Can You Have Your Cake and Drink Wine, Too?
6/16/202615 min
Is sugar in wine worse than the other sugar a person might eat in a day? Dr. Sanjay Gupta steps into the middle of this ongoing debate between friends. Plus, a TikTok trend claiming honey turns toxic when added to hot tea is put to the test. This episode was produced by Leying Tang.
Medical Writer: Andrea Kane
Senior Producer: Dan Bloom
Technical Director: Dan Dzula
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First 90 secondsSanjay Gupta· Host0:00
[music] Welcome to Paging Dr. Gupta. Thank you so much for joining us. This is the show where I get to hear from you, and I get to address your health questions. We got a couple of interesting questions today, pretty thought-provoking. My producer, Jennifer, is back with us today. Who do we have first?
Jennifer Lai· Host0:20
Hi, Sanjay. So today, we have a listener calling in from Toronto, Canada, and she has this ongoing discussion with her friend about sugar intake.
Bridget0:30
Hi, Sanjay. My name's Bridget. I'm calling from Toronto, Canada. So my friend is always telling me that I eat too much sugar, and I disagree with him. However, he has a glass of red wine most evenings with his meal, which I say is worse than any kind of sugar, amount of sugar I could be eating. Could you weigh in and let us know your thoughts on this?
Sanjay Gupta· Host0:52
Okay, Bridget, that [laughs] is an interesting question. Not sure I want to get between you and your friend necessarily, but this is a topic worth discussing, the idea of comparing the amount of sugar in wine with the amount in food or a sweet treat. So how much sugar is in a glass of wine? Is it better or worse for you than what you might get from food? I'll break it down for you, and I won't sugarcoat the truth when we come back. [music] Okay, we are back with Bridget's question about whether the sugar in