Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich: Sugar Is Sugar

Sugar Is Sugar - Episode 2622

Mar 24, 2025

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.

https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/03/sugar-is-sugar-episode-2622

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)
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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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