Synopsis
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'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
Cast
Damon Gameau
Himself
Stephen Fry
The Sugar Family Sketch
Brenton Thwaites
The Liver Sketch
Isabel Lucas
Sugary Words
Jessica Marais
Sugar Emotion Sketch
John Leary
Ballet Business Man
Nick Batzias
Father
Katie Batzias
Mother
Annalise Braakensiek
Bikini girl on beach
Kieron Rooney
Scientist in Lab
Gary Taubes
Self / Investigative Science Journalist / Author, Why We Get Fat
David Wolfe
Self
Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Self / President, Radiant Recovery
Thomas W. Campbell
Self / Author, "My Big TOE" / Retired NASA Physicist
Professor Nick Allen
Self / Psychological Science, U. Melbourne
Kelly Brownell
Self / Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke U.
Nyurpaya Kaika Burton
Self
Angela Hammons
Self
Larry Hammons
Self
Aaron Matheson
Self / Wellness Leader
Howard Moskowitz
Self / Chairman, iNovum LLC
Michael Moss
Self / Author "Salt Sugar Fat"
Barry Popkin
Self / Professor of Nutrition, UNC
Danielle R. Reed
Self / Member of Monell Chemical Senses Center
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