Is sugar more dangerous than tobacco?

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[truthwolf1]

I liked what they were explaining about calories and that not all calories are equal. Exercise always made me hungry also. This all just leads back to Atkins.

[esfoster5]

I only skimmed the video, because I had an idea of where it was leading, so when I saw Dr. Robert Ludwig, I figured I was right.

But yeah, I don't think the research has been done to prove that exactly how bad sugar (specifically fructose) is, but I definitely agree that the current demonization of saturated fat and cholesterol is probably misguided. Human nutrition is one of those fields that is extremely hard to study, because every individual is different, there are laws about medical ethics, and it's extremely hard to get funding for studies that would demonstrate the assumptions that have guided nutritional science for over half a century to be completely and utterly wrong.

It also could be the case that insulin and leptin, the hormones that regulate blood glucose and appetite, aren't as affected by sugar as the low-carb crowd would claim. With the evidence I've seen, I'm guessing the conventional dietary wisdom is wrong, but I'm still open to new, meaningful research. (By meaningful research, I mean the kind that can't be summarized on the 6 o'clock news as, "A new study shows children who drink more soda are fatter than those who drink less. Now here's Rob with an uplifting story about the rescue of an abused puppy.")

This video below is Ludwig's original Sugar: The Bitter Truth talk. It's long and rather academic, but the comparison of the metabolism of glucose, fructose, and alcohol is rather enlightening, along with all the other information he presents.