Meryl Horn

Hi, I'm Meryl Horne filling in for Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Versus.

This is the show that pits facts against fructose.

Today, we're looking at sugar.

Is it really that bad?

Sugar has always been the villain in our diets, that thing calling out to us that we know we should resist.

And recently, it feels like everyone's piling on to tell us, don't do it.

That last voice you heard was RFK Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary in the U.S., and he's recommended that Americans have zero added sugar in their food.

Zero!

And things get even more heated when the topic of high-fructose corn syrup comes up.

We hear that this one is way worse for us than other types of sugar.

But then at the same time, influencers are telling us that there's a loophole here.

Just eat natural sugars.

Those are way healthier.

We're going to be chugging the research on all of this.

We'll find out whether sugar really does such terrible things to our bodies, and if we really can go to town on stuff like honey and maple syrup.

Because when it comes to sugar... Where do I f***ing start?

Duh, with the science.

Science vs. Sugar is coming up after the break.

Welcome back.

Today on the show, we're looking at sugar.