Proteins and fats are like air and water. You can’t live very long without them. Carbohydrates are like Christmas presents. They are great to have but no one really needs them.
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Here’s a link to a great article about the short and long term effects of sugar. How we define toxicity changes our discussion. http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/is-sugar-toxic
It is interesting to think about food in its three basic constituents: Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates. For each of these three constituents one can imagine a situation where there is excess or deficiency. In fact, over the centuries of recorded medical literature...
Robert Lustig, MD’s book Fat Chance is a quick, well referenced follow-up to his wildly popular YouTube video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth”. In this book he lays out the clear physiological pathway in which excess sugar (specifically fructose) is the key...