Comments on: Sugar: The Bitter Truth

By: Beth@WeightMaven

Beth@WeightMaven — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:27:42 +0000

I found the video and watched. I'm sure the intent was good, but I'm not overly impressed by it. It feels more like a spoof than something meant to educate children!

By: obesitysolution

obesitysolution — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:15:06 +0000

see Sugar the Bitter Truth children’ version

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:18:50 +0000

Chris, thanks for the useful links!

By: Christopher J. Shaker

Christopher J. Shaker — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:17:48 +0000

Even though normal cells in your body can not metabolize fructose directly, it appears that cancer cells can metabolize fructose to speed cancer growth!

“Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same.”
…
“They said their finding, published in the journal Cancer Research, may help explain other studies that have linked fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer types.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/idAFN0210830520100802?rpc=44

By: Christopher J. Shaker

Christopher J. Shaker — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:13:18 +0000

Fructose consumption increases appetite. As Dr. Robert H. Lustig says in the video above, Fructose suppresses Ghrelin.
Ghelin is the signal that is supposed to tell your brain that you are full. Suppressing that signal increases your appetite.

This article from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism says some of the same things:

“Dietary Fructose Reduces Circulating Insulin and Leptin, Attenuates Postprandial Suppression of Ghrelin, and Increases Triglycerides in Women”

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/jcem;89/6/2963

This appears to be another way that Fructose increases your appetite:
“Fructose Metabolism By The Brain Increases Food Intake And Obesity, Review Suggests”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090325091811.htm

I’m puzzled by this article, because previously, we’ve read that normal cells in your body don’t metabolize
fructose directly, the liver has to do it.

Chris Shaker

By: Christopher John Shaker

Christopher John Shaker — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:11:15 +0000

Here are some articles about fructose increasing blood pressure. The mechanism is that fructose is processed in the liver. The liver emits more uric acid as a result. Increased uric acid output raises blood pressure. They have also shown that
lowering uric acid levels also lowers blood pressure

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20009722-10391704.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66057P20100701

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080826190906.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061102110335.htm

http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=1191

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2091395/high_blood_uric_acid_level_it_may_cause.html

Chris Shaker

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:07:10 +0000

Thanks for the concise summary of the Lustig video.

-Steve

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:14:12 +0000

I had a colleague who rigged up a pedal bike to the TV as a power generator. His deal with his kids was, educational TV was “free,” but entertainment TV required they power the TV while on the bike! Very fit family :-)