Everybody relax, Sugar and Corn Syrup do not lead to Obesity,

[denem]

any more any other calories. Forget watching sugars. Ordinary calorie counting will do. 41 studies prove it. Well ...

There a new study out now (February), funded (in part) by the Coca-Cola Company and the Calorie Control Council, (a trade group that represents the diet food and beverage industry)

This is a meta study (an informed review) of 41 other papers (funded by who knows). It is not an expensive new trial, its a summary.

Conclusion: Hurrah, sugar and syrup are in the clear!

So, if you start hearing Sugars are GR8, through the background chatter, take it with a pinch of salt. The author. John Sievenpiper MD PHD, certainly puts in a few more caveats than the headlines. But Coca Cola, he assures us, did not get to see or influence his results before publication.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20120220/fructose-off-hook-for-overweight-obesity.

cf: NYT Review - Is Sugar Toxic?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all

[bluestateguy]

1. No matter what your favorite food it eventually the food police will badmouth it

You could love celery and carrots and the food police will find something in them to bitch about.

[denem]

2. I am just posting what the latest wave looks like. n/t.

[GoneOffShore]

7. I think you're overreacting.

Vegetables aren't going to do you as much harm as meat, refined sugar and salt. It's still possible to eat them, you just have to be moderate.

Read "The Omnivores Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" and take to heart what Michael Pollan says: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants"

Yeah, yeah, I know - I'll take your Coke and Big Mac away from you when I rip them from your cold dead hands.

Food topics seem to go to peoples core because it is so tied to in our upbringing and culture in many different ways.

[freshwest]

3. 'But Coca Cola, he assures us, did not get to see or influence his results before publication.'

No conflict of interest, nothing to see here, move along, citizens. n/t.

[Rosco T.]

4. I prefer the taste of Cane Sugar .. that's all the direction I need

[derby378]

5. I prefer my Coca-Cola with pure cane sugar

No HFCS for me, please, if I can avoid it at all.

[MrScorpio]

6. Edward Bernays would be proud nt

[Odin2005]

8. Corruption like this is why the USDA spouts the "fats bad, carbs good" nonsense.

Obesity started spiking in this country at around the same time the "fat is bad, carbs are good" became nutrition dogma. Coincidence?

[surrealAmerican]

9. It's hoodies, isn't it.

They cause obesity by covering up people's mid sections, so they can't see themselves getting fat until it's too late.

[Jello Biafra]

10. Aw..c'mon...it was funded by Coca-Cola and the Calorie Control Council.....

of course they are going to say that sugar and corn syrup is in the clear....(starting to sound like Cenk now.....)

[pansypoo53219]

11. HFCS fucked up coke.

i will not drink it unless it's made w/ sugar. meh. i gave up fizzy.