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John Yudkin: the man who tried to warn us about sugar
A British professor's 1972 book about the dangers of sugar is now seen as prophetic. Then why did it lead to the end of his career?
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Excellent article. If you want to understand the number one public health problem, watch 'Sugar: The Bitter Truth' (cited in the article) - a lecture by Dr. Robert Lustig. I've watched it three times and took notes. Quite a bit of the biochemistry is over my head, but the bottom line is real simple: sugar is poison.
Yep, there is nothing good about sugar. Just about to watch the lecture now.
I watched it several years ago and it's so true. Yesterday i bought some yogurt with live cultures to use as a starter for when i get my yogurt maker..It had as much sugar in it as a blooming candy bar!
So very true, yet you still see grains in pet food across the board..What's bad for other mammals is bad for us.
Society will benefit greatly by a complete paradigm shift in nutrition. The USDA, with American cereal crop interests in mind, did the world a huge disservice with their education like the food pyramid, carb only breakfasts, juices being healthy, etc.