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Is sugar toxic?

April 1, 2012 4:00 PM

Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer.

Is sugar toxic?

60 Minutes OverTimeSugar and kids: The toxic truth

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by JIMT- March 1, 2013 2:46 AM EST
You know I won the honor to bring 3 DOZ. Glazed to work in 3 hours, T will take the results bx em up.and have 2?3 myself.
If not the beating may be worse than the chance of Mr. Gutas scare. I do make some Variations that surpass, D.D. and Kr. Kreams
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by Bukkneer March 1, 2013 12:55 AM EST
The truth of the matter is all processed foods and all refined sugars are bad for everyone no matter who you are. It is medical fact.
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by CherylKate January 19, 2013 6:46 AM EST
Natural sugars are still better for you than chemical sugars that poison you.
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by Sugarlover January 9, 2013 8:57 PM EST
These "specialists" seem to forget that we are ALL individuals and ALL DIFFERENT. What is bad for ONE person may NOT be bad for another. I am a 4 sugar two cream coffee drinker, and the stronger the coffee, the more sugar I NEED - *$$ coffee is a 12 sugar. On ONE occassion, I had had 2 coffees, each with 4 sugars PLUS a donut covered with sugar strands, I then went with a friend to *$$ and had a 12 sugar coffee. An hour later I had my blood glucose level taken, and it was a mere 4.7 - LOW.
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by healthyliving January 3, 2013 1:17 PM EST
This report done by 60 minute was excellent but here is what was scarry the dasy the follow the News repeats this information by saying "frutose is habit forming and toxic" ....
Let take another look is it the frutose from Mother Earth or is it the Processing done to the frutose that enables it to sit on the shelf forever. In conclusion it is not the sweet grapes,apples or oranges but it is the Additives and scientific manipulated by man kind
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by al-acc December 3, 2012 7:36 PM EST
Many schools seem to have adopted the approach of removing vending machines from their cafeterias and hallways or replacing items in vending machines with healthier options. This trend first began in the early 2000s and has since picked up steam. However, some critics contend that these actions are analogous to putting a band aid on a bleeding chest wound, since there is little that schools can do to control kids' food consumption choices outside of school hours without parents and caregivers being fully on board in offering nutritious food choices. However, proponents argue that it is at least a step in the right direction. Roger Kipp, a food services professional in an Ohio school district stated, "It took a while, but it caught on. You have to give the kids time. You can't replace 16 years of bad eating habits overnight" (Nixon, 2012).
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by al-acc December 3, 2012 7:35 PM EST
Many schools seem to have adopted the approach of removing vending machines from their cafeterias and hallways or replacing items in vending machines with healthier options. This trend first began in the early 2000s and has since picked up steam. However, some critics contend that these actions are analogous to putting a band aid on a bleeding chest wound, since there is little that schools can do to control kids' food consumption choices outside of school hours without parents and caregivers being fully on board in offering nutritious food choices. However, proponents argue that it is at least a step in the right direction. Roger Kipp, a food services professional in an Ohio school district stated, "It took a while, but it caught on. You have to give the kids time. You can't replace 16 years of bad eating habits overnight" (Nixon, 2012).
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by Holistic_Nutritionist November 26, 2012 9:26 AM EST
It is registered dieticians who say a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. Recognized Holistic Nutritionists work on the principle of eating whole, living natural foods and completely avoiding refined, processed foods.
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by mich4kk October 25, 2012 1:13 PM EDT
I just want to know what centers in your brain are triggered when you eat any kind of food even without sugar... doesn't eating in general activate dopamine?
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by robertosanchez1 October 12, 2012 12:35 PM EDT
The World Health Organization estimates that 80 percent of all heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, as well as more than 40 percent of cancer, would be prevented if Americans would stop using tobacco, eat healthy, and exercise. The consumption of sugar as a public health crisis couldn't be more clear than read here, http://mphprogramslist.com/chronic-disease-a-self-inflicted-pandemic/
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