On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Heather Madrone <[email protected]>wrote:
> > There are lots of other words that are far kinder than ignorant or > ill-informed, many of which, like sanguine, don't mean ignorant or > ill-informed. You might as well have said that conclusion was lavender or > feline for the meaning we were able to derive from the word you chose. > > Yes, an ad hominem attack with a hearty dollop of psychologizing is > certainly a persuasive argument. > > Now, if you would care to tell me what in particular is wrong about Robert > Lustig's description of glucose and fructose metabolism, I would love to > replace his ignorant ideas with your far better informed ones. > Let the sparks fly! Shiv, I agree with Heather about not needing words like "neurotic obsession" just because Robert Lustig has written something that you don't agree with. Heather...the sense I get from that article is that sugar is *invariably* bad for me; I believe, as Shiv says, that everything is metabolized to sugar, and therefore, sugar (in moderation) is something the human body needs. Surely, there is sense in the age-old endearments of "sugar", "honey"...in every language and culture I know of, to be "sweet" is to be something good. So...I will stick with sugar...in small amounts, as well as fruits and honey. WebRep Overall rating
