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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.
Sugar is one of the deadliest things you can eat.
Our bodies are not able to adapt to the amount of sugar that we're consuming, and it's making us so sick.
Every time you eat sugar, every time, it does permanent damage to your body. Sugar is poison, and Americans need to know that.
It is poisoning us.
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.
High fructose corn syrup, where do I f***ing start? Literally cheap garbage with zero nutritional value.
Ah, high fructose corn syrup actually has a similar effect to obesity as fuel to a fire.
But then at the same time, influencers are telling us that there's a loophole here. Just eat natural sugars. Those are way healthier.
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