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**zlopikanikanza** · 02-08-2010, 08:32 AM

Ok, so I saw this video today

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. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public It was very interesting. I don't know if this doctor is considered legit in his field or if he's just another wacko. He seemed calm and rational and fact-based without selling anything, so I tend to lean more towards he is NOT full of shit. He sounded like he was giving a talk at TED.

Some of his basic points were that when it was recommended we cut out fat, the fat-free foods manufactured sucked so bad we added more sugar and how we metabolize fructose (esp high fructose corn syrup, as opposed to natural fructose in fruit) causes us to turn that sugar into fat. He says that's why our patterns of diet and exercise don't work: we don't get the sugar out enough because we're worrying too much about fats. We're told a calorie is a calorie and it's not so.

How fructose is metabolized is like how ethanol is metabolized. But the difference is that some of it is done by the brain with ethanol, giving us the drunk feeling. Fructose affects the body the same way, so we're getting beer bellies.

So it's not carbs that are the problem inherently, but the wrong ones. That's why like Atkins and some of the other ones work: little or no fructose.

And this shows how insidious fructose has become, like why there is salt in soda is to make you thirsty so you drink MORE, but to hide the taste of the salt, they have to add more fructose and how hard it is to find ANY food that doesn't have fructose added.

I knew some of this stuff, but not all of it, and I thought the overall presentation was good. I'm trying to overall be healthier, so I'm just learning a lot of things.

Anyway, I thought it was interesting and if it was total bullshit or totally awesome, I'd want to hear people's thoughts, and not the unwashed masses on Youtube.

The video is an hour an a half long, fyi.

02-08-2010, 08:32 AM	#1
zlopikanikanza Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 721 Senior Member	High Fructose Corn Syrup = Poison (and the cause of most health problems) Ok, so I saw this video today 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. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public It was very interesting. I don't know if this doctor is considered legit in his field or if he's just another wacko. He seemed calm and rational and fact-based without selling anything, so I tend to lean more towards he is NOT full of shit. He sounded like he was giving a talk at TED. Some of his basic points were that when it was recommended we cut out fat, the fat-free foods manufactured sucked so bad we added more sugar and how we metabolize fructose (esp high fructose corn syrup, as opposed to natural fructose in fruit) causes us to turn that sugar into fat. He says that's why our patterns of diet and exercise don't work: we don't get the sugar out enough because we're worrying too much about fats. We're told a calorie is a calorie and it's not so. How fructose is metabolized is like how ethanol is metabolized. But the difference is that some of it is done by the brain with ethanol, giving us the drunk feeling. Fructose affects the body the same way, so we're getting beer bellies. So it's not carbs that are the problem inherently, but the wrong ones. That's why like Atkins and some of the other ones work: little or no fructose. And this shows how insidious fructose has become, like why there is salt in soda is to make you thirsty so you drink MORE, but to hide the taste of the salt, they have to add more fructose and how hard it is to find ANY food that doesn't have fructose added. I knew some of this stuff, but not all of it, and I thought the overall presentation was good. I'm trying to overall be healthier, so I'm just learning a lot of things. Anyway, I thought it was interesting and if it was total bullshit or totally awesome, I'd want to hear people's thoughts, and not the unwashed masses on Youtube. The video is an hour an a half long, fyi.
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