Post by tikitavi on Apr 2, 2012 3:34:45 GMT -5
www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57407294/is-sugar-toxic/?pageNum=4&tag=contentMain;contentBody
Interesting story! They talked with Dr. Robert Lustig as well as other researchers who all say that sugar IS toxic and can lead to heart disease and the promotion of cancers. Here's some snippets:
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"Dr. Sanjay Gupta: What are all these various diseases that you say are linked to sugar?
'Dr. Robert Lustig: Obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease itself....
[snip]
'Since the 1970s, sugar consumption has gone down nearly 40 percent, but high fructose corn syrup has more than made up the difference. Dr. Lustig says they are both toxic because they both contain fructose -- that's what makes them sweet and irresistible.....
[snip]
'Cantley, a Harvard professor and the head of the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, says when we eat or drink sugar, it causes a sudden spike in the hormone insulin, which can serve as a catalyst to fuel certain types of cancers."
'So if you happen to have the tumor that has insulin receptors on it then it will get stimulated to take up the glucose that's in the bloodstream rather than go into fat or muscle, the glucose goes into the tumor. And the tumor uses it to grow."
'Lewis Cantley's research team is working on developing drugs that will cut off the glucose supply to cancer cells and keep them from growing. But until there's a breakthrough, Cantley's advice? Don't eat sugar. And if you must, keep it to a minimum.'"
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Of course, the amount of sugar they recommend is still HUGE (150 calories per day for men and 100 calories per day for women). But, at least the word is getting out!
Interesting story! They talked with Dr. Robert Lustig as well as other researchers who all say that sugar IS toxic and can lead to heart disease and the promotion of cancers. Here's some snippets:
**
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta: What are all these various diseases that you say are linked to sugar?
'Dr. Robert Lustig: Obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease itself....
[snip]
'Since the 1970s, sugar consumption has gone down nearly 40 percent, but high fructose corn syrup has more than made up the difference. Dr. Lustig says they are both toxic because they both contain fructose -- that's what makes them sweet and irresistible.....
[snip]
'Cantley, a Harvard professor and the head of the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, says when we eat or drink sugar, it causes a sudden spike in the hormone insulin, which can serve as a catalyst to fuel certain types of cancers."
'So if you happen to have the tumor that has insulin receptors on it then it will get stimulated to take up the glucose that's in the bloodstream rather than go into fat or muscle, the glucose goes into the tumor. And the tumor uses it to grow."
'Lewis Cantley's research team is working on developing drugs that will cut off the glucose supply to cancer cells and keep them from growing. But until there's a breakthrough, Cantley's advice? Don't eat sugar. And if you must, keep it to a minimum.'"
***
Of course, the amount of sugar they recommend is still HUGE (150 calories per day for men and 100 calories per day for women). But, at least the word is getting out!
