Did any of you happen to catch last night's (Apr. 1) show on sugar? I was doing a few chores at the same time, but I caught the gist. The doctor, who seems to have some decent support from the medical field, claimed that sugar was not just the cause of obesity and type 2 diabetes, but also causes cholesterol problems, heart disease, certain types of cancer, and stroke. It went WAY beyond any sugar warnings that I've seen in mainstream news. He was proposing that products with high amounts of processed or raw sugar are toxic, addictive, and should have warning labels just like alcohol and tobacco.
I maintain a decent weight and get routine exercise, but also have a sweet tooth. Not soft drinks, but cookies, candy bars and such. The program was rather sobering.
I had to re-watch it to see what I missed. If you are interested and can deal with a few short commercials, the episode is here: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?...ain;contentAux