More of Dr. Robert Lustig's engaging and wide-ranging talk on the poisoning of the American diet. He argues that the cause of our epidemic of obesity, metabolic disease, and cardiovascular disease is sugar, specifically fructose.
It's not just "empty calories," says Lustig: it's actually poison.
Industry is increasing the amount of fructose in foods, including and especially soda. High fructose corn syrup is not the only villain: many sugars are bad, ... (Continued under "Credits.")
(Continued:) . . . including table sugar (which the body turns into fructose).
Lustig explores the politics, economics, and biochemistry behind this now-global problem.
Robin Upton adapted Lustigs lecture to radio and broadcast it on Unwelcome Guests (www.unwelcomeguests.net). In this weeks installment, I have edited and condensed Lustigs talk further. A video of the talk is available on YouTube.
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More details, photos, nice links, & other good stuff on the show's Web site: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com
SERIES OVERVIEW -- Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for. "Date recorded," below, = date of first scheduled broadcast.
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