Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna get to talk about everything under the sun. Get to hear Vinnie go off-topic and Anna pull him back. And while you are laughing, you will learn about exercise, diet, how sugar infiltrated our lives and tons more. Go ahead...have fun and learn. Good Samaritan Heart Symposium Vinnie was invited back to speak...talked about exercise and how it essential Gave history of how we got fat in this country Heart disease is not caused by cholesterol...caused by plaque buildup One thing all the speakers agreed on...if you are overweight, you are at risk for heart disease Exercise, Diet and History Exercise - it’s imperative, we need it to live We are not meant to be sedentary Ancel Keys, an American scientist, did a study in the 60’s that said we should eat more grains and less fat By 1972, hurricanes had destroyed cane crops in the south and sugar prices shot up The U.S. started importing high fructose corn syrup from Japan as a cheaper alternative American Weight Problems By the 1980’s, we began to see r