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There is a very interesting book on sugar. Pure, white and deadly by John Yudkin. Is backed by research. Also of interest it might be this talk by Robert Lustig: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kOCPyheVesM

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I took a guided tour of the London Zoo this summer. The zoologist said that they had to procure vegetables from special sources and that they couldn't give fruits to the animals at the zoo.

When asked why, she said, "When we give animals fruits that humans eat, they all develop diabetes."

That’s interesting. Apparently the reason is selective breeding to increase the sugar content of commercially produced fruit.

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/07/655345630/how-fruit-became-so...

Big +1 to Robert Lustig - I haven't read his books, but his conference talks are excellent. It looks like one of the older ones might have been taken lost to the Internet Gods, but the linked one is great, and there are plenty of others.

An older pop science take "That Sugar Film" [1] also provides some interesting perspectives, and a more day-in-the-life practical example of what we're putting into our bodies.

Several years on and I'm still struggling to take a lot of these messages to heart, even though I know so much of what I eat is bad for me and hurting my metabolism.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3892434/

Readers beware: Peter Lustig is infamous for making up conclusions and citing papers that do not support his claims. Would steer clear of everything that involves his name.

See eg his wildly debunked claims on hubermans podcast.

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