Comments on: Marketing Lies: There Is No Such Thing As “Healthy Sugar”

By: Matt Brody

Matt Brody — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:34:50 +0000

Given the nature of how people obtain information today, there is no silver bullet mechanism to spread the word. Does every Mark Sisson media appearance help? Yes, of cours – but how much is viewership down these days on any single broadcast? Too many options make it harder to disseminate a message widely. I’m sure even Oprah has lost viewers in the past decade – TV certainly isn’t the only answer. And newspapers are also in the tank. But blogs such as this one are another important weapon in the arsenal. I keep adding more to my reader every month. And TV and newspaper journalism certainly aren’t dead.

I think it all is going to have to come down to money. Does the Nutrition and Metabolism society, or any other similar organization, have a PR team that regularly disseminates information to mainstream and alternative media? Buy a few spots in the NY TImes or on subway trains? Buy a seat on the 2015 USDA guidelines committee?

By: paul

paul — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:17:53 +0000

Ok you are right about sucrose and high fructose corn syrup but there is another plant sugar that should not be ruled out – Trehalose – looks like sucrose tastes like sucrose and cooks like sucrose but doesn’t break down to form sucrose. It is in fact a disaccharide that is only broken down into glucose in the small intestine and is very interesting because it doesn’t create a spike in blood glucose levels. It is also being used in medical studies into neurodegenerative conditions as it seems to prevent agglomeration of peptides in the brain and nervous system.

By: Joanne of Open Mind Requried

Joanne of Open Mind Requried — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:29:02 +0000

You’re right. People believe what they want to. You can’t convince anyone of anything. But you can have information available for those looking for it, for those with an open mind.

I’ve recently extracted myself from the natural hygiene vegan mindset, and it wasn’t easy. So now I’m looking at the paleo diet, until I come across Vonderplanitz promoting raw meat. I have issues with cooked meat that concern me. Every time I thing I’ve stumbled upon the holy grail of nutrition, I find yet another convincing argument to the contrary. It’s a quagmire.

I gave up a long love affair with caffeine in February and substituted that addiction for a decaf mocha addiction. Oy! Pasteurized milk and sugar. What a dufus! Oh well, at least I’m doing something. I’m going to get off those within the next couple of weeks and try the paleo diet.

By: skustes

skustes — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:15:00 +0000

Anna, I’m not quite to the point of finding lettuce sweet, but carrots, radishes, cucumbers, etc…yeah, I’m there with those.

Riayn, exactly…we’ll just keep talking and hope we’re heard above the garbage.

Jon, it is really sad. I’ve seen those Arizona Iced Teas before. One time I bought one cause I wanted the bottle to serve as a water container in a crunch. Poured the tea out and kept the bottle.

Rachelle, fruit, really dark chocolate (I’m partial to Lindt 85% and Dagoba 87%), and things like that serve as my sweets most of the time.

Abe, great point. GMO sugar or high-fructose corn syrup…hmm, hard to argue a case for either. And thanks for the link…that was a great write-up by Stephan, as usual.

Gary-A, I do love me some ice cream, especially the new coconut milk ice cream by Turtle Mountain that I found at my local grocery. It’s amazing, but dairy free. Still high in sugar though, so I keep it as a treat, not a staple.

Bill, we welcome the day we’re big enough to get heat from the big players. Not quite there yet. And thanks for the kudos!

Cheers
Scott

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:16:03 +0000

As a “noob” to the site, I just want to say how wonderful it is that someone has the courage to “put it out there”… just wondered if you’re getting any “heat” from the evil empire?

(Recall that Tate & Lyle tried to suppress the publication of “Pure White and Deadly” – Prof John Yudkin’s excellent book on sugar, published way back in the 70′s – the title is self-explanatory, but we know so much more now…)

Keep it up! You have a growing fan club in the UK.

By: Abe

Abe — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:28:59 +0000

Cynthia – check this out from Stephan over at Whole Health Source: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/04/fructose-vs-glucose-showdown.html

Gary-A – I’m with you about the ice cream. I live in Florida…

By: Gary-A

Gary-A — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:10:54 +0000

Joe B – I totally feel your pain about your class. I’ve been debating taking graduate classes on nutrition and the like, but honestly when it comes down to it, I would hate starting arguments every class. It’s tough with people so set in their ways.

Nice article, Scott! All of the links are excellent, but I dunno, when it comes down to it, I’ll suffer the calories and the aging to track down the face those lips are attached to hahaha

I myself find it’s not the cupcakes or the HFCS or the sugary tomato sauce, it’s that damn ice cream…

By: Abe

Abe — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:25:27 +0000

Let’s not forget that starting in 2008, sugar beets in the US (I believe they’re the main source of our sugar) are being genetically modified. So now, in addition to the simple health and nutrition issues associated with sugar, there are also potentially problems related to the ingestion of GM products. Of course, to the majority of the country on the SAD diet, that’s nothing new. They’ve been filling up on GM corn and soy in all of their processed crap forever, after all.

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By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:51:09 +0000

This article could not come at a better time. My waist shows the sugar I have been consuming and I am addicted!!! Thanks for the suggestion of the fruit to try and kick the habit. I was going to ask for suggestions on how to kick the craving. I just recieved an email from a friend of mine that said he was having a tough time with passing up the desserts. I forwarded this article to him and a few other people I know that struggle with the addiction. Thanks for the article.