Sugar - The Bitter Truth

[Grizzom]

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Sugar - The Bitter Truth
Robert H. Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF, discusses the biochemical properties of high fructose corn syrup and makes the case for why it should be considered, essentially, a poison.

His talk is focused on fructose, and goes into detail on the metabolism of it in the liver (since, unlike glucose, fructose can't be used directly by the other parts of the body). He also touches on USDA dietary recommendations, including the recent decades preoccupied with reducing dietary fat, as well as the commonly cited (kcal in - kcal out = weight change) equation and its shortcomings for addressing obesity.


This video explains how "Monsanto's high fructose corn syrup" is slowly killing us!






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[Bill Ryan]

An excellent easy-to-read book on this is SUGAR BLUES (http://amazon.com/reader/0446343129), by William Dufty.

[Solphilos]

That book is a classic, and one of my first introductions to the sugar epidemic.

I began suffering from psoriasis a few years ago, and in trying to find a treatment, I decided to give up all forms of sugar, except for those naturally present in fruit.
After only a few weeks, my health seemed to improve tenfold, and several health issues that plagued me for years went away after the cravings left.
I highly recommend the book; it felt a little emotionally charged for my tastes, but I still give it 5 stars nonetheless.