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LiberalArkie

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4. I believe that they will find out that the natural sugar, sugar beets, sugar cane, apples, etc are entirely different

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Sat Apr 18, 2026, 03:16 PM

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than the manufactured sugars.
I grew up in the 50's and 60's eating the beets, apples, even sugar cane and the sugar cane flavored drinks with out much problem. I started realizing the problem when I started to watch Asian countries when they moved from their locally produced sugar cane for sweetening and into the hfs substitutes. People started getting bigger, just like what happened here in the 70's.

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New Report Highlights Fructose as a Key Driver of Metabolic Disease [View all] LiberalArkie Saturday OP

Just remembered, Coca Cola is reintroducing sugar cane in the Coke product. LiberalArkie Saturday #1

Sugar is poison. Our bodies don't need it at all, but we do need fats. Yet our brains crave glucose lindysalsagal Saturday #2

I believe that they will find out that the natural sugar, sugar beets, sugar cane, apples, etc are entirely different LiberalArkie Saturday #4

A few months ago, I started limiting my "added sugar" (according to the food labels) to 50 grams per day. Midnight Writer Saturday #3

This is the truth people try to ignore: Sugar is killing us, and it's in all the roadside fast food mega companies. lindysalsagal Saturday #5

I always knew... 2naSalit Saturday #6

I've been avoiding corn for over 25 years... ananda Saturday #7

I have thought for a long time that has been the problem with our food. LiberalArkie Saturday #8

That's interesting. ananda Saturday #9