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Banning Junk Food and Rehabilitating Family – Episode 1673

Episode 1673 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich talk rehabilitating family, childhood bedrooms, banning junk food, and more.

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REHABILITATING FAMILY

Vinnie is rehabilitating his mom in Louisiana.
She broke some limbs and needed some help.
When Vinnie was a broken teen, she took care of him
- This was his chance to pay back the favor.
Fortunately, Vinnie can work from anywhere.

BANNING JUNK FOOD

Mexico has one of the highest childhood obesity rates.
Recently, many places in Mexico have banned the purchase of junk food by minors.
You have to be over 18 to buy foods full of sugars and grains.
Vinnie and Gina think this is a good start.
- Like alcohol, it’s a poison.
- If we can put an age limit on alcohol, why not junk food?

FAT DOC IS OUT

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Please also share it with family and friends!
Available for both rental and purchase.
Here is the link to the iTunes page
- https://vinnietortorich.com/iTunes
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- https://vinnietortorich.com/vimeo
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Fat Doc 2 is in the works! Keep an eye out.

Diabetes & Obesity in Mexico with Dr. Juan Franco – Episode 1201

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1201 – Dr. Juan Franco joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss the morbid obesity and prevalent diabetes epidemics that are plaguing Mexico and his work fighting metabolic issues.

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DR. JUAN FRANCO

He is a doctor out of University of Mexico
- Works in Tijuana
Dr. Franco makes house calls
It is incredibly important for a doctor to understand the environment in which their patients live
A shock when he began seeing his patients’ homes and lifestyles firsthand

OBESITY IN MEXICO

It’s a misconception that Mexicans need to/should eat grains
- Ate primarily meat and fish (protein), then introduced grains and legume

Mexicans do not have the gene for diabetes
- It is a cuisine choice
Some Mexicans culturally find it difficult to quit grains
- It really is a choice – there are good, healthy alternatives to rice and other things
Kids in Mexico are being born 10 or 12 lbs because their mothers are pre-diabetic and consuming so much sugar during pregnancy
Some young girls develop breasts at a very young age (6 or 7) because of the extra fat and estrogen that comes from grains and sugars
- This is a symptom of metabolic syndrome
The SAD has misinformed America and Mexico, too
Economics do play an important role in the obesity issues
- However, once families learn that moderate protein and high fat is good, people of low-socioeconomic status in Mexico can still make it work!
People really do not want to lose tortillas, etc.
- Juan Franco advises food restriction depending on where people are metabolically
  - 20g of carbs /day for someone very metabolically damaged, as opposed to 60-80g of carbs for a little weight loss
- It’s mainly about making fats a staple food and educating people