Will you change your sugar consumption after watching the 60

http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM

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Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [7/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16717]

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This is the actual lecture from Dr. Lustig that was posted online back in 2009 with the Mini Medical School for the Public. Watching this lecture was probably the best 1.5 hours of time I've ever spent on the internet. If you're actually interested in the science behind the claim Sanjay Gupta is exploring, it's all right here in this lecture.

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/
And here's some science that pretty much refutes Lustig's claims.

I saw a commentary there. Didn't really see any kind of science, though.

Watched it last night, dont eat a ton of sugar now, but will strive to eliminate more. One could "debate" the issue all day and all night, but given the big picture, eliminating sugar seems to make sense.

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I don't eat much processed sugar at all, but I don't worry about sugar from fruit and vegetables. I keep my carbs to 150 a day now, so guess I'm doing ok! X

Oh FFS, are we going to be allowed to eat ANYTHING anymore? I half-watched it this morning while it was on CBS news but I always take this stuff with a grain of salt. Oh crap, I forgot we can't have salt anymore either...

If you eat salt, sugar or meat, you will die.

If you eat dairy or carbs or grains, you will die.

If you don't eat any of those things, you will die.

Well, shoot. I think the conclusion is, we're going to die! lol

I realize there are studies du jour and alarmists out for attention but I should probably chime in here. I have medical researchers, oncologists and heart specialists in my family. I'm not and so sit idly by during conversations about medical research. The two studies aren't the only ones, a lot more will start reaching publication and they are corroborative.

Sugar and corn syrup aren't the only things, the issues concern those plus simple carbs such as white rice and processed flour. In short, I'll just say when these family members became aware of some of the not yet published findings of other researchers, they put down the sugar. And these aren't health mavens when it comes to their personal lifestyle. We're talking burgers, fries, candy and even smoking.

So when I saw their level of alarm around October, I joined them and cut out almost all processed foods and sugar. I just checked my diary and found actually I've done great, except for Coffee Mate and dried plums (prunes). The plums are in a grey area, as fruit which come with fiber and so digest more slowly.

Anyways, the evidence on this is about to explode with research so get ready, particularly wrt heart disease.

FWIW, I will say we all feel so much better without the sugar we no longer feel deprived.

Not interested in the debate, either and didn't watch the show, BUT.....I kicked off my weight loss 5 years ago by getting rid of sugar in all of it's forms, and white flour (breaks down to sugar almost instantly) and refined grains. I never realized that those three things alone were fueling my cravings! It took me about 2 weeks or less to detox from them and for the first time in my life at age 50 I could pass up candy, cookies, and other junk food. Yes, of course I still wanted it, but it was no longer an uncontrollable urge. 5 years later I am still on the wagon. I might have it in small amounts now and then and am not a fanatic about if it is in my ketchup or other condiments that I use sparingly, but I can tell you most assuredly that when I do have those things I can immediately tell that I have eaten them and I feel the urge to want MORE! SO I tread those waters carefully and when I do indulge I must be mentally prepared to be extra cautious with avoiding those things for the next few days or I will find myself on the slippery slope of giving into my addiction.

Sugar is bad news. I steer clear 99.5% of the time!

I realize there are studies du jour and alarmists out for attention but I should probably chime in here. I have medical researchers, oncologists and heart specialists in my family. I'm not and so sit idly by during conversations about medical research. The two studies aren't the only ones, a lot more will start reaching publication and they are corroborative.

Sugar and corn syrup aren't the only things, the issues concern those plus simple carbs such as white rice and processed flour. In short, I'll just say when these family members became aware of some of the not yet published findings of other researchers, they put down the sugar. And these aren't health mavens when it comes to their personal lifestyle. We're talking burgers, fries, candy and even smoking.

So when I saw their level of alarm around October, I joined them and cut out almost all processed foods and sugar. I just checked my diary and found actually I've done great, except for Coffee Mate and dried plums (prunes). The plums are in a grey area, as fruit which come with fiber and so digest more slowly.

Anyways, the evidence on this is about to explode with research so get ready, particularly wrt heart disease.

FWIW, I will say we all feel so much better without the sugar we no longer feel deprived.

Are these studies all along the line of all the research that was done that proved all these claims now being blamed on sugar were originally blamed on fat? Also, processed flour and white bread are both starches, they are complex carbs, not simple carbs. An apple is a simple carb, as it's all monosaccharides and disaccharides.

I haven't seen the 60 minutes segment but consuming a lot of refined sugar can't possibly be a great idea.

"a lot" = eating so much that you either 1) eat too many calories, or 2) compromise macro or micro nutrition. Take care of the big picture, and the details tend to work themselves out.

I'll continue to eat sugar, but nothing like the amounts that I used to. Nothing to do with 60 Minutes, either. I just make better decisions about what I eat based on a common sense approach to dieting.