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Lustig cites a LC study that shows greater risk markers to heart disease through non-traditional pathways

I came across this study linking low-carb diets to cardiovascular disease in reading Robert Lustig's new book. http://mygreendiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2286.pdf Thoughts …
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Is anybody else frustrated with Dr Cordain and Dr Lustig?

This is probably not the smartest topic for my first question but... I recently came across this video from a 5 part special where a CBS San Francisco reporter tracked her amazing …
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Does fruit fiber “slow the absorption” of fructose?

Let me preface this question by saying I'm a huge fan of fruit. I eat a fair amount on a daily basis to no apparent ill effect, and I think fruit has been shown to be healthy and s …
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Fructose Alarmism

Robert Lustigs' talk pissed me off the other day. I kept having flashbacks to him saying that fructose is basically "ethanol without the buzz." And then I read someone on this sit …
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Paleolithic Fiber Consumption

Dr. Robert Lustig ("Sugar the Bitter Truth" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM ) was on the Livin'La Vida Lo-Carb show a few days ago and he stated there has been analysi …
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Lustig on NPR this morning. Does this help get part of the paleo message through to the public?

The topic of the first hour of On Point this morning is sugar and its prevalence in the SAD. Dr. Lustig is one of the panelists, and is putting out good points and numbers about s …
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Have you seen these Ancestral Health Symposium videos yet?

I went looking for more videos after seeing the Taubes/Gueyenet smackdown and found that videos have been posted. http://vimeo.com/ancestralhealthsymposium What do you think of …
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Sugar and Paleo Diet: The Bitter Truth

Perhaps there are some paleo people that have not yet seen Dr. Lustig's 1.5 hour lecture Sugar: The Bitter Truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM Grok only had access t …
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How many hits do you think Dr Lustigs latest iteration of his unified leptin/fructose talk at the AHS will get on you tube in the next 6 months? [closed]

Will he crush the numbers of "Sugar the bitter truth?" What say you hackers?
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Does many years of fructose permanently damage your ability to know/feel satiety soon enough and does it permanently impact other bodily regulations?

After watching that video by Dr. Lustig "The Bitter Truth" and after being on this diet for about a month. It seems like I wonder if we are eating too much and don't know when to s …