Is Sugar Toxic?

[Jack LaBarge]

On May 26, 2009, Robert Lustig gave a lecture called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” which was posted on YouTube the following July. Since then, it has been viewed well over 800,000 times, gaining new viewers at a rate of about 50,000 per month, fairly remarkable numbers for a 90-minute discussion of the nuances of fructose biochemistry and human physiology.

[James III]

Interesting video thanks for posting.

[Dave S]

I watched a few mins, he said something that wasn't right (scientist), but I gotta catch some z's was working all night...

[Greg W]

I was a sugar, HFCS aholic, for 38 years. I have now been Sugar,HFCS free for 60 days. After 30 days my triglycerides dropped from 300 down to 88. They are supposed to be below 150. Mine had been over 300 for more than 5 years. My HDL went up, LDL went down, total cholesterol went down from 230 to 203. With excercise I went from 175 to 160 in a year, went from 160 to 154 in 30 days without the " Poison". I also cut out white processed flour and most wheat carbs, and no liquid milk, only yogurt and aged cheese. It ain't easy, but if I can anybody can!!

[Greg W]

I was the bad guy, high trigs low HDL, as he said I was going to die of a heart attack!! I hope it is not too late.

[Brent Smith]

My Mt Dew can tells me this is all a conspiracy

[Jason Hyatt]

I watched a few mins, he said something that wasn't right (scientist), but I gotta catch some z's was working all night...

I'm curious about what you caught that wasn't right. I'm more than 50min into it I haven't pegged anything as particularly suspect. Doesn't mean it's not there, but if it is I missed it.

EDIT: Done...

God. Dammit. I want to burn every corn field I see. I knew it was bad but I needed the biochemistry to make it crystallize for me I guess. I'm not ashamed to say this kind of shook me to my core. I've been up and down with my dedication to my diet. I'd go on ice cream binges, eat a bunch of Twinkies, whatever. Shit, I bet 90% or more of us have and still do. I'd never thought of it as EXACTLY the same thing as binge drinking. No wonder we all feel like shit all the time. We're metabolically the same as if we were drunk all the time. It's no wonder you feel exactly the same after eating a bunch of HFCS as you do after drinking a bottle of liquor. Your liver took the same hit. My god...

Thank you so much for posting this!

PS: Fuck both the USDA and the FDA sideways with a hockey stick.

[Kurzy]

The USDA and the FDA are some of the largest tools out there in the agenda to poison the population by food, drug and vaccination programs.

They're not your friends.

[Greg W]

Jason,
It really is about breaking the cycle, so your body doesn't have the cravings to binge. Getting the glucose to shut of the hunger response. I'll be down to St. Paul in April 14th or in May 19th. I plan on coming into your gym to train, maybe I can share some things I've done to kick the addiction.

[DBK]

well artificial sweeteners like aspartame are toxic, they were approved by the FDA because it is so badly run. id avoid all of them, if it tastes really sweet like gatorade zero or cheap protein powder mixes you know its bad.