112: JJ Virgin – Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat, Sugar Makes You Fat

JJ Virgin is a New York Times bestselling author, a prominent fitness and nutrition expert, public speaker and media personality.

JJ is internationally recognized as an expert in overcoming weight loss resistance and has helped thousands lose weight fast by addressing food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances.

JJ is a board certified nutrition specialist through The American College of Nutrition, she’s board certified in holistic nutrition, and she’s a certified nutrition and fitness specialist.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Fat doesn’t make you fat, sugar makes you fat
• It’s not about the calories in your food, it about what those calories tell your body to do
• Is the glycemic index useless?
• Glucose gives you fuel and fructose makes you fat
• Take it easy on the fruit
• What are the right sugars?
• All carbs (except for fibre) turn to sugar in your body
• You can think of milk as liquid sugar
• How addictive is sugar?
• Fat and sugar don’t mix
• Research shows weighing yourself daily leads to better weight maintenance
• How to know if you are a fat burner
• Stop eating every 2-3 hours
• Natural sweeteners with health benefits
• Honey and molasses are not health foods
• Agave is the worst natural sweetener, it will make you fat and hungry
• Artificial sweeteners mess with your gut microbiome
• Eating out, the healthy way

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JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet (book)
JJ Virgin’s website
Follow JJ Virgin on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook (book)
JJ Virgin – The Virgin Diet (book)
JJ Virgin – The Virgin Diet Cookbook (book)
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