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Diet Soda and Increased Risk of Vascular Events

Diet Soda and Increased Risk of Vascular Events

Diet soft drink consumption is associated with an increased risk of vascular events in the Northern Manhattan Study. The study published last month showed that daily diet soda drinkers had a 44% greater chance of heart attack or stroke than those who don’t drink diet soda. Soda has also been linked to osteoporosis and recent [...]

Sugar: Adding Pleasure to the Satisfaction of Starches ~ Dr. John McDougall

Sugar: Adding Pleasure to the Satisfaction of Starches ~ Dr. John McDougall

I thought that John McDougall’s article, Sugar: Adding Pleasure to the Satisfaction of Starches was important to post in follow-up to Tuesday’s post, Is Sugar Toxic with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Dr. McDougall says that “Uncontrollable cravings are caused by the Western diet’s deficiency of healthy sugars. People chew through platefuls of sugar (carbohydrate)-free beef, pork, [...]

Is Sugar Toxic with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Is Sugar Toxic with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

I found Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s report that sugar is toxic to be worth taking note. On Thursday, my blog post will feature an article from Dr. John McDougall offering a different view point suggesting that sugar can be used adding pleasure to the satisfaction of starches. Personally, I think that John McDougall’s perspective is right [...]