Scapegoat of this decade: Sugar.

Just looked at OP's diary - it explains a lot

Just looked at OP's diary - it explains a lot

About how he managed to lose so much weight, yes, yes it does. :flowerforyou:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sugar/#axzz2i6sECFfm

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/diabetes/#axzz2i6sECFfm


Here are two articles that help explain why sugar isn't all that healthy for us. Mark's usually pretty good about linking to the studies he's referring to if you want to look at the actual science; he's just put it all together into one convenient place.


I do agree that it's wrong to demonize any food or say it's something you can never eat; I think the point of life isn't to live by a rigid list of foods you can and can't eat, but to be informed about what different foods do to your body and make the choices you want to and need to to live a happy and healthy life. Is sugar going to play a big role in that? Probably not; it DOES have a lot of drawbacks and not too many good points, but that doesn't mean it can't be a part of your life if that's what you want.

Really? A low-carb, paleo/primal propaganda site?

Saw it coming a mile away...........blog posts passed as science

Propaganda, really? Is that what we call personal opinions based on scientific studies. Also, yes, they're blog posts, but did you notice the part where I specifically stated that there are usually links directly within the blog to the science it's based on? Are textbooks now propaganda simply because they are a bringing together of information in one easy to access place? At least read things before you start making unintelligent criticism.

I have. I've read many of his blogs and an entire one of his books. The guy is an idiot.

I've read all his books, used to spend all my free time his site and followed his plan for several months-I agree with you that he's a quack He's no different than all the others out there pushing their man made, processed supplements while promoting them as 'clean' and 'natural.' The guy's selling stuff that people don't need while promoting a diet that's based on utter silliness. I regret I fell for it, because I ended up having nasty and embarrassing side effects eating primal/paleo. Live and learn!

Been here almost 2-1/2 years and says sugar is not bad:



Been here over 2-1/2 years and says sugar is bad:






Am I the only one who notices tickers?

Just looked at OP's diary - it explains a lot

Just looked at OP's diary - it explains a lot

Oh? Care to expand on that? What does it explain? Aside from hitting all of my weight and health goals for several years now, while eating what I want.

Regardless if it is a scapegoat or not, maybe the negative press will lead to more personal accountability? Unlikely I know given the devil taint that the media loves to add for ratings., but hopefully. The recent show on CBC could have been so much more useful. I think the parents at the beginning were a real sign of how clueless most are (or want to be because crap is so yummy).

If sugar were magically made into an impossible molecule and there was no more sugar ever in the world, would there be any impact to the health and/or weight of human beings? I don't know, but I suspect there might be.