On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all > > April 13, 2011 > Is Sugar Toxic? > By GARY TAUBES > > On May 26, 2009, Robert Lustig gave a lecture called “Sugar: The > Bitter Truth,” which was posted on YouTube the following July. Since > then, it has been viewed well over 800,000 times, gaining new viewers > at a rate of about 50,000 per month, fairly remarkable numbers for a > 90-minute discussion of the nuances of fructose biochemistry and human > physiology. > > I'll still stick to my own opinion, that anything in moderation is OK. The human body is prone to illness caused by many things, and we live out a kind of precarious chemical balance in our intakes. Most of us have had sugar in moderate-to-excess doses, and we've survived the experience with our health intact. If people can eat fugu, why not sugar? I do not agree with the implication, above, that having X no. of viewers on YouTube validates a point of view. (This seems to be a very common implication.) And..thread drift.... http://deponti.livejournal.com/804850.html (moderation in length, too.) Deepa.
