Is Sugar Toxic?
Is sugar toxic? An interview on the CBS news show 60 Minutes gave the star of the anti-sugar movement, Dr. Robert Lustig, a chance to reiterate his idea without facing much opposition. Let’s evaluate it.
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Disrobing Dogma – Saturated Fat: The Heart Of The Matter
The first installment in Disrobing Dogma laid to rest the claim that isocaloric, low-carbohydrate diets are quantitatively superior for fat loss. This time another sorry piece of dogma is buried, that saturated fat causes heart disease.
Denmark Introduces Fat Tax
As a worldwide first, Denmark introduced a fat food tax – anything with more than 2.3% saturated fats will now cost extra. Denmark also has bad eating habits, but a rather low obesity rate. Why?
How Much Salt Is Healthy?
It practically has become a health mantra: Minimize salt intake to protect your health. A Belgian study, however, found that lowering salt consumption does not protect from high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart attacks. In fact, deaths caused by heart disease were higher in those with little salt in their diets.
Herbal Weight Loss Pills From The Internet
Are you thinking about buying a “herbal” weight loss pill? What you in reality might very likely get is the drug sibutramine, that due to its side effects was pulled off the market.
