Sugar Is Sugar – Episode 2622

Episode 2622 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss why sugar is sugar, what is a “bonk”, what has changed in Vinnie’s digital diet, and more.

Listen · Episode 2622Sugar Is SugarMar 24, 2025 · 58 min

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Sugar Is Sugar

• Do we need sugar? (4:00)
  • You need fat and protein for energy and building every cell in your body.
• You need Anna’s spices more! (5:00)
  • Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen spices are on sale for a short time. Use code BOGO25.
• People get militant about sugar. (15:00)
  • Sucrose, fructose, starches—it’s all simple sugars.
  • Honey is sugar.
• What is a “sugar trickle”? (17:00)
  • Vinnie explains fat burning during sports and what a “bonk” is.
  • Vinnie figured out how to do a sugar trickle during ultra races.
• The body only needs about 2 tsp of glucose for normal activity. (31:00)
• Anna gets asked all the time for a specific meal plan. (38:45)
  • She has always loved the ease and flexibility of NSNG as a voice of reason.
  • Her question to people is: why do you feel you can’t trust yourself?
• Resistant starches: Anna asks what the deal is about them and whether they are related to a sugar trickle.
  • Yes, they can be absorbed more slowly, but the benefit is the same as smoking a cigarette with or without a filter. (45:30)
• Update on Vinnie’s “digital diet.” (50:30)
• Vinnie is knocking time off of his screen time.
• Have you tried limiting screen time?

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