Sugar: other ‘toxic’ factors play a part

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Regulating products based on a scientific risk analysis is a worthy goal, but I contend that Robert Lustig and colleagues oversimplify the

“toxic” truth about refined carbohydrates (_Nature_ 482, 27–29; 2012). Rather than demonizing sugar, the authors would have better served public health with recommendations to manage a

balanced diet with exercise. The authors also downplay other complex factors that could contribute to non-communicable disease burdens. These include relatively recent changes in exercise

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