I stumbled on this video last week and found it very interesting.
Basic premise of the lecture is that the fructose found in sucrose (common sugar) and HFCS is essentially a chronic toxin and is behind many of the diseases found in the west such as obesity, high blood pressure, type II diabetes etc
I knew about some of the claims regarding fructose with the possible disruption it caused to metabolism but initially I thought the claims regarding it acting as a toxin to be a bit of a hyperbole but after watching it all I'm pretty much convinced with the arguments.
The video is long but I think it's well worth a look
YouTube - Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Here is a summery by another user, which goes over some of the arguments made in the above video.
YouTube - Sugar: The Bitter Truth (The SHORT Version)
Basic premise of the lecture is that the fructose found in sucrose (common sugar) and HFCS is essentially a chronic toxin and is behind many of the diseases found in the west such as obesity, high blood pressure, type II diabetes etc
I knew about some of the claims regarding fructose with the possible disruption it caused to metabolism but initially I thought the claims regarding it acting as a toxin to be a bit of a hyperbole but after watching it all I'm pretty much convinced with the arguments.
The video is long but I think it's well worth a look
YouTube - Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Here is a summery by another user, which goes over some of the arguments made in the above video.
YouTube - Sugar: The Bitter Truth (The SHORT Version)