Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/01/sugar-politics-catching-up/
Last week was a big one for comments about sugars. I’m traveling this week but here’s a quick round-up.
- Julia Belluz of Vox explains what sugar is about (I’m quoted) and displays a great graphic of where it hides in food (here’s an excerpt).
- Gary Taubes, author of The Case Against Sugar, summarizes how the sugar industry attempted to manipulate research on the effects of fat v. sugar and heart disease risk.
- Yoni Freedhoff counters with a somewhat different perspective on Taubes’ interpretations and the sugar story.
- A Canadian study shows that two-thirds of packaged foods sold in Canada have added sugar.
- Canada’s new food label is causing a fuss over the sugar listing because it (a) does not distinguish…
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