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Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by swsieber »

ex3ndr wrote: post #11
umvi wrote: post #2

How about we start treating alcohol like smoking? For example ban alcohol advertising like we have with tobacco and I bet society would improve in a lot of unforeseen ways (besides the obvious reduction in alcohol related deaths and diseases and family issues).

It is banned in Russia, zero effect.

Then it should be fine to ban it, right?

Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by innot »

darkpuma wrote: post #15
ex3ndr wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is banned in Russia, zero effect.

That it doesn't work in Russia is far from proof that it couldn't work elsewhere. Edit: Prohibition on advertising is not prohibition on alcohol. I reject the relevance of this suggested equivalency. There is no risk of organized crime getting supercharged by a prohibition on alcohol advertisements .

Alcohol prohibition in the US that happened in the twenties doesn't seem to have helped as well?

Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by jvanderbot »

conceptme wrote: post #21
s33n wrote: post #13

Is there much difference between sugar and refined carbs like white bread?

No the body will convert all sugars / carbs the same. The only difference is how fast it will get in your blood.

And thats the problem. Insulin spikes are bad for you.

Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by makeszerosense3 »

buzzerbetrayed wrote: post #18
negativeions wrote: post #16

More importantly how about eating meat like smoking? That is a much more closer comparison. Don't believe me? Get educated, peon.

How about you tell us why it is a closer comparison, instead of being insulting?

Both cause cancer.

Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by elorant »

umvi wrote: post #2

How about we start treating alcohol like smoking? For example ban alcohol advertising like we have with tobacco and I bet society would improve in a lot of unforeseen ways (besides the obvious reduction in alcohol related deaths and diseases and family issues).

Thanks but no thanks. I'm a moderate consumer of wine and I just love it. It's good for health, it supplements food in a great way, it rarely gets you drunk and it tastes great. Sure, if you can't hold your liquor eventually it will kill but so will do everything you eat or drink if you consume it in great quantities.

Re: Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?

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Post by kyriakos »

esailija wrote: post #23
s33n wrote: post #13

Is there much difference between sugar and refined carbs like white bread?

Sugar is 50% glucose 50% fructose while white bread is only long chains of glucose, unless sugar was added to it too (only a thing in the US AFAIK).

Sugar is needed for yeast to raise the dough. It's common everywhere not in the US alone. I'm in Europe and most bread has sugar added during preparation. Small amounts but still sugar.
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