[outofstyle]

Thanks for the post. This information has been available since the late 70's. But it has not been accepted by the "medical community."

I detest the "nanny state" and Mike Bloomberg is the worst form of despot that there is. But yes. 25 years practicing medicine has confirmed for me what I knew then. Sugar kills. It's not the government's job to tell you what to eat. Its your job to decide.

[Huskrrrr]

Thanks, this article makes sense. Glucose is absolutely essential for life, fructose is not. Fructose metabolism produces fat, normal amounts of glucose (from starch) produce glycogen (energy storage) or enter glycolysis for production of ATP. There is a big difference between calories from sugar and calories from starch. I've found this out personally, from years of dieting.

[diamond6]

Ping for later read.

[neverdem]

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[count-your-change]

Type of sugar consumed is not important....it’s the dose that makes the poison.

[Fractal Trader]

I’m a bit suspicious of the fructose is bad, only when you drink it in a soda crowd. I don’t think that anyone has been able to show any chemical difference between fructose in soda and fructose in fruit.

I wonder if we could do any cross-cultural comparisons with countries such as Mexico which have cane sugar in their drinks. As I understand it, the key reason fo HFCS is that American sugar prices are kept unfairly high by legislation which protects cane and beet farmers.

[poobear]

I dunno, without my fruit and protein I would keel over. I hit the gym and ride my bike daily. Do they ever put into the argument how much someone moves around? I’m 20% body fat in my 50’s. Fruit, vegetables and protein are an integral part of my diet.

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

I’ve found that my body weight increases substantially based on how much and what type sugar I’m taking in. Fruits and vegetables actually help me maintain a desirable weight. Processed sugars can cause me to gain weight. Corn syrup sugars cause me to gain weight rapidly. I know some people who can scarf down sugars of all types without consequence, but I have to watch my intake.

[Popman]

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