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They're Lying About 'Healthy' Foods & Sugar! Shocking New Research That's Harming You

Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé exposes the pregnancy diet rewriting your baby’s DNA, how sugar in pregnancy spikes insulin, and the simple protein and supplement fixes most mothers miss! Jessie Inchauspé is a world-renowned biochemist and founder of the Glucose Goddess movement. She is the international bestselling author of books such as ‘The Glucose Goddess Method, and her latest book is ‘9 Months That Count Forever’. She explains: ◼️How glucose spikes in the womb program a baby’s future diabetes risk ◼️The 4 specific hacks to reduce blood sugar spikes by up to 75% ◼️Why eating 28 eggs a week is essential for infant brain development ◼️The link between glucose levels and ADHD ◼️How to stop sugar cravings in just 4 weeks 00:00 Intro 03:06 Why Sugar Controls Your Mood More Than You Realize 05:52 The Truth About Modern Fruit — Is It Really “Natural”? 12:07 The Real Reason “Healthy” Foods Aren’t What They Seem 13:30 What No One Tells You About Fertility and Blood Sugar 16:54 How Pregnancy Programs Your Baby’s Genes for Life 21:44 The Critical Nutrient That Shapes Your Baby’s Brain 26:01 Breastfeeding Vs. Bottle Feeding — What Actually Matters Most? 27:59 What Happens to Your Baby If You Eat Too Much Sugar 32:06 How Inflammation in Pregnancy Sets the Stage for Disease 35:31 The Hidden Trigger Behind Gestational Diabetes 39:53 Why Muscle Is the Secret Weapon for Glucose Control 41:53 Four Proven Hacks to Stop Dangerous Glucose Spikes 43:58 Standing Desks: Helpful Habit or Metabolic Distraction? 45:22 How Safe Exercise During Pregnancy Changes Everything 47:46 What Both Parents Must Do to Protect Their Baby’s Future Health 49:40 Ads 50:47 Why Even Small Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy Matter 53:27 Can You Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding — And What Happens If You Do? 53:54 Caffeine and Breastfeeding: Safe Boost or Hidden Risk? 55:31 Why Fermented Foods Could Transform Your Pregnancy Health 57:46 Keto During Pregnancy — Smart Strategy or Serious Risk? 58:57 The Only Supplements That Truly Matter During Pregnancy 01:01:36 Miscarriage: What It Teaches Us About Pregnancy and Health 01:05:34 What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mother 01:07:07 How Motherhood Completely Reshapes Your Priorities 01:08:45 Can You Overcome Your Mother’s Pregnancy Health Choices? 01:10:22 What I’d Add to My Books After Everything I’ve Learned 01:10:22 The Glucose Hacks Study — What the Data Actually Shows 01:10:22 Can You Truly Cure a Sugar Addiction? 01:13:33 Why Waking Up Hungry Is a Metabolic Red Flag 01:16:56 Ads 01:18:54 Why Protein Intake During Pregnancy Is Non-Negotiable 01:21:24 GLP-1 Medications in Pregnancy — What Happens Next? 01:22:52 How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Child’s Obesity Risk 01:26:01 How Stress During Pregnancy Rewires Your Baby’s Future 01:27:13 Food Labels Lie — Here’s What You Should Check Instead 01:30:06 What My Daily Diet Really Looks Like (And Why) 01:31:48 A Powerful Message Every Expecting Couple Needs to Hear 01:34:31 If We Fixed This, The World Would Be Healthier for Every Child Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com Independent Research - https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DOAC-Jessie-Inchauspe-Independent-Research-Further-Reading.pdf Follow Jessie: Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4qaUx1w YouTube - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/DGazyDp TikTok - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/6wk21Fo X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/EZGPu7m You can pre-order Jessie’s book ‘9 Months That Count Forever’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/6nFPyYW The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Cometeer: https://cometeer.com/steven for $30 off your first order Ketone - https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order WHOOP: https://JOIN.WHOOP.COM/CEO for one month free

Jessie InchauspéguestSteven Bartletthost
Feb 26, 20261h 35mWatch on YouTube ↗

At a glance

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Glucose Goddess on sugar myths, pregnancy nutrition, and epigenetic programming

  1. Unstable blood sugar can drive mood swings, cravings, and compulsive behaviors by triggering “crash” biology that reduces willpower and increases dopamine-seeking.
  2. Many “healthy” foods are misleadingly marketed—especially fruit juice and “no added sugar” products—because the body processes sugars similarly regardless of source once fiber is removed.
  3. Pregnancy is portrayed as passive (“bun in the oven”), but the episode argues maternal nutrition meaningfully programs fetal gene expression (epigenetics), influencing lifelong risks like obesity, diabetes, and potentially neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  4. The conversation highlights four recurring pregnancy nutrition priorities: avoid large glucose spikes/excess sugar, and ensure adequate choline, omega-3 (DHA), and protein—nutrients many mothers under-consume.
  5. Actionable “glucose hacks” (meal order, movement after eating, muscle-building) and earlier glucose monitoring are presented as practical tools to reduce spikes and lower gestational diabetes risk.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Glucose crashes can hijack mood and self-control.

The episode links blood sugar lows to irritability (“hangry”), heightened cravings, and reduced executive function, making impulsive behaviors (including sugar-seeking and possibly doomscrolling) more likely.

Whole fruit is not the main problem—fiber removal is.

She argues modern fruit is human-bred to be sweeter, but whole fruit still contains fiber and water that slow absorption; juicing discards fiber and can create a soda-like sugar load and spike.

“No added sugar” can still mean “high sugar.”

Because the claim only refers to whether sugar was added during manufacturing, products like orange juice can legally carry the label while containing ~25g sugar per serving—roughly the WHO’s recommended daily limit.

Pregnancy nutrition is an epigenetic ‘settings’ window, not a passive process.

The placenta transfers nutrients (and glucose) directly from mother to baby, and the episode emphasizes that what’s available in the mother’s bloodstream can influence fetal gene expression and later disease vulnerability.

Choline is a major, under-discussed pregnancy nutrient.

She states choline is crucial for fetal brain development and claims ~90% of mothers fall short; eggs are presented as a simple, low-cost source, and she notes some infant formulas may lack choline.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

With your diet during pregnancy, you're programming your baby's DNA, and this is gonna have an impact on your baby's development and on their future risk of disease.

— Jessie Inchauspé

Your baby doesn't get what he needs, he gets what's there and what you give him.

— Jessie Inchauspé

That's actually a total myth. If you compare a glass of orange juice to a glass of Coca-Cola, it's the same amount of sugar, about 25 grams.

— Jessie Inchauspé

So when you tell somebody, "Just eat less sugar," that's, that's BS. You can't just eat less sugar. You have to go fix the underlying cause, which is usually the glucose crash.

— Jessie Inchauspé

When you have a glass of wine, your baby's also having a glass of wine in the womb.

— Jessie Inchauspé

Glucose spikes, crashes, mood, and dopamineModern fruit breeding and why juice differs from whole fruitDeceptive food labels (“no added sugar,” “gluten-free,” “vegan”)Pregnancy epigenetics and fetal “programming”Choline (eggs) and fetal brain developmentOmega-3/DHA (fatty fish) and neural connectivityProtein requirements in late pregnancy and muscle as glucose sinkGestational diabetes prediction via early CGMPost-meal movement (walks, squats, calf raises)Alcohol, caffeine, and breastfeeding timingMiscarriage prevalence and emotional impactReading ingredient lists vs calories

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