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Topic started on 2-2-2012 @ 05:17 AM by SoymilkAlaska

Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say


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Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact, so toxic to the human body that they should be regulated as strictly as alcohol by governments worldwide, according to a commentary in the current issue of the journal Nature by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

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Lustig, a medical doctor in UCSF's Department of Pediatrics, compares added sugar to tobacco and alcohol (coincidentally made from sugar) in that it is addictive, toxic and has a negative impact on society, thus meeting established public health criteria for regulation. Lustig advoca
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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:36 AM by dawnstar
reply to post by j4k3h


we didn't have a problem with obesity till they started trying to take our sugar away and started putting fake crap into everything!!!

ya, sugar is toxic.....the fake stuff, use the fake stuff, the sugar is toxic!!!
heck is there a safe substitute for sugar???


reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:45 AM by thisguyrighthere
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I have an old Betty Crocker cookbook from the 50's.

Everything is cups of sugar and pounds of straight lard.

Yet where was obesity then? Where were all the fat kids?



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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:46 AM by Bobaganoosh
reply to post by dawnstar



stevia. It is a safe alternative. grow the plant. don't buy the processed crap.


reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:49 AM by Arbitrageur
reply to post by SoymilkAlaska



There's obviously still some debate, from the OP article:
Some researchers argue that saturated fat, not sugar, is the root cause of obesity and chronic disease. Others argue that it is highly processed foods with simple carbohydrates. Still others argue that it is a lack of physical exercise. It could, of course, be a matter of all these issues.

As others said, moderation is the key.

Obesity occurs because of eating too much, of ANYTHING, and not enough exercise.

No matter what food you ban, you can get fat on something else if you eat enough of it.

The math is basically,

weight gain = calories eaten - calories burned in daily activity

Fat is so dense in calories that it does make sense to watch your caloric intake from fats. I'm not for banning fats either, but you can gain a lot of weight from not eating a lot of food if you eat fatty foods.

And most of us could use more exercise. I used to get enough but I've slipped a little.


reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:51 AM by skitzspiricy
reply to post by thisguyrighthere



I would imagine, out getting exercise in the fresh air everyday and not sitting at home on their games consoles eating fake junk foods on a daily basis.


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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:53 AM by BBalazs
reply to post by Arbitrageur



I would add obesity occurs because of eating TOO much.
Excersise is not as important as many make it out.
Calories have been debunked a very long time ago, as a cause of obesity. In fact in the 5o,6os. It has been debunked every single year since, latest at harvard. you should read up on it, if it interests you.
And yeah, at this moment in time, it is pretty well known what causes obesity in 8o% of cases at the very least (educated guess): Processed, nutrient low and chemically rich, enzyme lacking foods. Also essentially toxic foods, I am not even going to go there. But yeah, the causes of obesity are pretty well known and documented by science.
Its just that many cast a wide net, and refuse to go back to the very basics: nutrition aka FOOD.
It is the alpha and omega.
You literally are WHAT YOU EAT.
Brillant Savarin said it a long time ago.
Medicine has been sidetracked, examining symptoms in this area.
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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 05:57 AM by BBalazs
reply to post by CoherentlyConfused



the fact remains, and this is a message to all: our bodies DO NOT NEED SUGAR or any other PROCESSED FOODS and added chemicals (aspartame included).
Get over it!
Or stay FAT AND SICK, but don't say I didn't WARN YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
and when it blows in your face, or in 5o years this becomes common knowledge, tough titties if you towed the PARTY line.
Autoimmune disease, cancer and all the LOVE and such is just a few decade along the road my friends.
These ARE ALL SELF DEFENSE mechanisms of the body (read up on it)....So, you gotta ask who the hell is your body fighting? I wonder...
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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 06:11 AM by BBalazs
reply to post by Garfee



This is not a challenge, as I said nothing about fat.
How it tastes is irrelevant.
If it acts like a toxin, it is a toxin, but in low quantities will not be AS toxic.Still toxic, poison.
Care to try again?


reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 06:20 AM by mnmcandiez
reply to post by BBalazs



Water is a toxin too, if you drink too much you will die.

The government should give us water ration cards to make sure we won't drink too much
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reply posted on 2-2-2012 @ 06:25 AM by Binder
Originally posted by BBalazs
FACT: The human body doesn't need SUGAR. It makes its own. Thank you!
FACT 2: SUGAR rich foods contain very low nutritional value.
FACT 3: SUGARY foods are enzyme poor, making the body unable to process is well.
FACT 4: SUGARY foods, when processed convert mainly to fat, taking along any LOVE aka added chemicals with them, and storing it. To be used another day, or perhaps poisoning YOU!
FACT 5: If it look, smells, and behaves like poison, it IS most likely poison.

As for regulation, not sure.
But I dare anyone to challenge those FACTS.
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Challenge Accepted:

FACT 1: Every system of the body can survive without glucose(the eventual metabolic product of the breakdown of carbohydrates, and "sugar") by the body's production of ketone bodies from protein catabolism. Every system except the CNS(brain). The brain runs on glucose, and their is no substitute. If you consume absolutely no sugar ever you will slip into a coma, and die. It doesn't ake much, but you must consume some. (about 20-30 grams a day.)

FACT 2: The sugar content of food has no bearing on its nutrient density. Yes soda has no nutritional value, and is very high in sugar content, but fruit also has a high frucose(sugar) content, but is fairly nutrient dense.

FACT 3: Refer back to fact #2. Sugars are used to create ATP to make energy to make enzymes during anabolism.

FACT4: Sugary foods convert mostly to GLUCOSE, which causes an insulin spike which causes storage, and use of the faster metabolizing glucose first, and storage of all the other stuff. (proteins, and fats, which are slower, and take more energy to metabolize.)

FACT 5: Then you must never ingest anything into your body ever again! Everything is a poison at the correct dose, and route of administration. If you drink too much water it will kill you.

As for regulation. HELL NO! We are on the slippery slope with this BS already. 15 years ago when they started in on smokers we all joked that someday they would regulate everything, air, sunlight, and water. Today it isn't a joke anymore. They are seriously looking at doing just that! Sugar is the most basic nutrient your body needs. We crave it because we are hardwired in our primitive brain to do so. Concentrated sugar used to be an extreme rarity in our available food sources, so we are wired to seek it out, and consume it whenever available. In our modern world it is simply easily available, but our wiring hasn't caught up yet. Yes, we over consume, but having the government step in to regulate it is a TERRIBLE idea. If your physicaI output is enough you can eat a lot of sugar because it is fast easily available energy source. If you are sedentary you can't eat as much without storing the other stuff. But you cannot live without it. I would rather deal with the consequences of too much freedom, than the tyranny of none. Now hand me that ice cream, and leave me alone.
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