Guest guest Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 This New York Times Magazine article from a couple weeks ago summarizes the convincing case (at least for me) made by Lustig, MD, of UCSF that sugar (both as cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup) is a toxin that may be the major cause of metabolic syndrome (excess visceral fat, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, heart attacks and strokes, and diabetes) in consumers of the modern diet. Although I was never a big consumer of sweets before reading this article, I have pretty much avoided non-artificially sweetened drinks and desserts since reading it. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=is%2\ 0sugar%20toxic & st=cse A link to Lustig's lecture (on Youtube) was posted to this list about a month ago, but it is over 90 minutes long and full of biochemistry jargon that is hard to follow for those of us without a scientific background. This article explains Lustig's case against sugar in layman's terms. I realize that HIV+ persons may have additional factors contributing to metabolic syndrome, but what if sugar is the major one? Perhaps it is not necessary to reduce carbohydrates in general or even processed carbohydrates to arrest and possibly reverse metabolic syndrome. I certainly hope so! I don't plan to eliminate sugar from my diet completely, as that would require me to give up all processed foods, like ketchup and commercial breads that contain small amounts of sugar. Rather, I'm eliminating products in which sugar is a major ingredient. I'd be interested in hearing the responses from others on this list to Lustig's case against sugar, particularly as it applies to HIV+ persons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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