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Originally Posted by susie123
May I speak as a scientist for a moment, rather than as a person with any sort of axe to grind?
Any substance we put into our bodies, be it food, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, whatever, has an effect on our system in complex biochemical ways. Some as we can see are more harmful than others in their outcomes and have therefore been restricted or banned by authority. Others are seen as benign and help us to function but we do not know that there are no hidden dangers lurking in the daily fuel we take in as food and drink. And sugar is but one of these items that we consume on a regular basis.
Rather than castigating someone for pointing out that a person on a TV show mentioned that sugar can be harmful, it might be better if folks took more interest in the science behind such claims, kept a more open mind, and didn't come out with the usual kneejerk reactions.
Research on sugar has been done and is ongoing:
Sugar addiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Yeah, yeah we can all google stuff about sugar, point is that your friend openly admitted to driving around the lake district under the influence of a mind altering substance and then tried to muddy the issue by banging on about sugar and fruit machines being addicitve.
Not one single person has had a 'knee jerk' reaction or disagreed that sugar is addictive... the reactions have been to insults, trash talk, rank stupidity and irrelevant argument