as "consumers" in a general seentence when not talking about any particular consumers per se, whic is just cartoon levels of villainhood
"are you trying to be healthy, or are you just trying to be number 1" I think she should have said both. Because wouldn't it be great if you can be healthy and also the number 1? she could have also shoved the issue onto governments. its the governments fault
fast food consumers are called "users."@@infinitestare
@@ayoCCwhy is that the fault of the government? If there is no demand these companies wouldnt exist to such extend
As a recovering chocoholic I can testify to the fact that sugar addiction is very real. It can absolutely be compared with crack or alcohol: One is too many, ten not enough. The most insidious effect of sugar addiction is that one craves more and more of it, never being satisfied. And while one is giving in to the addiction one doesn't eat proper food like fruit and vegetables which the body actually craves and needs. The body is hungry for nutrients, but we stuff it full of junk. It's a vicious cycle. The way I finally overcame the sugar and junk food cravings was to literally eat masses of fruit and vegetables and thus satisfy my body's need for vitamins and minerals. Eventually it stopped craving and I lost a lot of weight by simply eating huge amounts of healthy foods. But I know for sure that I may never ever have anything containing processed or refined sugar. I tried it once and I fell off the wagon big time and for a prolonged period of time. I now know that (any) addiction can be managed but never cured.
Warnings on food labels are hardly effective. Addicts know that sugar/crack/alcohol is bad for them, but it's what they hunger for. They are desperate to stop but can't. The only way to break the habit is to go cold turkey and to never touch the "substance" again. Moderation doesn't work here. It's not about calories and how much one eats. It's about the "what". If one stays away from processed food of any kind - which includes all so-called junk like fast food, ready-made "convenience" meals, sodas, cakes, chocolate, icecream, chips, viennas, even bread - and replaces it with fruit and vegetables and cooks simply and from scratch, the cravings will subside and the weight will come off.
Hi John...Men can have 3 fruits a day, females 2 fruits a day. Sugar is in fruits....if we stay the equivalent of under 6 teaspoons of sugar per day. (Sugar fruits) if you consume artificial sugar...your body still reacts the same. (Just less calories) Try intermittent fasting to help with appetite...if you have not yet. 😊
I agree, intermittent fasting is a good thing to allow the body to rest and digest in between meals. My point was, however, to never eat processed food of any kind including refined sugar. For some reason I find that fruit sugar in its natural, whole form, i.e. in apple or pear etc. - not even as freshly pressed juice initially - is not as addictive and will assuage the cravings of a person in withdrawal. This will lessen naturally once one has replaced processed food with whole plant food and thus have given the body the nutrients it craved in the first place. Even vegetables have a certain sugar content. The "rehab" process takes about 3 to 4 weeks. If one can stick it out 100%, one is in recovery. Intermittent fasting can be introduced afterwards.
Fruits should be limited as well. Most fruits are bred for the highest sugar content, because that's what people are raised to believe, "A fruit is not good if it's not sweet."; when, in fact, fruits, like vegetables, have a range of tastes and flavors.
@@logikgrIt's absolutely wild that even fruit has been engineered by humans - I totally forgot that! 😮
Growing up, my mom was super strict about junk. We'd have Take Out literally a handful of times a year, and chips and sweets were also not common, about 2 or 3 times a month if we went to the shops or had birthday parties etc. I used to be jealous of family and friends who seemed to eat out whenever, but now I am SO grateful to my mom. My diet isn't perfect, but I consume junk a lot more moderately than many. Strive to do the same with my children.
Rule of thumb: If the industry is against it you should be for it, and if the industry is for it you should be against it!
Another rule: if your food has a list of ingredients on it, dont eat it.
Whatever, lets just die happily in front of our PS5s! This world doesnt worth fighting for anyway!
Same rule for govt.
not always eh
*Take all responsibility for your health and don’t be so lazy and prepare normal food for yourself and for your kids*
I'm currently trying to cut out sugar. I have to admit that I'm addicted to sugar. It's scary because this much sugar is definitely very unhealthy and it has probably ruined my body to some extend. Now I try to eat healthy, fresh foods, lots of veggies etc. and most importantly water as I was addicted to soda drinks. It's hard but I'm already noticing some positive changes in my body. This topic is very important!
Try natural coconut sugar 😉
U can use date syrup, agave or coconut blossom sugar..u will get there
I consider whole grain pasta to be healthy, but you should have them split up in to maximum 2 meals a day, and with a good amount of healthy plant seed oils (I prefer olive). Other than that I eat nuts and vegetables. Only drink water, coffee, and tea without milk or sugar. If you're vegan have your vit.B12 and a good source of omega-3 fatty acids (like algae oil), maybe vit.D if you're a nightshift worker or not out in the sun much, and you're good. I'm 40 years old, athletic, everyone thinks I'm much younger. Take good care of your bodies folks 💟
@@_arabellasisobullshit, sugar is sugar
@@nadiaandkofibullshit, sugar is sugar
I started not eating foods with added sugars in them. It was so hard to find items that didn't. Some items that shouldn't even need sugar had it in there.
I live in Mexico. There is no single food in stores and markets that is stamp-free. Even the “healthy” options are marked as “excess calories” or “excess sodium”. This policy isn’t affecting the food corporations as the government expects. This policy is affecting the mental health of consumers. Companies should change their products and ingredients, consumers shouldn’t be the ones carrying the bargain.
The point is that the “healthy” options are not actually healthy. They use buzzwords to trick the average consumer. Some healthy foods are actually much worse than the junk food variations. These companies rely on people being misinformed about what is healthy to make money. That’s why they even create these “healthy” lines! At the end of the day, ultra processed food will never be healthy!
U mean even fruit or vegetables these kinds of healthy food are marked with excess calories or sodium? If so, that really doesn't make sense!!
This documentary should be shown to kids in schools. Such an important topic to be talked about. Thank you for making this accessible on youtube
When i was in school they showed us documentaries about the hazards of tobacco and street drug use. I got the message and never used them.
I started eating my constant first junk food while in high school and that was the chocolate bar. I had to have one every day.
Agreed
It's really the parents who need to be watching this too. Children don't have control of the type of food they consume in their households.
This should be shown to useless parents.
I can relate to that. Before 2021 started, I decided to buy a weighing scale and found my weight to be 111 kg. Ever since that day, I have been eating less junk food (and also less meals in general) to the point that it's been months since I last consumed Coca Cola, cookies and potato chips. I'm 78 kg now and while I did not entirely give up fast food, I've been eating smart.
Congratulations for losing so much body weight since when you were 111 kg.
@@Boycott_for_Occupied_Palestine Intermittent fasting played a big part here. I've been going for just 2 meals a day, but I have tried OMAD (One Meal A Day) before. It's pretty good, if one knows how to get the important nutrition intake.
@@muhdfauzibmohdrais3844 OMAD? Or commonly known as: working so hard you don't have time to eat more than once.
Well done! Keep it up 😊
Congratulations bro, keep it up!
I’ve worked in an NHS mental health hospital for several years now and it never ceases to amaze me the appalling lack of knowledge and awareness medical professionals such as doctors and nurses have when it comes to the link between nutrition and health. The dementia and neuropsychiatry wards are particularly bad where patients who have fasting bloods of 7- 8, and after eating 12-13 is seen as normal and of no concern. I find it ironic that diabetic patients (which there are many) are not allowed to have sugar in their drinks but yet are permitted to eat as much toast, beans, potato, cereal, pasta, rice as they like. I once voiced my concerns about this with a senior nurse, who simply shrugged her shoulders whilst telling me there’s very little sugar in bread, rice or pasta so it was fine. I couldn’t believe this highly experienced nurse didn’t have a clue how carbs are processed in the body. For a second, I was tempted to inform her that these carbs are converted into glucose by the liver causing huge blood sugar and insulin spikes. I thought better of it. My words would’ve almost certainly fallen on deaf ears. Just the other week I witnessed a nurse encouraging a diabetic patient to eat some toast before they go to bed as their bloods were too low 5.8. I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing. After the toast her bloods shot up to 12! The nurse was happy with this and allowed her to go to bed. Many patients are encouraged to eat three meals per day plus snacks and supper which include pudding after every meal (usually cake and custard). toast, and copious amounts of biscuits. Many patients who’s bloods are too low (5-6 range) for their insulin shots are encouraged to eat several biscuits so they can get their shot. Patients who refuse meals as they’re simply NOT HUNGRY are regularly bullied into submission and virtually force fed. Nurses and staff go into a blind panic thinking that missing a meal or two will somehow have a detrimental effect. For those who don’t cave into the pressure it’s not long before the Ensures (full of sugar) are being pushed upon them. It’s a farce. As a result of this appalling lack of understanding around nutrition many patients pile on the weight, and their condition deteriorates rapidly. Many patients are on a whole cocktail of drugs which seem to have very little positive effect whatsoever. In fact, I’m convinced many suffer detrimental side effects as a result. This is an NHS hospital where patients are supposed to come to get better. It’ a sad state of affairs! What the heck is going on!?
It baffles me too that the narrative for diabetic patients is to eat hoards of carbohydrates!
What’s wrong with beans? They’re rich in fiber and healthy.
WOW! Thank you for commenting... my heart breaks for those patients.
@@MarthaVinuesa-hp2ozprobably the British ones with sweet tomatoe sauce
It sounds like they’re trying to get rid of them.
Nestle and healthy diet can't be used in the same sentence.
Nestle hates healthy diet. How about that🤔
My heart goes to Rebecca. Very courageous to speak about in public. I wish her lots of power and strength and love for her journey.
Good luck Rebecca and thank you for giving us an insight of your struggles I wish you well 😊
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 ☁⛅☁ Yes, she is brave! She gets respect for being brave and telling her story to a camera team from Deutsche Welle. I like that the presenter mentioned her - courageous step! 😀
Oh she is definitely going to need a new heart in a few years
I wish her to forgive her parents.
Amen. Philippians 4:17
I have never seen any warning on a Nestlé product that said “Please consume this product in moderation, otherwise it may be damaging to your health!”. As a consumer, the best thing we can do is to completely boycott every product from these companies.
These products effectively are dessert, not supposed to be a main course or a mindless snack. If everyone sticked to that rule, there would be far less diseases
There is a very easy way of 'boycotting' products. DONT BUY THEM!
@@CarloAldoВы прям с языка сняли😊👍
Господи, какая тупость. Насколько у человека нет мозга, что он не может осознать, что жрать ЛЮБЫЕ ПРОДУКТЫ нужно в умеренных количествах? Может еще на воде писать, что чрезмерное употребление воды вредит вашему здоровью? Может стоит иногда включать мозг, а не сваливать вину за свою глупость на бездушные корпорации?
The key to stop sugar addiction is to avoid purchasing sugar and stop consuming whatever says 'contains added sugar' . Suddenly half of the ready to eat food is off your list and only fresh vegetable fruits are allowed. Initially it will be difficult but this habit will helps a lot
Maltoze, dextrose and corn syroup are just as bad. Xylitol and stevia are good alternatives
I was shocked when I was trying to find low sugar cereals for my dad in high school and even things like Cheerios and pasta sauce had sugar in them (higher than the 3rd ingredient). That’s when I realized how much it was everywhere lol
@@corgisrule21even chicken broth and “healthy” baby snacks have added sugars. It’s crazy. I also didn’t realize how deep sugar went. Like duh, I knew to avoid cakes and ice cream but didn’t know they put it in things that aren’t even sweet.
@@Kate-ct9ys It makes it taste better if there is a bit of sugar. Same with salt. These companies test recipes with slightly different combinations to find the one that most will like (really what is the most addictive), then sell that to you. There is some magical mix of salt and sugar in any food they refer to as the 'bliss point'. I always look and stick to brands that don't add sugar unnecessarily on principal.
When you get a sugar craving try a grapefruit, a grapefruit has all of the cravings you crave in it, sweet,sour, and if you like throw a shot of salt on it. Boom, there ya go.
As soon as I stopped eating sugar and high carb foods my binge eating stopped...I used to go out and buy a cart full of food and go into a frenzied day long binge...sugar should be seen as a drug because its just as damaging..
For me, one of the scariest things is that we as people (CEOs, scientists who do paid reserarch to reach a certain goal) do this with each other, knowing exactly the harm and the consequences, but a lifeless thing as money is more important then the lives of children and adults... This is knowingly committed crime and it is disgusting that our systems allow this to happen.
It's hard to stomach. I've realized the best thing to do is be active with your friends, family, and community to try to educate them on better eating. Seriously, it's our responsibility with knowledge to use it to better our peers. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by a crushingly powerful system, but we have some power to change it. I'm on a mini crusade to help my friends and family get off of three things: 1. Seed oils (basically industrial byproducts that are high in bad fats. Sunflower, safflower, canola, etc). Try to use extra virgin olive oil or natural butter for cooking instead, and be aware how common these oils are in almost everything. 2. Highly processed grains 3. Added sugars (anything on a label that says "added sugar" that's more than 0g) If you can avoid those three things as much as possible, you are already 80% of the way there, according to Calley Means, who used to be a corporate lobbyist for some of these unethical companies. I think if more people take it as a personal responsibility to change themselves and others around them, corporations will feels it where it hurts--their wallets.
It is human nature to compete
Timeless struggle of good vs bad, of human weaknesses, greed, corruption, struggle for power, wealth, the desire to display that, etc
That leads to further nursing home residents who are eating those sugars and carbs and getting fatter and fatter. I watch the staff shove more and more bowls of carbs under the blind woman, who is getting bigger and bigger. They serve desserts and lots of potatoes and macaroni and juice and ice cream here. I used to eat the food here and half my hair fell out. I did that because texas only allows its nursing home residents $60 of their social security checks to be kept every month. I could not afford organic raw veggies and fruits. So in July I kept my $918 of RSDI unearned income so that I could buy these organic foods. My hair stopped falling out. AND they don't find it important to wash my feet and legs where the metabolic acidosis wounds are. When covid shut down the libraries and parks, I began to sit for long periods of time. Status dermititus started with an open wound at the ankle to let out liquid. Now I have 3 wounds because I can't walk. Turns out that these sugars and carbs are acidic foods and we are alkaline beings. These processed foods turn our bodies acidic so that there is injury to the microbiome and blood vessels and organs. Swelling legs and feet mean inflammation derived from injury. Sugar is literally a poison as it clumps red cells together. This means that corporations are deliberately causing these people to become bigger and heavier. This causes even more pain which sells more pills. They tell me that medicare/medicaid makes the rules and they can't change it. Yet I have read that we are supposed to be getting a diet made specifically for each one of us. A lot of people here are very slow, with dementia. One man is in a coma. How are they supposed to protect themselves? Read this story and look at the winners: Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy to Pay Over $28 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
u mean in america go outside of ur country where food is more safe
As a Mexican that grew up on the 90's I can say that I wish I had more educational experience with food. I suffered of overweight during all my childhood, my mom was very busy working in her business that she couldn't cook very often for us, she used to give us money for breakfast and it was so easy to buy junk food instead of a sandwich during playtime. Then as a teenager I suffered anorexia and bulimia because of the complex of being fat. Indeed my relationship with food was very toxic. Now I feel more capable of making decisions about food, but still struggle sometimes. I really hope that next generations grow better than many of us.
I agree with you but when we were growing up we didn't have access to something like KZhead to get education about food. Now that we have it and it's changing lives and we are healthier and slimmer. I am avoid sugar and white flour products and I think they should be banned. Deep fried foods too.
The staple foods for hundreds of generations which served us so well has changed drastically and almost immediately with terrible consequences. We must be mindful of our choices if we want to stay on the healthy track.
Since my teens I wanted to have flat belly. Ran and exercised a lot for that. One problem was I ate everything. Never got fat but always thought as long as I am running, cycling, hiking I could eat anything. Now in my 40s diagnosed with pre-diabetic condition last year. Got on strict diet. Got myself off sugar, bakery, reduced carbs, increased fibre, protein and continued physical activity. In 10 months, lost 11kgs, no more pre-diabetic, grew my hairs back, improved eye sight and got my six packs. Passing this to my kids now. They need not go through this.
Bloody well done🎉
Sabhaash
Such a much needed documentary in today's world. I am one of those addicted people to junk food, but work hard to getting rid of it. Labels should be on food in more countries around the world, and more needs to be done. It saddens me this whole dollar over health crisis that is really having an effect on our health and children's health. It really is addictive and causes obesity and health problems. I've become vegan over the last three months and eat well, I am moving away from junk as once you start eating healthy you don't want junk (sugar, fat, oil).
My mom cooked meals from scratch, and gave us no snacks. Mom didn't have a meaningful job or role according to society standards but her commitment to our wellbeing was a priority. I cook most of my meals. Many of my friends don't cook, and their grown children don't cook for their children.
Being a mom is a meaningful job in and of itself
@@beejereeno2it is. It's one of the most important job in the world. But western society has beaten it down to a pulp.
Mom being a good mom trying to make her family healthy. That's a meaningful job.
It could be a factor in childrens obesity..? Steaming some veggies with chicken/fish/beef and sitting at the table, isnt hard
Your mom had the most meaningful job ever. She was a mom. Moms are sorely needed today.
The situation in Mexico is dramatic, they practically dont drink water, only coke.
You're right unfortunately!😢😭😭😭
Then 90%+ percentage of the coke bottles end up making earth bloated with pollution. Sounds like a company that we all would be better off without.
Problem is, the water is undrinkable in Mexico.
It is happening in Italy too, we have a healthy mediteranean diet, the availability of junk food in supermarkets has increased 1000 fold from 35 years ago when i moved here, we are now seeing the effects.
My mother used to feed me Nido milk from Nestlé from the time I was a toddler until I finished elementary school. I was shocked to discover just today that it had 11 grams of sugar. Unfortunately, we could not just complain freely because my parents would call me "maarte," or picky eater, and tell me to think of the people who have nothing to eat or drink. It is such an exaggeration because we are not that poor to choose other milk brands that have a lower sugar content 😔
that is brutal.
I ask my students (in university) when they bring in a drink how many grams of sugar in the various drinks. Some stopped bringing very sugary drinks to class. I just want them to be mindful. Yes, many people in the Middle East grew up drinking Nido thinking it was so pure and wholesome. What BS. They were acting like predators.
I love that the Mexican government mandated warning labels to be put on products that have excessive sugar, salt, fat, and calories! I noticed the black labels were shaped like a stop sign, so smart! To bad the United States government or surgeon general does not do the same! There is a warning on cigarettes and alcoholic products but not poor quality food that's heavily promoted, consumed, and can kill you all the same! Poor quality food is almost completely overlooked!
Unites States and surgeon general are in the pockets of big sugar and in general food manufacturing companies. They are too spineless to do anything.
Here in Chile we have those warning "black labels" for quite some time already. I've read the Mexicans were inspired by our model. If I see high calories, sugar or fat labels, I know that product is a no no. Also, tha drawing cartoons aimed for children are forbidden too and all food have nutritional facts, so we CAN compare.
@@chilenapromedioRU That's great! We can learn a lot from that model in the US! We have been deliberately lied to for decades!
@@happyslap2588 I hope you can get introduced these little things that can help us consumers to keep us informed. I know in the US it's even more difficult because there's big lobby for all those companies, but citizens pressure can make changes!
The problem is that even if a cigarette package warns about “smoking kills” and shows scary pictures, still the less intelligent user thinks, “WOW, that sounds nice”!
Owners of these companies probably wont let their children eat their products and yet they sell it to everyone.
Rules for thee but not for meeeeee
Guaranteed!
Add a sugar tax. 300% minimum.
Mexico really has earned my respect for standing up to the challenge!
I grew up eating terribly, a massive amount of processed foods. But I gradually improved in adulthood. I gave up sugary drinks 25 years ago, and 4 months ago finally gave up all processed foods and sugar (& sugar substitutes). It was not easy… I tried and failed a few times in the past (to give up sugar).
I am on the same journey as you. Didn't realize I was addicted to sugar. Blessings and success to you!
It’s a journey…. Good for you!!!🌱🌲
Because giving up sugar is stupid, its all about the dose
@@sigmamale4147that's what I used to think too. Then I realized that every time I give up sugar I ended up going right back to it. Maybe some people can partake of it sparingly and seldom, but I don't seem to have that ability. For me one cookie, one ice cream, one sods, is the first step on a slippery slope.
@@sigmamale4147 Some people have to give up sugar. It's not stupid: it's called addiction. It's just like some people are alcoholics and they can't drink casually.
Shame on Switzerland. The hypocrisy of multinationals is painfully palpable.
And America! Have you been to the US lately?
I have been doing Whole30. I have had some sugar over the past month, but my “cravings” for it have truly declined (really crave it certain times of the month). I also don’t crave junk food. I feel so good eating like this- minimal processed food, minimal sugar, home cooked meals. I have finally found a way of eating that my body truly loves and respects. I can easily eat like this long-term.
Stage 4 Colon Cancer at 64 years old of my Dad, a Head Civil Engineer with Diabetes for 30 years at Saudi Arabia. His daily eating habits - Deep fried Hotdog half kilo every breakfast for 30 years. Instant noodles for breakfast too. Fried chicken or anything deep darkened fried almost every dinner or lunch. None or 3 bites of any veggie or fruit everyday. Any kinds of sweets everyday. 1 or 2 glasses of water everyday. 2 to 4 hours of sleeping daily. Mostly, 1 hour due to playing cards relaxation of 3-4 days each week. No exercise. He had painful sleepless nights living with a colonoscopy bag at his side since he cannot discharge bowels regularly. Shocking news of his health issue was tearful. But after reading tons of books on causes of cancer, it was a straight road to Cancer. Besides any diabetic already riding the boat to Cancer. That is the explanation of the Medical Journals globally. Even before Covid, foods are worsed than Covid silently, if not eaten with veggie or fruits. Beware. Sweets are about 30% causes of Cancer. But salts, oily, starchy and processes food are equally composition of Cancer.
Only problem, here in the UK now the sugar has been substituted with sweetener that carries its own health risks. People need to be taught about what they are eating and the negative effects.
Same here in Portugal.
One poison replaced for another.
better than sugar. No scientific studies says artificial sweeteners are bad. I substitute sugar with stevia and it doesn't spike my blood sugar.
Better than the obesity and diabetes from too much sugar. People should add more vegetables and beans to their diets but sugary, fatty, salty food that are easy to eat are more rewarding.
@sands7779 You appear to be in a position of being able to afford healthy options. Not everyone is. Look in the shops as if every penny counts, see how limited choice often is because of cost. Junk food is cheap, and often takes minimal cooking, further reducing costs. Healthy foods are usually expensive, and require additional expenses such a energy consumption, or even simple, yet expensive ingredients such as herbs and spices. Cooking at home is best, which is why I do it, but it is often not the cheapest option, and when the pennies need to be counted, that matters.
I stopped taking sugar completely for 6 months. I recognized it was dangerous and addictive. I still find myself weak sometimes with sugar. When this video was showing me clips of junk food and chocolates, it didn’t affect me. I was triggered with the milk and cereal footage 😂 That took me back to my childhood and remembering I loved Cocoa Puffs with milk. That clip was almost like I could taste it and feel the crunch of cereal 😂😂😂 there are definitely things that will always have a bit of hold on you, but we’re all capable of growth and you can still continue to make positive changes for your future. For anyone out there making the tough, positive changes, you can do it!
If you feel weak, it can be because you lack potassium and magnesium. Eat more sweet potatoes and kale and you will see the difference. I also take ZMA tablets as I exercise a lot and need my magnesium. Just never take it with alcohol! Artificial sugar can deplete your body of potassium, magnesium and calcium.
Same here, I cut sugar off and just ate things with little sugar. And once I eat cake, candy, chocolate, ect, after cutting sugar...I couldn't stand sugar. 😅 I just want more healthy food now and I'm getting addicted, which is a good thing haha
True. If you want change, you'll get to it and start.
I gave up excess added sugar myself plus milk because it causes my acne. Once both were limited, no more acne! I no longer crave it either. I agree though, at times cereal and milk triggers much cravings
for me its salt. feel you bro
I live in Mexico City and Rogelio's case represents the life of an average person here. And unfortunately those labels can't avoid people buying these products. People are literally dying from T2 diabetes and high blood pressure and are aware about the consequences but it seems like they don't care😢
its crazy that you can walk into a shop like that and not see one piece of real unprocessed food
No such thing as unprocessed food. Anything made to be edible is at somepoint processed for consumption. Ultra processed is the proper term.
@@forrestaustin7050 Would you say an apple or banana is processed?
@@chizachirwa3537 Yeah
@@padregrande523 how so?
@@chizachirwa3537it was sprayed with pestizides, fertilised, washed, cooled down.
Very good documentary. There are so many problems in the world. Tackling obesity should definitely be a high priority.
There's also another problem and that's artificial sweeteners still inducing an insulin response. As well as some artificial sweeteners(at least in the USA) being approved as result of an ex-politician using his ties to the government to get an artificial sweetener approved by FDA, all the while it was an carcinogenic, aspartame is still legal to use and sell as an artificial sweetener.
I'm a 66 year old man and I'm obsessed with keeping my mid drift bulge down to a minimum.
I can’t stand artificial sugars, no diet soda no flavored water. I drink now only water. But bottled water has microscopical plastic in it. I see so many you tube documents about food. And really start to struggle, of what would be good for you. Stay away from Nestle products, even cat food friskies is not good for your cat.
This is just trickery to be able to tax our product on the excuse of "its to protect you" They take the 5% of people who overexagerate a lot on ammount of food they eat and their long term lack of physical activity. To act as if its some majority problem Almost all people have trouble eating too much cause their stomach feel full Not all of them are athletic cristiano ronaldo beast. But they at least have a couple of months in the year where they go often to the gym or do some physical activity. It can be as simple as walking outside a lot. Riding a bike. Swimming in the beach. Move heavy things around etc
Nestle has produced addictive products in the first place and than they say that they give their customers free choice to choose healthier products .... That ls manipulation of public opinion ....
This video should be required viewing for anyone concerned about their health. It's time to make conscious choices and hold the food industry accountable.
What do you mean ‘required viewing”?
DW is the best in developing such ethical issues among us . A big thanks to the DW team
the ONLY thing you need to lose weight is a calorie defecit!!!! no illness or hormones can stop calorie defecit from working!!!! the laws of thermodynamics will apply
@@gamer4ever838 Not true. 400 calories of cabbage and 400 of ice cream will be metabolized differently. Clue one You may crave more ice cream but the cabbage no not so much.
@@gamer4ever838Underestimating factors that make it sustainable to keep up the deficit and then establishing habits that allow you to keep it up for a lifetime is a biiiig mistake. You will not be able to stay in the deficit consuming calorie dense salty fat-rich products that this docu talks about, you would feel like you're starving because the effect they have is not filling you but making you stay hungry and crave more. So yes in principle what you said is true but to make that happen is far more complicated than you make it out to be.
@@justynawisniewska1213 i can eat junk food every day and still lose weight. Because i am not that hungry. So defecite for me is easy. Fat has 9 calories per gram. So stay away from it
@@arianaGG126 omg. Stop it. You need 2500. You eat 2200. You lose weight.... you just lost 40 pounds. Now you must eat 2000 to continue losing weight. I dont care who you talked to or what you read. Your body needs calories. IF YOUR BODY HAS TOO LITTLE CALORIES. IT WILL AS IN MUST USE STORED FAT.
I am glad that I have only 1 cheat day a week. It wasn't only the fact that this junk food packed on more fat but also the loss of energy & surprisingly this stuff made me easily irritable. Eating unhealthy made me feel terrible.
During the first weeks I quit sugar I felt extremely irritable. Anything annoyed me. There is a reason to associate sugar with drugs in some way.
I have 1 cheat day every 2 months maybe or more. Usually mcdonals somewhere on the way where I have no options
I'm glad documentaries like this exist. The food industry needs more transparency now more than ever. We, as consumers, deserve to know precisely what goes into the food we eat and how it impacts our health. It's not just a matter of personal choice; it's about making informed decisions for ourselves and our families. Documentaries like this play a crucial role in shedding light on these issues and prompting change. Let's demand transparency and accountability from the food industry to ensure a healthier and more informed future for all of us. Thanks for shedding light on this issue, DW!
Google health effects on eating bad its that simple. People hook them selves on junk food because there lazy 100%
I have been eating a lowcarb lifestyle for ten years. I eat nothing packaged except butter😊 and yoghurt
These documentaries are just necessary.
This corporate exploitation of the most vulnerable is absolute evil.
I disagree with Michael Moss. The problem isn't "sugar, fat and salt". It's sugar, toxic industrially processed oils and all the other flavoring and preserving chemicals. Numerous studies on ultra processed foods, using those ingredients, have shown unequivocally their unique ability to cause obesity. We have had fat and salt (and to some much smaller degree sweet things) in our human diet for more than a million years.
Bingo! Not only that, but you actually had a proper scientific argument. Whereas Michael was just kind of taking a dump in front of the camera. Cheers!🍻
He should try European products first, taste chocolate etc, not soy coco bars...
I agree to a certain degree. Food industry have made hyperpallatable foods with a lot more sugar, fat and salt and has combined them. The chemicals, emulgators and preservatives and so on definitely destroy our metabolisms.
Yes, salt and fat are actually good (unless it's transfats). Although I believe, combining these 3 makes junk food even more tasty, than just sugar individually.
The salt, Sugar and Fat is not the same our Ancestors used....today, it's a bunch of chemicals..
In movies, people never struggle with motivation and addiction. I'm addicted to sweets, even though I'm slim and nice looking. I decided to decrease the level of sweet I eat and drink and oh my god. It's absolutely terribly difficul
Requiem of A Dream is a movie about people struggling with drug addiction
are you serious? there are hundreds and hundreds of these films, to the point where it becomes boring
I'm glad my mum she nver allowed me to eat junk food or sugary products or cola or any of shity drinks since my early age she feed me natural things like nut vegetables and fruit, now i have the perfect body and health I'm thankful for mum she is saved my life
Thank you for this, as a Mexican that grew up in the 90s things have drastically changed and many have become obese
Thing is Mexican diet aka food is not the healthiest but it was more natural and not processed, the main factor is those huge bottles of soda that is causing all the problems, I know there a town in Mexico were cola is cheaper than water
@@luiskross6454 Indeed
@@luiskross6454 sadly coke is cheaper than water in most of the country but the diet has definitely changed in that last 30 years
@@luiskross6454Mexican food, like any staple diet is actually quite healthy. And I'm not talking about fatty tacos, fatty fried foods. I grew up in the South Central part of Mexico in the 80's and the herb and legume salad was always the main part of dinner....having no fresh ingredients with your food is what we would call dry food.
Everyone, let's share this in the ”health at every size” bubble and maybe shine a light about what corporate greed does to people's bodies.
Wow, what an amazing documentary! Thank you for sharing such important information with us. I was especially impressed by Rebecca's attitude. It seems like she's had a major breakthrough in her thinking, which has boosted her confidence. I have faith that she'll continue to improve her health.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!😄
Always heartbreaking to hear how some people bullied and how they think of themselves.
I did a 5 day vegetable detox at my friends house in Italy, it was incredible how my skin shone. I have cut sugar, gluten and dairy.
I definitely want to try this!😊
sounds like a torture, and in the long term it's equal to failure.
@@Mizz.Personstevia helps to fight sugar craving
Dejé de comer azúcar hace un par de años , nunca tuve problemas de peso pero de piel y de hiperactividad que afectaba mi estado emocional. Ahora me siento mucho mejor, mucho más tranquilo y como mayormente sano todo el tiempo. Es la cuestión de tu propia voluntad decir no a la comida basura y leer bien las etiquetas. Menos procesada la comida mejor para tu salud.
VAS A VIVIR MAS Y MEJOR
Keep up with this good content, people need more awareness like this
my compliments for the documentary! it's really well done!
Wow, pretty impressive this documentary got 1,2 mil views in just two weeks. But it only goes to show that this is a topic that is on a lot of people’s mind. I think a lot of people, like myself often choose unhealthy, but highly addictive food because it’s just so much easier, less time-intensive and often also cheaper than healthy alternatives. Thank you DW for this documentary!
An extremely informative documentary done by DW. Well done 👏
Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
It should be used in schools around the world to bring awareness and as a reminder.
@@DWDocumentarywhy did you put yogurt in the first scene?
Pre-pandemic food prices were already too high for healthy choices:$1 hamburger vs $7 salad. Today with rampant inflation we have:$1.50 hamburger and $12 salad. If you don't make healthy food accessible then you'll continue to push people into cheap and poor choices.
I live in Mexico and the labels help a lot!!! I choose some products instead of others precisely because of the absence of the labels and it also helps to show my kids which pproducts are worse by the number of labels
I went through cocaine and xanax addiction as a young adult. Unfortunately that addictive habit carried over into sugar addiction. I was able to quit hard drugs cold turkey, and never look back or relapse. I'm 35 now and sugar addiction has been harder for me than that EVER was.
It's not a sugar addiction though. It is a food addiction. The reason chocolate is so good is because it has all the components, sugar, fats, the mouthfeel. Nothing wrong with some sugar in your diet if your exercise & don't overconsume. I can see why this is very difficult to start out with (first 3 months) after that it gets so much easier.
@@0xszander0 multiple studies have proven highly processed suger to be more addictive than cocaine and amphetamines...sugar addiction is real.
I loved sweets as well but once i started eating 95% animal foods and animal fats, I have no sugar cravings, as a matter of fact if I even eat a piece of sweets my body rejects and I suffer. I learned once your body is nourished properly, your body/brain will tell you to stop eating. Like, you can't overeat once you body has all the nutrients it needs. There's a reason the government tells us not to eat animal foods and super low fat foods. When our body is deprived of essential fatty acids(animal fats) that switch in our brain that tells us we are nourished gets shut off, this is the reason we constantly eat and can't stop eating junk food because these foods don't nourish us. Paleo-anthropology is where the truth is when it comes to human necessity.
Stevia helps fight sugar craving
@0xszander0 but thats the point, he can't just "eat alitte or in moderation" bc it's sugar addiction
I had the privilege to be a stay-at-home-mother of two children (it was not always easy and many times I thoroughly hated it ...), I cooked lunch and dinner and from birth avoided giving them sugar, the snacks were mostly fruit, nuts and also cookies sometimes, saying this I am also saying that the children's diets need to be monitored either by the parents or other care takers. It is a sad fact that many children today must fend for themselves, the parents are both working (because they need to) and grandparents are often not around or too far away. They often go to school without a decent breakfast and sometimes getting lunch is a rare occasion. In situations like these children grab the next best edible thing which is mostly junk food and if this becomes a habit, nothing else is as good as all that fat and sugar. Obesity in children is a huge problem in our society and is often seen in the lower income population because junk food is so so much cheaper than healthy food. I don't have a solution to this, the only thing I can say is that our society needs a big, BIG change, children are the future generations and they need to be looked after properly, you cannot blame everything on the state, on the multinationals, on all the people or organisations that want to make money out of all of our weaknesses. We, the parents, need to take responability for our children's wellbeing, their education. I firmly believe that all these eating disorders are like a cancer in this world, it all starts with a single person but it grows and grows and touches every part of our lives, health, work, realtionships etc. It truly is a sad situation, especially if children are involved.
You are so right Bottom line: there is not an adult at home that consistently prepares homemade food
Absolutely correct
Can you cool it with the propaganda? In my country most households are dual income and we still do what you did.
@@issecret1 what do you mean ??
My parents were both fulltime workers and we never had breakfast, and becomming a single mother of 2 myself had kept the bad habit of skipping breakfast. When my son was in kindergarten they told me hed often say hes hungry before first recess, so I started trying to give him breakfast but he would waste it in the mornings because he wasnt ready to eat till later on.. that was 17 years ago now and they have since changed the recess to 2 longer "nutrition breaks" instead of one lunch and 2/ 15 min recesses.. they must have discovered the kids are hungrier at certain times..I agree junk food is cheaper, at my poorest when the kids were younger I'd always end up with koolaid over real juice but just about everything in some grocery stores is garbage.. but today everything is so expensive I just get the healthy stuff that in some cases are cheaper! I go to the smaller more local or farm produced stores, people think its more expensive but not anymore! I'll end up paying the same for garbage! Pet foods too
Thank you DW Documentary!!! ❤ I love the knowledge
Thank you for making this documentary. It's important to talk about this.
We are glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
More journalism like this is necessary to educate people. That's the way to fight corporate lobbying.
@@iii___iii It's not ppl not care, it's top ppl don't care, these are ways for top ppl to be in the top The middel to bottom ppl, most of them are brainwashed from the beginning and not having access to this information, the middle to bottom ppl are poor and strictly controlled by the top, not having choice to go the healthy way, so even when they have access to this information, most the time are their body already adapted to this type of comsuming food,(as they are being controlled and brainwashed by the top from the beginning) very hard for them to change without changing their living condition, meaning, they are already in a bad condition, scrambling to survive with the bad comsuming habits, resulting them stuck with this cheap drunk food
@@iii___iii They do. But it's one thing to know something, it's different if you are reminded of said thing often. Why do you think these companies advertise that much? We all know what Coca-Cola is, we know how it tastes. Why is Coca-Cola wasting hundreds of missions for advertisement, if just knowing about their product was enough?
Some good studies have been done on the uniquely fattening properties of "ultra processed food". Ultra processed food can be defined as: anything containing at least one ingredient that you can't make in your kitchen. This is different from mere "processed" food (a chopped up potato or homemade applesauce). There is something about these industrially made products that are messing big-time with our endocrine system.
Yes, as described in book Ultraprocessed people by Chris van Tulleken 👍
Overprocessed food has many more ingredients, just count the number of ingredients listed on the label, the more, the worse
I once bought a Belgian chocolate box, read the ingredients and could't beleive it. They had gluten! (as in bread). Gluten is an opiate.
Thanks a lot for this amazing documentary. This is hard to watch but important.
Fashion, food and pharmaceutical industries are interlinked Highly beautiful models leads to depression among commoners, depression leads to stress eating and then obesity and diabetes, diseases lead to medicines
I’ve cut out sugar for the most part and processed foods and take out and quickly dropped down to a healthy weight and have gotten way leaner. It’s wild how terrible the stuff if for you. And also, I’m still eating delicious food. Bacon and eggs for breakfast, yogurt with nuts, occasional fruit, salmon or other meat with vegetables sautéed in butter, avocado on toast with a fried egg, etc. Nowadays a lot of processed sugary junk food has very little appeal to me because it’s barely real food and I know it’ll just make me feel crappy and fatter.
It wasn't necessarily because you cut out the junk you lost weight. It's just you created a caloric deficit. But yes whole foods are much better for you and not packed with extra calories.
Stop eating yogurt.
@@marieh9627 No, yoghurt is actually quite healthy as it provides calcium and protein. Just eat the plain kind and if you still want something sweet, add a little bit of fruit.
@@Juleru The vast majority of yogurt on the market is unhealthy so he's not wrong. Chances are, most people wouldn't eat yogurt if they had to only eat the plain stuff. In addition, lactose allergies or intolerance is fairly common and for many others dairy causes bloating and gas. Dieticians recommend that diary only be eaten to supplement a diet, it should not be a significant source of your protein.
Only calorie control makes any difference.
Unfortunately we have known this for years, but advertising and retailers keep driving their profit agendas over our health and the masses fall for it!
Choose better for yourself. No one is forcing you to eat their garbage.
Thank you for making another insightful documentary, DW! I've largely quit eating junk food products, and it utterly disgusts me of just how much the giant food corporations only care about boosting sales and profits, and are ignoring the health problems and suffering caused by unhealthy products.
Thank you Chester for watching our documentary and taking the time to comment!
Asking "Why am I gaining weight?" when your diet consists of junk foods is like asking "Why do I get drunk after drinking 10 beers?"
I've spent most of my life fasting and living minimal. When you are truly hungry, just about anything edible is far more amazing than any over spiced salted sweet food...
It's a negative feedback loop of stress and the emotional warfare of trauma, drama, and substance.. Nothing is more destructive than the fear of uncertainty... Housing and life instability and the substance we abuse from the trauma/pain avoidance...
How long fasting?
you are totally right. very good explanation. we all experience this at least sometimes in a low level when we are really hungry. even an avacado tastes very fulfilling.
Sometimes bread with a topping is too intense for my stomach, so I just eat a slice of Whole grain bread. Been wondering why, but I fast a lot so could be that.
@@volkantum dude, a plain avocado is literally to die for. Making it into guac is also great
Big salute to the Mexican deputy minister of health, such an authentic human being
The one that also during covid said that masks were not necessary to protect yourself from getting infected! He said on national tv to hug each other and not be afraid of getting covid and that the best protection was to pray and have a saint on a card by your side !!! Also took vacations regularly during the pandemic
the ONLY thing you need to lose weight is a calorie defecit!!!! no illness or hormones can stop calorie defecit from working!!!! the laws of thermodynamics will apply
@@judehalo500 false and unnecessary comment.
This Deputy Minister actually did a remarkable job during the Covid pandemic. He gave daily advises in how you should protect and how the pandemic was evolving. He is actually an expert on infections. The bad propaganda against him and the Mexican government comes precisely from this immoral corporations, who do not want any limitations.
@@gamer4ever838 Nope your wrong again
i just want to send my love to rebecca, she is very brave and i appreciated her story
Here is my take as a former obese person: Eat in moderation. Don't over eat and turn it into an addiction, you are what you eat, food is 80% and exercise is 20% don't eat until you feel extremely full, eat before you feel full.
I never gave sugar to my son, no manufactured food. No candies, no beverage besides water, milk, and homemade fruit juices and fruits. Homemade cooking. He has never been ill. Today, he is a father, and he does the same with his kids. This is what parents have to learn. It is homework. Cooking at home is not that difficult. Simple food is the best and costs much less.
There is sugar in Milk called lactose 😂 And fruits also
@@atossdessance6235 fruit does not have high fructose corn syrup.
It’s almost impossible to completely remove sugar from food. Even salty foods like bread, pasta, pizza dough etc. contain a bit of it. To minimise its usage is already a great progress.
the problem is that sugar is important for us and lessening it to the point that it hinders our development is also bad. we need sugar for energy but the big companies use it and our body's need of sugar to cheat and brainwash many people to eat more than what's needed.
I make my own pastry, I feel like that's the only way to know whats inside your food
My mother and me usually do that, too. And if lack of time or something else forces us to buy instead of bake, we get certain things over and over, from which we now that they make us feel saturated in a healthy way. Reading the ingredients is a must with anything you eat (And sadly not only once, but at least every few months, there are products we ditched after the ingredients changed for the worse.). We are not exactly thin, but at least growing some food in our garden and being cautious allows us to be overall healthy. And we got more cautious over the years and moved towards mostly buying only basic ingredients (And ordering many spices from the internet; you need more of them if you do not use too much fat and salt, most have health benefits and the quality of the spices we could get without ordering online is too low.). Yes, coking and baking is work, although developing routines makes it easier. But I also have the impression that it gets easier over the months and years to withstand most of the food (poison) industry crap. Your taste changes from finding those things alluring to finding them to taste bland. And knowing you can eat tasty things that allow you to actually feel good does not make eating artificial things that leave you fatigued or quickly hungry again look attractive. But the change for the better for whole societies and the whole world will not come if this is the only way.
@@arianaGG126 European. just look at the nutritional declaration on the packaging and you will see it's true
@@Multiplads that's the thing: what packaging? Regular bread you buy in the cornershop bakery doesn't come in a bag; and shouldn't contain sugar unless it's some special type of sweet bread
I really love documentaries raising awarness, thank you for you awesome work a time, that have been put in this:)
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Sugar addiction is a subject that always needs more attention
Growing up in the Soviet Union in a household with a mom being a doctor and dad being in military, we as kids were only allowed candy on weekends. Icecream on weekends only. TV watching on weekends. Since childhood I know sweet is bad, so my brain rejects sweet food. Im 40+ and still wear Small size. Parents should be strict and lead by example as it comes to a diet.
how you where raised doesn’t necessarily effect your diet in adulthood. many kids who where raised in a strictly healthy food household rebel and eat a lot of junk food once they move out and gain freedom. just as many kids who where raised around unhealthy junk food might grow tired of it and begin eating healthy once they move out of that environment. i’m the second one, my parents always had junk food on tap and now that i’m older i’m so sick of it and it doesn’t even tempt me.
If only it was that simple 🙄
@@sphxx7995not really, children get habits in their families, new habits are more difficult to build up. Your change is more based on the protest and refusal action towards your parents direct on the food, well, obviousy, it is good for you. You shoud study the real things connected with your parents you reject though.Maybe the way they supported and cared for you you could not accept or their imperfections, well, it would be better watch own ones.)
@@EnglishElly sure, many children get habits in their families. but some habits, especially good habits, are much easier to break than they where to create. and bad habits, though more difficulty broken, are breakable with effort. my “change” really has nothing to do with my parents, they never forced me to eat junk food they would just buy it, and being a child, i would eat it. once i began buying my own groceries, obviously, i started to buy different and more healthy things. you’re reading too deeply into this and fail to give me any form of credit for my own choices. also, i don’t “reject” my parents, they’re great people and i feel it’s weird and invasive for you to come onto the internet and make such stark claims with so little knowledge about me. you don’t know me. so please save your attempted psychoanalysis’ for your “studies”.
@bluesun Bless your parents.
I am from turkey and right now we are going through a similar overweight and obesity problems as us and mexico I hope people gets more information on the topic also thank you dw for your contribution on this ❤
Thanks for watching!
You're not alone. I am the same.
@@NightShady279 ♥️
wow
@@mertarslan1707 noldu
They shouldn’t lump all fats in the “bad” pool.
If you control your glucose levels by simply cutting down sugar, it will cure obesity and most of health issues. You don't even have to exercise, the body is amazing at healing itself. Exercise helps of course for many other reasons, but again a simple walk each day will do wonders! People just take things into extremes, you don't need to bench 500lbs and run 50miles a day.
Great courage on the part of that young woman telling us about her eating problems. I so hope speaking here will help her, that some organisation will offer help.
With this particular video DW actually grew on me.
what a such brave step to admit your problem and spell it out, Carol!
Imagine the Nestle lady was street drug dealer and said: "Yeah, definitely drug addiction is bad. I suggest better education of kids so they know drugs we sell are bad." While thinking "Education cannot beat addiction" at the same time. There is strong paralel between drug dealers and processed food producers (focus is on sugar of course).
In asia, we ate only fresh meat including fats, fresh vegetables and fruits. Maybe it's the processing that is certainly unhealthy🙄
This is so tragic. We can rely only on ourselves and critical thinking that determine what's best for us. In 2017, I gave up fast food and soda. Later on, I gave up take out and only go to restaurants with friends. I went from 208 to 125 pounds. Not bragging but saying it can be done with persistence and discipline.
Just tuned in because I recognized Swiss products in the thumbnail.
Simple ways to reduce how many calories you eat: 1. Stop drinking your calories, you don't need soda or smoothies or fruit juice or milk shakes or those really rich 'coffees' with a lot of cream and syrup. Drink water, black tea or black coffee. 2. Write down everything you eat in a day. You don't have to count calories but just write down what you eat when you're about to eat it, and look at the list when you're about to eat again. For instance, so far today I had coffee with soy milk, a small bag of Skittles, and three slices of olive bread. If i feel like eating again in a few hours I'll look at my list to remind myself I've already had a small snack (Skittles) but that I've not yet had fruit so fruit would be good to eat then. 3. Smaller portions. Get a smaller plate or bowl to eat from. When you've finished that, wait for 15 minutes or so before deciding if you want to eat a second serving. None of these things cost money but they help you be aware of what you eat and help to reduce portion size.
All these big companies especially Nestle don't give one once of guilt or shame to the harm they've done. They'd rather lose customers than lose their precious money.