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'Last week I watched on Netflix the documentary “Food Matters,” which makes an honest attempt to convince its viewers to abandon processed foods and opt for whole, natural foods.
There are plenty of good points being made in the movie, but one thing bugged me. It was the constant claim that white sugar, and/or high-fructose corn syrup, is pretty much the root of all evils and that it is just as addictive as cocaine.
Many of the experts interviewed seriously compared white sugar to cocaine and heroin. One expert claimed that when we serve drinks containing sugar to children, we might as well “inject heroin straight in their veins.”
Now, I will go against the grain today by claiming that white sugar is NOT a toxic drug and that a healthy person can consume some white sugar on occasion (and God forbid, even some high-fructose corn syrup) without getting fat, becoming addicted, and ending up in a meeting of Narcotics Anonymous along with fellow cocaine and heroin addicts.
Don’t misunderstand me: I don’t think that sugar is a healthy food. However, my point is that the truth is a tad bit more complex than the simplified message we’ve received from many health advocates.'Read more...
