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42. Being a minority does not change how you process sucrose.

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Mon May 19, 2014, 11:12 PM

May 2014

Just like being a minority does not change how you process oxygen.

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Is Sugar A Toxin? Dr. Robert Lustig [View all] mother earth May 2014 OP

I'm not a fan of refined sugar, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #1

Sorry, have to go with the medical expert on this on. Fructose is poison, as explained. Fred Sanders May 2014 #2

There's more than one medical expert out there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #3

Interesting link, thanks Babel_17 May 2014 #11

I have to agree with you. Frustratedlady May 2014 #4

Bingo. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #9

Yeah, it's not like he's selling anything... jeff47 May 2014 #16

Obesity is caused by many things, and we are learning as time goes by that, yes, anything and mother earth May 2014 #22

Take a look at your own response. jeff47 May 2014 #24

MO's "Let's Move" campaign was about exercising, her issue and one she has spoken about mother earth May 2014 #34

It's not as simple as calories in vs. calories out thesquanderer May 2014 #29

Fructose in fruit Brainstormy May 2014 #6

I'll agree with you there, Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #8

This is what bothers me here. Instead of calling out HFCS as the major culprit, the article makes DesertDiamond May 2014 #10

He says exactly that in the interview. nt mother earth May 2014 #18

Nope. jeff47 May 2014 #14

jeff77, nice to hear from someone on this topic who knows... Nitram May 2014 #21

We need to eat some fruit so we don't get scurvy. mucifer May 2014 #41

You're absolutely correct. HuckleB May 2014 #12

Our medical community is so far behind it's a national disgrace. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #5

If you're going to claim we are behind, you need to get the chemistry right. jeff47 May 2014 #15

Thank you for the correction. I will amend my post, Baitball Blogger May 2014 #17

Well, you corrected the names. But there's still the larger problem. jeff47 May 2014 #19

I'm not as concerned with obesity as I am with diabetes. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #20

And those large meals matched lots of physical activity jeff47 May 2014 #23

Going to your last point, Baitball Blogger May 2014 #25

You are free to feel anything jeff47 May 2014 #26

You bring nothing to the table that will prove helpful to people Baitball Blogger May 2014 #31

Being a minority does not change how you process sucrose. jeff47 May 2014 #42

You obviously have not been keeping up with the latest research. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #43

Nope. You're talking about something different jeff47 May 2014 #44

So far, all you have is an opinion. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #46

No, I have lots and lots of research jeff47 May 2014 #47

The article I posted is recent. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #48

And the article you posted is still not what I'm talking about. jeff47 May 2014 #49

You are not convincing. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #50

"sweeping conclusions that affect everyone's lives" trotsky May 2014 #27

Where is the contradiction? Baitball Blogger May 2014 #33

I guess it's OK for your to make sweeping conclusions then. No biggie. trotsky May 2014 #36

You're missing a major factor in the dialogue. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #37

Oh I don't dispute a genetic predisposition for diabetes. trotsky May 2014 #38

It appears that no one is producing evidence to support their positions. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #40

I'm sure you do. n/t trotsky May 2014 #51

though sugar per se doesn't cause diabetes thesquanderer May 2014 #28

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes...but the ADA recommends Baitball Blogger May 2014 #30

Right. But was that supposed to be as snarky as it sounded? thesquanderer May 2014 #32

No one disagrees with the amount of consumption being a problem. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #35

Oxygen is a toxin, too. Nitram May 2014 #7

And water is physically addictive Android3.14 May 2014 #13

High frucose corn grown with certain fertilizers are polynomial May 2014 #39

To be clear, are you claiming that our food is all adulterated with anhydrous ammonia? enki23 May 2014 #52

Compelling discussion mother earth! littlemissmartypants May 2014 #45

Chocolate has definite health benefits... mother earth May 2014 #53