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Anyone with a bit of time and a mild interest in chemistry and/or nutrition should watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

It's a talk by Dr Robert Lustig called Sugar: The bitter truth.

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It's good to watch his talk but keep in mind this is hyperbole and propaganda mixed in with science. He uses alarmist words to push his ideas which is pretty unscientific.

Please explain how Dr. Lustig's words are "unscientific".

It runs against the principle that my liberty as an individual is above all other considerations. Ergo, it's "unscientific".

/sarcasm

I appreciate your sarcasm, but there is a fine line between "regulations" (in terms of general public safety) and "free will". For example, you could smoke as many cigarettes as you want to, but is that in the interest of the general public?

I agree that his word choice at points is unscientific, and that he no doubt has an agenda especially being Professor of Pediatrics. But I still feel it's a hugely informative talk in which the science greatly outweighs the sensationalism.

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