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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by ellyagg on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:34PM (#15762350)
Being overweight is a much stronger correlate to cancer and heart disease than "sugar".

And, despite what you might have read in the press, it's nowhere near a consensus that sugar is the primary cause of being overweight. You really think a 50-year-old study is the smoking gun that's going to usher in a consensus among nutrition scientists everywhere?

Personally, I buy Stephen Guyenet's theory that palatability is the driver of overweight. I think it's increasing palatability and falling food costs.

Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by zzz157 on Monday November 27, 2017 @11:58AM (#15788781)
Sugar seems to pretty obviously make people overweight. Especially in liquid form. And if this is not a consensus, well, see the title of this post. This isn't a hard thing to test.