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by a8da6b0c91d 4423 days ago
> raised on a diet of synthetic fats, sugar

The anti-sugar hysteria a la Lustig is the other shoe to drop. The fear mongering is a bunch of baloney when you look into it.

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The anti-sugar "hysteria" stems from the fact that everything seems to have some type of sugar added to it.

If you live in USA you probably have too much sugar in your diet if you're not taking any steps to reduce it. When my wife(and her mom) first came to USA from Nigeria, they both complained that everything tasted like sugar. Even dinner-type meals that are suppose to be savory. I also have a relative who doesn't need their medication to control their blood-sugar when they're in Nigeria instead of America.

Also, on my own quest[1] to be healthy and reduce my weight everything ultimately came down to reducing carbs and sugar in my diet. Lost nearly 40 lbs. People always say I look much younger than my age and I have trouble getting into Nightclubs sometimes since I don't look like my driver-license picture anymore.

1. http://smtddr.hatenablog.com/entry/2011/06/19/Wii_Fit_Plus%3...