[neverdem]

Somebody in the Veterans Administration should compare the rate of lower extremity amputations in diabetics already on statins to diabetics not on statins. If the difference is staically significant, then divert funds from the really stupid studies that the NIH funds, e.g. NIH sends more than $90 million in taxpayer-funded grants to China, and fund a double blind, randomized controlled trial of oral statins in diabetics and lower extremity amputations.

Weight Loss Surgery May Not Combat Diabetes Long-Term

Robert Lustig’s “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” lecture

Fructose in fruit is OK as long as its eaten in normal amounts. Dr. Lustig is on the warpath about any kind of processed fructose including table sugar. "Fructose is ethanol without the buzz." Fructose can be toxic to your liver like ethanol. It uses many of the same metabolic pathways. It screws up normal hormonal "feedback" loops that tells your brain that you hve eaten enough carbohydrates, especially glucose.

If you haven't seen it, set aside 90 minutes and watch it. It's certainly the best Youtube I have ever seen.

FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes ping list.

[muawiyah]

let’s see, our ancient ancestors the lemurs ate fruit almost exclusively!!!! (see; http://www.buzzle.com/articles/lemurs-diet.html ) ~ so what happened? Did fructose in vast quantities, our basic staple for millions of years, turn poisonous on us? Guys it ain’t always been porkchops and hominey!

[neverdem]

In comments# 3 & 4 you can find the link for Robert Lustig’s “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” lecture.

Watch it when you have 90 minutes to kill. It's the best Youtube that I have seen to date.