Sugar is toxic - what about honey?

[Finski]

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Every man, who eates bread, he will die. I do not know women good enough to where they die.

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[sterling]

Every man and every woman who eats carrots will die also. :shock: If they live long enough and don't eat carrots they will die of old age.  :shock:

[BlueBee]

I think calories is the real problem; the real toxin.  Ultimately it is an energy imbalance that causes a person to gain or loose weight.   Calories in – Calories out = your change in weight.
 
Sugar and fats are high energy density substances.  If you load your diet up with them, then your calories in >> calories out and you get fatter and fatter as those excess calories are stored away as body fat. 

[winginit]

Well, I'm no skinny bee but I'll throw in my two cents. I thought the doctor on 60 minutes was right...AND missed the point. His study is on sugar, so that's his agenda. But from what I have read, simple carbs are processed by the human body in similar ways, whether it's sugar or white flour or white rice or honey. Moderation is key, and eating nutrient dense foods rather than calorie dense foods.

I am horrified and scared for the future of our kids. They get sugar cereal for breakfast, pizza or hamburgers and fries for lunch, chicken nuggets and fries for dinner. Plus sugary snacks and potato chips. And this is their diet day after day. I work hard to give my stepdaughter better food choices, and she gets it, but she gets competing messages everyday. And it's hard to resist sugar and carbs.

When my best friend's 9 year-old daughter was first diagnosed with diabetes, they fed her grilled cheese and french fries in the (childrens's) hospital, and told her Mom that she just had to offset it with insulin.

My DP recently went to a nutritionist. She told him french fries weren't that bad. The nutritionist was obese.

Happy Easter (she said after consuming too much chocolate)!

[AllenF]

Mmmmm.   Chocolate bunnies.      (drool.............)

[diggity]

BlueBee, I know the calories in - calories out way of thinking has been dominant for decades, but there seems to be a huge and growing amount of evidence to suggest that is not true.  All calories are not created equal.  If you want proof, try an aggressively low-carb diet for a while.  You'll see what I mean.

Winginit, I agree completely.  We try to make good choices for our kids, but the allure of simple carbs and fast food is everywhere.  And of course their tastebuds are drawn to sweet flavors and starch, so it's a constant uphill battle.  We're fortunate that our kids don't like soda - so far they are thin, perhaps owing most to that one blessed distaste.  Your french fries and grilled cheese hospital story is horrifying.  Not surprising, but horrifying!