Should we all cut sugar intake? Why? Why not?

[Andro36]

Recently I've found a couple of articles regarding how bad sugar is for health and how diabetes is causing more deaths than any other disease. Do you believe we should stop eating sugar at all? This also. includes processed foods

[NamerOfStars]

Okay, new rule: you can't object to, or propose removing, "processed" foods, unless you can explain what specific processes you object to. The legal label "processed" applies to things that have gone through processes like "washing", which you really, REALLY don't want to get rid of; E. Coli is no fun.

As to sugar- there's probably little harm in cutting back, but it's just the current nutritional boogeyman. Wait another decade or so, and the consensus will be "it's not sugar that's the problem, it's [substance X]!".

[jahaims]

Duh. It's awful for you

[Andro36]

why?

[jahaims]

Unless you are ingesting sugar from fruit or honey it is bad for you. Even then you want limited amounts. It accelerates cancer growth, causes inflammation, turns to fat, etc.
About the only exception is if you are physically active and need to restore glycogen levels.

[007kingifrit]

yea sugar is bad for you, causes fat and very unhealthy for your heart too

[jimmy2]

Yea no sugar