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"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> There is a rather sensible article available on the Los Angeles Times web
> page:
> http://www.latimes.com/health/booste...0,707203.story
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> or http://tinyurl.com/3tg5euh
>
> The last sentence is rather good advice. "We all have sweet tooths. How do
> we satisfy it? You can time with meals and be savvy about what you’re
> picking."


This was brought up on another newsgroup and it was said that the sugar
under attack was fructose.

I doubt anyone would say that all sugar is toxic. If it were, we could only
eat meat and possibly some dairy. There is natural sugar (in varying
amounts) in all other foods.