News | Entertainment
8 Jul 2025 20:27
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Will Smith's family has a gene which makes them "crave sugar"

    The 51-year-old actor and his family - including wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and their two children Jaden, 21, and Willow, 19, as well as Will's son Trey, 27, from a previous marriage - all tested positive for a particular gene which means they are more likely to "become overweight and diabetic" if they gorge on too many sugary snacks


    In a preview clip for the latest episode of Jada's Facebook Watch show 'Red Table Talk', Doctor Mark Hyman tells the family: "One of the things that we found was you all have genes that make you more likely, if you eat a lot of starch and sugar, to become overweight and diabetic. You also have genes that make you crave sugar, that make you want to snack."

    The news came as a shock to the family, with Willow exclaiming she was swearing off starch-based foods.

    But the doctor went on to explain that the gene poses bigger health risks, as their health could be in jeopardy if they don't look after their bodies.

    He added: "That's a big problem because African-Americans are twice as likely to get diabetes, they're four times likely to get kidney failure, they're three-and-a-half times more likely to get amputations from that. So you're all at risk for that."

    The news comes after Will recently revealed he's going on a diet, after his family began calling him "Pudge Muffin" when he started gaining weight thanks to his craving for breakfast muffins.

    He said: "So for breakfast, I was having the four or five muffins. You know, 'Aladdin' was successful, so I was like, 'Muffin, muffin, muffin!' Then for lunch, I would have a Moscow mule, I'd have a little vodka. That was pretty much my routine for the 10 days. I'd wake up, eat five muffins and go back to sleep.

    "I had gotten up to 225 pounds and it was the most I'd ever weighed in my adult life. I got to 223 on 'Ali' and I got to 225 on the muffin boat.

    "Pudge Muffin was cute. But I don't want to be a Pudge Muffin to my family."

    Hitting his heaviest weight prompted Will to go on a 10 day fast, but that turned out to be dangerous too because his lack of energy paired with his blood pressure medication made him pass out.

    He said: "So I'm going to fast for 10 days. I did it and I got to about four days and I'm [mimes passing out] because I was still taking my blood pressure medicine. So I started taking my blood pressure medicine and my blood pressure was almost way dangerously low."

    Will stopped taking his medication for the rest of his fast and saw his blood pressure even out, and he now believes his high blood pressure was simply caused by his poor diet, rather than an underlying health issue.

    He added: "I couldn't believe I got to 50 years old without knowing you literally are what you eat. I eat food like an addict. I love food, but I realised my relationship with food was I eat for fun. I eat for joy."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     08 Jul: Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman
     08 Jul: Kelly Osbourne has hailed her father Ozzy Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert one of the "most magical experiences" of her life
     08 Jul: Brad Pitt's first attempt at method acting caused chaos thanks to his "diabolical" flatulence
     08 Jul: Michael Douglas has "no real intentions" of acting again
     08 Jul: Jennifer Aniston finds The Morning Show to be "a beast to film"
     08 Jul: Molly Shannon thinks Kenan Thompson could replace Lorne Michaels on Saturday Night Live
     08 Jul: Rick Astley refuses to listen to I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen has responded to TMO interference by laying a challenge at the foot of his team ahead of test two against France in Wellington on Saturday More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    A business spokesperson says artificial intelligence will inevitably destroy jobs More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman 20:06

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Osbourne has hailed her father Ozzy Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert one of the "most magical experiences" of her life 19:36

    International:
    Trump announces goods from Japan and South Korea face 25 per cent tariffs from August 1 19:07

    Entertainment:
    Brad Pitt's first attempt at method acting caused chaos thanks to his "diabolical" flatulence 19:06

    Law and Order:
    Five military-style semi-automatic weapons have been found stored in children's bedrooms - in a Napier home 18:57

    Rugby League:
    Tanah Boyd will debut for the Warriors at halfback, replacing Luke Metcalf in the NRL lineup to face the Wests Tigers at Mt Smart on Sunday 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Michael Douglas has "no real intentions" of acting again 18:36

    Education:
    Readers share their experiences on managing leave and school holidays 18:07

    Law and Order:
    A spate of vandalism in Auckland's Parnell 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Jennifer Aniston finds The Morning Show to be "a beast to film" 18:06


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd