I must say, “That Sugar Film” is unexpectedly entertaining.

At first I thought it would be

boring however, I was pleasantly surprised that I got engrossed while watching. Truth be
told, I was thankful that the movie had some comical aspect to it despite the serious topic. It
made watching the movie a lot more interesting. Especially since it is a movie that is set-up to
be like a documentary, which to be honest, is something that a lot of people find boring. The
comical approach did not affect the delivery of information at all. It was still convincing. It
even came to the point where I felt conscious–and a little bit scared if I am going to be fully
honest here–which made me think of all the food I have been eating all my life. The feeling
of being unhealthy suddenly crept in.

I was not shocked to find out about the effects of sugar to our body and health. What shocked
me the most was the fact that majority of the food that we eat contain sugar. It is not even the
regular table sugar that we often add to our coffee, tea, pastry, etc. Just hidden sugar in every
food that we consume, and ironically they are usually found in “healthy” alternatives.
Imagine trying to be fit and healthy by eating every single “low-fat” or “non-fat” food you
see in the grocery shelves only to gain visceral fat, diabetes, heart disease, and a fatty liver.
Sugar is indeed is a sneaky little fellow.

With all the disease one may acquire from sugar, I would say that I do agree with the notion
that “sugar is the new tobacco” and that we are experiencing a health crisis because of it.
What I think about between the two is that they are both what I would call “traitors”. They
bring short bursts of pleasure to our body but it comes with a price. They both badly affect
our health and body, and the worse thing is that they are often not as noticeable as one might
think. Traitors, just like what I said. You might think, it does not affect you that much but
give it a few years or so, continuous consumption of either of the two will take a toll on your
health and body. It does not even take years for all the symptoms to manifest, it only takes
days just like what was shown in the film. I think it is definitely important to monitor how
much sugar goes into the food that we all consume. We need to eat to live, but if we keep
consuming foods that contain an unhealthy amount of sugar, I guarantee that it is not hunger
that will kill us.

I believe I have talked about being deceived because of science before. I still stand by my
opinion that people would believe any information given to them especially if it was backed
with science. Some people are aware of this and they shamelessly exploit such innocence that
people have for various reasons, most likely, personal gain. I do not think it is impossible to
see this happening in the food industry. Take the “healthy” alternatives for foods that are
deemed unhealthy–even though they probably are not–as an example. Just put “low-fat” or
“non-fat” on the label, surely, people will grab that.

For my final thoughts of the film, I think the portrayal of “the good life” in the film is, taking
care of one’s self. I mean, how can we have “the good life” we want if we keep ourselves
from being healthy. Personally, good health equates to good life because having a good
health enables you to do pretty much everything. To prioritize our well-being is the way to a
good life.