Big Sugar Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Is sugar the new tobacco? Featuring Damon Gameau and Jane Martin. Sarah Wilson (Chair) Damon Gameau is well-known as an Australian film and television actor. In 2014, he directed That Sugar Film, a documentary which examines the place of sugar in our diet. It follows Gameau as he puts himself on a sugar-laden regime consuming food that is normally considered healthy, such as fruit juice and cereals. The documentary will be released in the US in July and has now been followed by That Sugar Book. Jane Martin is Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC), based at the Cancer Council Victoria. She advocates for policy and regulatory reform to prevent overweight and obesity, with a focus on food marketing, labelling, and tax and pricing measures. For over twenty-five years, Jane has worked extensively in public health advocacy, firstly in tobacco control then in obesity prevention. Subscribe and find more videos from Ideas at the House: Get a new talk every week on our podcast: Audio - Video - Facebook - Twitter -