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> refined sugar. It is basically crack cocaine.

To put this into context. I've been on refined sugar for about 50 years now. The health effects are - I have 2 fillings and and a BMI somewhat above the recommended.

It's basically not crack cocaine.

Science right there.

An interesting thing about sugar: though a key part of certain delicious recipes (e.g. cake, ice cream) a cup full of pure granulated sugar does not appeal.

What is it about nutrition that makes people resort to ridiculous hyperbole like this? No, sugar is not like crack cocaine, and red meat is not like cigarettes.

> What is it about nutrition that makes people resort to ridiculous hyperbole like this?

A 2017 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/23/bjsports-2017-0...

Agree with the sentiment, but there is a valid point to be made about the addictive qualities of sugar vs cocaine.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1931610/

To downvoters: let me know you think about the following study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/08/23/bjsports-2017-0...