Data Diva: A series in which I attempt to apply science, fact, and most of all, common sense, to dietary issues of the day. The Sugar Series Part 1: Sugar Chances are, if you’re alive and in the world today, you’re heard a lot of alarming “facts” about what happens to the food that you eat once it enters your body. Sugar that you eat turns directly to fat! Carbs turn into sugar! Fructose is making you fat! High fructose corn […]
Folks, please join me for a three-part series in which I separate the wheat from the chaff (and myth from fact) on everybody’s favorite topic: sugar. We’ll explore what it is, how it is digested and absorbed, what happens to it in the body, alternative and artificial sweeteners, and the science (or lack thereof) behind sugar’s role in a host of modern ills. If I survive the Sugar Wars, look for more fact-based discussions on wheat & grains, gluten, protein […]
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