fructose = poison?

meijin

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

boomtown84

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

hardCopy

Ah, a 1.5 hour youtube presentation. How helpful.

meijin

hardCopy wrote: »

Ah, a 1.5 hour youtube presentation. How helpful.

well worth the time
shorter summary on fructose (with 50+ references) - http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Fructose (from athlete point of view - the man runs 300+ miles a month)

boomtown84

meijin wrote: »

well worth the time

Suuuuure it is!

Monty Burnz

And there's me poisoning myself with fruit for the last three decades. Yerra what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Gummy Panda

boomtown84 wrote: »

http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2010/01/29/the-bitter-truth-about-fructose-alarmism/

I love Lyle McDonald's outburst in the comments

PseudoFamous

I particularly hate when people make a topic and the only info they give is a youtube video. Not even a summary of the content of the video.

hardCopy

meijin wrote: »

well worth the time
shorter summary on fructose (with 50+ references) - http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Fructose (from athlete point of view - the man runs 300+ miles a month)

Thanks, that's actually a lot easier to manage. I detest youtube for any kind of discussion, it's a terrible medium.

meijin

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I particularly hate when people make a topic and the only info they give is a youtube video. Not even a summary of the content of the video.

I agree
Added some summary