Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
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Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
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Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#2Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#3Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#4Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
Why do you focus exclusively on calories?
You could even ask why 300 calories of tar should be worse for you than 300 calories of apples.
The reason is the many other effects stuff has, besides their nutritional stats.
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#5Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
Fructose, maybe?
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#6Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
Why do you focus exclusively on calories? You could even ask why 300 calories of tar should be worse for you than 300 calories of apples. The reason is the many other effects stuff has, besides their nutritional stats.
300 calories of glucose is going to be far healthier than 300 calories of fructose, because of how they are metabolized by the body.
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#8Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Actually, extracted coconut oil is as bad as butter. But whole coconut is good. Probably because of all the fiber it has.
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#9Refined sugar and processed fatsare bad, naturally occuring fats like coconut oil have been lumped together with other fats as bad due to bad science
Where is the evidence that “processing” or “refining” makes anything worse? In what way is 300 calories of table sugar worse for you than 300 calories of watermelon?
How about the fact that you have to eat a kilogram of watermelon to get 300cal but less than tenth of that with sugar?
Re: Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
#10The statements "sugar is bad", "fat is bad", "fat is good" are all equally simplistic and misleading. Fruits are high in naturally-occurring sugars and they are among the healthiest things you can eat.
Turns out that nutrition is a pretty complicated science, and there existing various political and special interests influencing the science doesn't help. It's 2018 and I don't think there's even remotely a scientific consensus on what food is healthy or not, but classic common sense and listening to your body's reactions to food can go pretty far for an individual.
Nutrition is something we need to figure out as public health is declining, and I'm saddened to say the problem goes beyond the US based on what I've seen traveling. Psychology needs to get involved as well. Why do people make such bad eating decisions? I'm in Thailand and I see tons of tourists eating hamburgers instead of the tastier and healthier traditional cuisine... sigh.