Comments on: Aww, poor thing. She’s starving.

By: Priya

Priya — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:13:12 +0000

I’d bookmarked this video sometime ago and finally saw it last week. Yeah, it does change the way you think about sugar, it is way beyond “empty calories!” Thank you for sharing it.

And then, there are people who live on sugar: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/dining/28Rudn.html?emc=eta1

In a country that’s already sugar-holic, you wouldn’t want this published, seriously!

By: Cynthe Brush

Cynthe Brush — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:02:56 +0000

Thanks! Bee & Jai ~ Will watch the video later as I’m staying up way too late already. MY indulgence is sweetened black tea several times a day. Would do me good to kick the habit entirely….but it’s such a comfort “food.” SO reminds me of my childhood, chai and all that.

By: cynic

cynic — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:59:44 +0000

Ouch.

While my consumption of sugar is ractically nil – no coffee, tea or soda at all, I cannot say the same for those around me. I knew HFCS was bad – didn’t quite know why – but I did not realize sugar itself was bad.

Wonder how jaggery stacks up on the sucrose – glucose continuum.

By: rajesh

rajesh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:22:33 +0000

Hey Jai & Bee,

Thanks a ton for posting this article. I found the video (Dr Lustig’s) very informative, and this will definetly impact our pantry and eating habits.

Thanks for sharing.
Rajesh

By: spice and more

spice and more — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:21:24 +0000

Scary facts on sugar. I must say that I find most American recipes for cakes etc way too sweet and usually cut the sugar content of those recipes by at least a third. The more sugar you eat the more you need. And if you give it up for a while, everything tastes way too sweet and it is easy to cut back on how much sugar you add. Earlier this year I avoided eating sugar for about 3 months. The first few weeks were the hardest. Now I can easily cut back on the sugar content of everything I cook including cakes, ice creams etc. And I find things taste better – I can taste the real ingredient rather than just the sugar.