Fructose As Culprit In the Obesity Epidemic

drewtheman writes "According to an interview with Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology from the University of California, San Francisco, fructose, once touted as diabetic-friendly because it doesn't raise insulin levels directly, could be a major culprit for the obesity epidemic, high blood pressure, and elevated blood levels of LDL in Americans and others worldwide as they adopt American-style diets. Fructose comprises 50% of table sugar and up to 90% of high-fructose corn syrup, both ingredients found in copious quantity in most American prepared foods."

Comments

Nasty aftertaste

[TheEmptySet]

Personally, I can't stand all the corn syrup the Americans seem to have in everything they eat. Maybe this is my body's way of saying "get the hell out of this silly country before you become one of them!"?

Re:Thank ADM, Cargill and their lobbyists.

[rs79]

You need to read up on Cargill, son.

Quit coddling them.

[MarsDefenseMinister]

Making up diseases and reasons why people don't stop stuffing food into their faces is just providing convenient excuses for the weak and undisciplined.

I'm thin. Do you know why? Because I don't overeat. I know how much I need, and I stop when I'm done. I'm not a slave of my body; my body works for me. That's called discipline.

This might offend some people, but here it is anyway. Nobody's forcing you to put food into your mouth. You're doing it yourself. What would we call someone who made $5000 a month, yet insisted on spending $10,000 a month? We'd call them undisciplined, that's what. Just like you don't spend more than you got, you don't eat more than you need.

I'm sick of people around me whining about how they don't have control over their lives because of some disease or crap. Notice how all the rich successful people aren't whining? (OK, I'm rich and successful, and I do whine. I whine about lazy and undisciplined people who blame others for their problems.)

OK, rant over.