Is All Sugar the Same? Sugar is just sugar, say the television ads. It doesn’t make any difference if it comes in the form of “natural” high fructose corn syrup or the sugar in a sweet potato or pear. The body treats it the same. Don’t believe those ads. Recent studies argue that high fructose […]
Is sugar poison? (5/5/11)
Villain or Hero? We like our villains simple and singular, whether in politics or food. Our brains crave order, but seeing issues as part of larger systems is too complicated, too effortful and time consuming to seem worth it. Besides, it makes for lousy copy. Better to choose a villain. Recently, patients have been coming […]