Sugar - The Bitter Truth

Here's an eye-opener. It's a pretty long video - an hour and a half - and the good doctor does get into some fairly heavy biochemistry (for a layman) in a couple parts, but trust me it's well worth the watch. Watch it in segments if neccesary, or make yourself comfortable with a nice ethanol beverage:



Scary stuff...I challenge you to go through your cupboards or read the ingredients on products the next time you go shopping. You will be amazed at what high-fructose corn syrup has been added to, and the sheer number of items that have it, even items that aren't supposed to taste sweet. Were I prone to conspiracy theories, I'd swear we are all being intentionally poisoned.

This isn't some crank either, Dr. Lustig is the UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology.