Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2203 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Gina Grad chat about "the other Pumpkin", sugars and A1C, lowering the bar, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/lowering-bar-episode-2203 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI LOWERING THE BAR Gina starts the show by asking Vinnie why Anna was mad, and the Tale of Two Pumpkins is born. (1:30) Vinnie explains how it originated, and Gina (and Anna) is none too pleased. (5:00) The conversation then switches to additional information about sugar that Gina hadn't realized. (5:50) She mentions what happens to your bowels when too much sugar is consumed, including fructose and both natural and artificial sweeteners. (6:30) Vinnie mentions how they are poison to the system, similar to how alcohol works; he explains. (8:00) Vinnie also tells Gina how the consumption of sugar since the 1800s has increased. (9:00) They also chat about how this has led to more recent developments of NAFLD (non-