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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by riffraff on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:14AM (#20001715)
yes please. I have to argue with people constantly that think fruit juice is "healthy".
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by specialist on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:25AM (#20001850)
Yea, I was surprised to learn this. I love orange juice like a pirate loves rum. Alas, it's better to eat fruit and avoid juices.

Fruit has sucrose. Sucrose splits into glucose and fructose. Calories and glycemic index aside: glucose good, fructose bad. The fiber in fruit helps block the metabolism of fructose, protecting the liver.

Dr Lustig's video was my intro to this stuff. It's hard to watch, but I haven't read anything yet that contradicts any of it.

Sugar: The Bitter Truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

Update: Downvoted for science. Yay! I need something to kick my HN addiction. Stop doing this to myself.

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by josefresco on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:52AM (#20002144)
Dude I empathize. "Diet advice" invites almost as insane a reaction as "political debate" online. Keep sharing science and ignore the haters, and "hole pokers", the "tech diet nerds" and of course, the astroturfers.
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by EForEndeavour on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:49AM (#20002106)
Seconding Lustig's work and his "Bitter Truth" lecture. He comes off as a bit argumentative, even conspiratorial in his delivery, but presents solid, peer-reviewed research.
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by throwaway55554 on Friday May 24, 2019 @01:51PM (#20003794)
> I love orange juice like a pirate loves rum.

Only with champagne.

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