So much misinformation in this thread. Oh well.

One mans information is anothers misinformation, America!!!!!!!!!!

May I have everyone's attention please? (especially Buck)

Please, everyone, stop drinking water immediatley. Apparently, it's toxic.

Statistic have shown, and proven, that anayone who ever drank water, ... died!

Please, everyone, ESPECIALLY YOU, BUCK, stop drinking water. It will kill you!

I appreciated the 60 Minutes spotlight on the potential pitfalls of excess sugar consumption, especially the cancer angle. It's something my household has been practicing since the beginning of the year, not due to being overweight, but simply to improve the quality of our overall health.

But like anything else, it's preachy, better than you personalities that do more to derail the actual science than anything else.

Oh, and moderation was shown in the video, 150 calories from sugar a day for men and 100 for women.

Proven results? Hardly. People have been eating sugar since the beginning of time. I guess no pnr until now realized that it was killing them huh?
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This shit isn't rocket science and doesn't require cutting out specific food groups altogether or going on a gimmicky diet.

Don't stuff your ****ing face with food and get off the couch/computer chair. That pretty much covers it.

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All 3 stories on last nights 60 minutes were good, IMO.

Eliminating all added sugar from one's diet would be extremely difficult & unnecessary, IMO. However, watching what you eat and eliminating most added sugar, HFCS, and other nasty additives and preservatives is definitely within one's control.

As many on this board have, I stopped consuming soft drinks (~9 years ago now). For close to 2.5 years now I eat a diet mostly consisting of plant-based, whole foods. I don't limit the amount of seafood/fish I consume (only about once a week or so anyway). I was already healthy but my body fat % dropped more, lost about 10 lbs (I don't need to lose weight - the 10lbs dropped quick and stayed off), and my blood work is outstanding. Living an active lifestyle helps too.

Enjoying a sugary dessert or a good steak every now and then is fine. It's all about moderation. And being Awesome.

Wow, this is news.

Over-consumption of simple sugars causes obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes?

I had no freaking idea! Ban sugar now!

I believe the point of the 60 Minutes piece was that the average American has little to no idea how much sugar they actual intake on a daily basis. It appears that it would be obvious, but just from the people that I'm around on a daily basis, they associate sugar with sweet treats and don't realize that all the processed "savory" food they inhale is also overflowing with sugar.

Plus, the cancer/sugar thing was new information for me that I found interesting from the 60 Minutes segment.

Sugar will Kill you, red meat will kill you, cigarettes will kill you, secondhand smoke will kill you, air pollution will kill you, global warming will kill you.

Screw you! Leave my sugar alone! :)

"Sugar Activates Our Brain In A Special Way That Is Very Reminiscent Of Cocaine" - Starts at the 9:57 mark


He also claims like drugs & alcohol you build up tolerance to sugar. aka the law of diminishing returns.





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http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08...sor/index.html

This doctor lost 27 pounds by eating nothing but twinkies, nutty bars, etc.

The finger in the throat method doesn't work for everyone.

There's a great documentary on Netflix called Fat Head that everyone should watch. It debunks the lipid hypothesis that was conceived in the 60's (low fat=better theory), and comes up with essentially the same conclusion as this report. Fat (mono unsaturated fat, specifically)is a necessary part of our diet, and processed sugars are absolutely terrible for you.

Corn syrup isn't "sugar", but it is a sweetening agent. I've stopped drinking most soda, I don't really eat many things like donuts or candy bars anymore, rarely eat chips except on special occasions. Learned to like unsweetened tea and I drink a lot of water with lemon or iced tea with lemon now.

edit: damn you Saul

Anyone that eats a reasonable calorie count and exercises every day is most likely going to lose weight one way or another. Not necessarily fat, but they will lose weight. If you read through, he also ate mostly vegetables and protein shakes outside of his junk food to keep his protein/carb/fat intake reasonable.

Watch Fat Head. The guy does basically the same thing, but with fast food. He keeps to a 2000 calorie a day or less diet and loses weight, decreases his LDL and raises HDL.