Sugar: The Bitter Truth

Obesity—along with the associated chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease—has become a national epidemic . And as a technology or business professional, you are a prime target. But it's not your lifestyle that's the problem; it's your food, and what has happened to it. Join Dr. Robert Lustig to learn why obesity isn't about personal responsibility, but rather how you can change your environment to prevent this scourge. You'll walk away with an entirely different set of tips, tricks, and best practices.

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[thallious9876]

is maltodextrin a poison like fructose? my shake is 86g carbs (3g sugar!!)

[salesforce]

While we are passionate about health, philanthropy, and cloud computing, as a company, we don't even attempt to advise on health questions. I would recommend asking your doctor or sending an email to Dr. Robert Lustig.

[seaXcrow]

Lustig makes the strong point that proper exercise per se is not about or losing weight by caloric expenditure, but about restoring and maintaining the endocrine mechanisms for a healthy metabolism including (partially) compensating for fructose consumption.

Athletes seems to get away with swilling HFCS-loaded sports drinks due to the abnormal intensity of their excercise; fat, sedentary teenagers susceptible to beverage advertising enjoy no such advantage.

[DocDriggs]

When he said a can of beer=can of soda, I died a little bit inside.

[DocDriggs]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

[Saul Gilles]

ONCE OUR NERO TRANSMITTERS HAVE BEEN ALTERED BY ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURES DO NOT BREAK DOWN THE POISON WILL EVENTUALLY START TO BREAK DOWN THE CELL IN OUR BODIES TAKES NO PHD TO SEE THIS ONLY RESEARCH GREAT WORK DR

[nick13854]

watch food matters