Great clip about how sugar is toxic.

Wenchilada

I put some sugar in my coffee the other day. I immediately went into cardiac arrest and died. The revived me at the hospital tho. Doc said I was lucky to have put fake butter on my toast that morning. Seems fake butter has magical properties.

True story.

Was it fake butter with pomegranate and açai berry extract? If not, this all could have been avoided.

Wenchilada

With a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride
You're toxic, I'm slippin' under
With a taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic?
And I love what you do, don't you know that you're toxic?

This is why you are one of my favorite people on here.

ETA: Every time I hear this song I think of the Firefly episode, "Our Mrs. Reynolds." It's Mal and Yosaffbridge's wedding song.

SideSteel

lol, bumping to read later, with the ice cream and popcorn I now plan to eat for lunch.

I had this right before bed for the past 2 nights. Was excellent.

Cranktastic

lol, bumping to read later, with the ice cream and popcorn I now plan to eat for lunch.

I had this right before bed for the past 2 nights. Was excellent.

muscles are not welcome here. Didnt you get the memo?

I like sugar.

rml_16

With a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride
You're toxic, I'm slippin' under
With a taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic?
And I love what you do, don't you know that you're toxic?

This is why you are one of my favorite people on here.

ETA: Every time I hear this song I think of the Firefly episode, "Our Mrs. Reynolds." It's Mal and Yosaffbridge's wedding song.

:-)

bcattoes

Did I say YOU were addicted to sweets? No I did not. Like I said. FILTERS. Might be worth reading into. I am on 6 other forums,
both personal and professional, and I have never been bullied before, ever. It would never be tolerated, and abusers are banned. I would not tolerate it in real life either. Week moderation, and a bunch of problematic people. And NO, I did not say all myfitnesspal members are problematic. Just you message board abusers, trolls, flamers, and what not. See yah!

Just ignore them. The muscle heads like to pounce on threads in groups and try to belittle anyone trying to share information they don't like. We all know that anyone with muscles is by default healthy.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

People attacking someone for sharing information they found helpful. Not providing alternative information ort trying to have an open debate or discussion. Just attacking. Just being mean. Just being pissy for no reason other than perhaps it makes them feel better. Which is weird and more than a little sad.

Sarauk2sf

Did I say YOU were addicted to sweets? No I did not. Like I said. FILTERS. Might be worth reading into. I am on 6 other forums,
both personal and professional, and I have never been bullied before, ever. It would never be tolerated, and abusers are banned. I would not tolerate it in real life either. Week moderation, and a bunch of problematic people. And NO, I did not say all myfitnesspal members are problematic. Just you message board abusers, trolls, flamers, and what not. See yah!

Just ignore them. The muscle heads like to pounce on threads in groups and try to belittle anyone trying to share information they don't like. We all know that anyone with muscles is by default healthy.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

People attacking someone for sharing information they found helpful. Not providing alternative information ort trying to have an open debate or discussion. Just attacking. Just being mean. Just being pissy for no reason other than perhaps it makes them feel better. Which is weird and more than a little sad.

So you call people muscle heads.....ironic.

ArroganceInStep

Alright read through this. From the article it's referencing a study that is 'in the middle' and doesn't link to it. Does anyone have the specifics? (Acg looking at you here)

Why do you believe this stance, and not others?

Also I have a question, if there was a similar article stating the opposite, what would you think about it?

firstsip

Not providing alternative information or trying to have an open debate or discussion.

Are we in the same thread?

_Wits_

Debating and questioning is not attacking.


*throws extra tampons at the crowd, clearly some need them*

BamaBreezeNSaltAire

I put some sugar in my coffee the other day. I immediately went into cardiac arrest and died. The revived me at the hospital tho. Doc said I was lucky to have put fake butter on my toast that morning. Seems fake butter has magical properties.

True story.

Thanks, I just snorted out loud at work. That's just too damn funny!

yo_andi

Did I say YOU were addicted to sweets? No I did not. Like I said. FILTERS. Might be worth reading into. I am on 6 other forums,
both personal and professional, and I have never been bullied before, ever. It would never be tolerated, and abusers are banned. I would not tolerate it in real life either. Week moderation, and a bunch of problematic people. And NO, I did not say all myfitnesspal members are problematic. Just you message board abusers, trolls, flamers, and what not. See yah!

Just ignore them. The muscle heads like to pounce on threads in groups and try to belittle anyone trying to share information they don't like. We all know that anyone with muscles is by default healthy.

Do you have any research that surpassing the USDA by 10% or 100% of added sugar has clear negative health outcomes while maintaining overall calories? Thought not. Let's stick to the information and not belittle anyone with passive aggressive monikers like meatheads. Although I do like the name "meathead posse"; can I be the towel boy?

Can I be the "meathead posse's" official watergirl? Or mascot? Anything? Anything?

AmberJo1984

BUMP. I'm at work now, and can't watch the video. But, I will definitely need to when I get home.

ArroganceInStep

Since my post was at the end of page four, it'll probably get read by exactly nobody. Here. He says it much better than I could:

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

I would honestly like to hear your response to that article.

bcattoes

Did I say YOU were addicted to sweets? No I did not. Like I said. FILTERS. Might be worth reading into. I am on 6 other forums,
both personal and professional, and I have never been bullied before, ever. It would never be tolerated, and abusers are banned. I would not tolerate it in real life either. Week moderation, and a bunch of problematic people. And NO, I did not say all myfitnesspal members are problematic. Just you message board abusers, trolls, flamers, and what not. See yah!

Just ignore them. The muscle heads like to pounce on threads in groups and try to belittle anyone trying to share information they don't like. We all know that anyone with muscles is by default healthy.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

People attacking someone for sharing information they found helpful. Not providing alternative information ort trying to have an open debate or discussion. Just attacking. Just being mean. Just being pissy for no reason other than perhaps it makes them feel better. Which is weird and more than a little sad.

So you call people muscle heads.....ironic.

Yes, it was meant to be.

EvgeniZyntx

Snarky and not funny. I like you.

EvgeniZyntx

Since my post was at the end of page four, it'll probably get read by exactly nobody. Here. He says it much better than I could:

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

I would honestly like to hear your response to that article.

Read it.
Alain Aragon takes the nail, gives it a wack, and sinks it through the floor. Excellent blog and post on the selective evidence of Dr Lustig.
Again and however, I agree with Lustig's conclusion that added and easily available sugar is partially to blame for a health crisis and probably requires a health policy change. But, going after sugar alone is repeating the same mistake that was made with fats. From there, trying to blame sugar for some toxic effect is highly dubious and counter effective when it leaves the general population no better informed about what it should really focus on. I feel that by creating these boogie-man foods people just stop listening.

VelociMama

Since my post was at the end of page four, it'll probably get read by exactly nobody. Here. He says it much better than I could:

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

I would honestly like to hear your response to that article.

Read it.
Alain Aragon takes the nail, gives it a wack, and sinks it through the floor. Excellent blog and post on the selective evidence of Dr Lustig.
Again and however, I agree with Lustig's conclusion that added and easily available sugar is partially to blame for a health crisis and probably requires a health policy change. But, going after sugar alone is repeating the same mistake that was made with fats. From there, trying to blame sugar for some toxic effect is highly dubious and counter effective when it leaves the general population no better informed about what it should really focus on. I feel that by creating these boogie-man foods people just stop listening.

I agree. The obesity problem we're facing is far too complex to blame on a single demon food. If we are to deal with actually fixing it, there has to be an acknowledgement of that.

Alan's blog was very well written and offers a nice counterargument to Lustig's claims. Be sure to read through the comments also as Lustig himself chimed in there and tried to "appeal to authority," and Alan called him out on that as well.

mmapags

Did I say YOU were addicted to sweets? No I did not. Like I said. FILTERS. Might be worth reading into. I am on 6 other forums,
both personal and professional, and I have never been bullied before, ever. It would never be tolerated, and abusers are banned. I would not tolerate it in real life either. Week moderation, and a bunch of problematic people. And NO, I did not say all myfitnesspal members are problematic. Just you message board abusers, trolls, flamers, and what not. See yah!

Just ignore them. The muscle heads like to pounce on threads in groups and try to belittle anyone trying to share information they don't like. We all know that anyone with muscles is by default healthy.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

People attacking someone for sharing information they found helpful. Not providing alternative information ort trying to have an open debate or discussion. Just attacking. Just being mean. Just being pissy for no reason other than perhaps it makes them feel better. Which is weird and more than a little sad.

So you call people muscle heads.....ironic.

Yes, it was meant to be.

Isn't that funny! Where I come from, when you intentionally engage in the behavior you accuse others of we call that hypocritical. Interesting. Must be some kind of regional difference.

The last 2 posts above this one are excellent and are most reflective of my thoughts.

ArroganceInStep

PregRx, mma, and Zyn don't count, they weren't complaining about bullying.


Still waiting.

Sarauk2sf

So you call people muscle heads.....ironic.

Yes, it was meant to be.

taking off the infini-quotes.

I must be slow (maybe I am one of those muscle heads and that is why) but I do not get the logic of your response. You insult people for being insulting then you say you intended the fact that you were being hypocritical to be ironic. Sorry, lost me there on that logic.

Sarauk2sf

Since my post was at the end of page four, it'll probably get read by exactly nobody. Here. He says it much better than I could:

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

I would honestly like to hear your response to that article.

Read it.
Alain Aragon takes the nail, gives it a wack, and sinks it through the floor. Excellent blog and post on the selective evidence of Dr Lustig.
Again and however, I agree with Lustig's conclusion that added and easily available sugar is partially to blame for a health crisis and probably requires a health policy change. But, going after sugar alone is repeating the same mistake that was made with fats. From there, trying to blame sugar for some toxic effect is highly dubious and counter effective when it leaves the general population no better informed about what it should really focus on. I feel that by creating these boogie-man foods people just stop listening.

^^ very nicely put.

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