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Fructose: What Is It?

Linda Larrowe Bergersen, Holistic nutritionist, M.S. / March 10, 2011 / Huffington Post

I just viewed a fascinating video that is informative and eye-opening, and enthusiastically explains and clears up a nutritional quandary that's been in the news lately. The subject is fructose, and the nutritional quandary of late concerns the ever-present high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), as certain manufacturers who use it in their products are wanting us to believe that it's not bad for us; that it is no worse than any other sugar we consume.

This video captures the lecture of Dr. Robert Lustig, a neuroendocrinologist and professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of San Francisco. He is currently investigating the child obesity epidemic, and what he and his colleagues have uncovered and reported could open your eyes to sugar in a new light ... at least it did mine.

I wish to be the messenger here, and most of the information I relate is gleaned from Dr. Lutsig's lecture and interviews, because I agree that there is a need for the public to be aware of what is happening to our food options.

Fructose is the natural sugar within all fruits and vegetables, and fructose is a major sugar in the extracted juice of any fruit. It's a good thing -- as long as it is accompanied by fiber, its natural partner. A fruit is a complete package of nutrients nature has provided meant to stay and work together. Because fruit juice is so readily available, so widely consumed, and pushed as a nutritional drink, this commodity is one big threat to our health.

Dr. Lustig wants us all to realize that the obesity epidemic has been driven by the extreme use of both fructose and HFCS (a more refined sweetener) over the last few decades; it's not the only reason, of course, but a huge contributor, along with the consumption of all the refined flours in our diets.

Dr. Lustig declares our environment is "fructose rich and fiber poor." The increased use of fructose without fiber, and the replacement of refined sugar with HFCS in sodas, began roughly 30 years ago, correlating with the onset of the obesity increase.

If there was any skepticism in anyone's mind about HFCS one way or the other, then this is the video to watch. Sugar: The Bitter Truth is found on YouTube, and has been viewed almost a million times. And yes, Dr. Lutsig does point out that fructose is just as bad as HFCS, and his explanation shows that this is mainly due to the elimination of fiber with its use.

As you cruise the internet concerning this video, articles trying to debunk or disagree with this report pop up here and there, but none is ever clear on what they are trying to say, or none of their information outweighs the facts presented by Dr. Lustig. For all we know, some may be written by food manufacturers themselves to defend their products. In fact, after an article I wrote posted on the internet about yogurt ingredients, I personally received emails from the president of the Corn Refiners Association in regard to my simple mentioning that HFCS was "a very negative form of sugar." She wanted to point out that the American Dietetic Association, the American Medical Association, and the FDA all feel that HFCS is not a threat to our health. Maybe these organizations need to view Dr. Lustig's video and its supporting research.

Not only does fructose and HFCS contribute to obesity or just belly fat, it's important to remember there are a number of detrimental effects they have on health. These include diabetes, increased triglycerides, inflamed arteries or inflammation, and fatty liver. They also contribute to gout and hypertension, which may lead to cardiovascular disease, indicates Dr. Richard Johnson, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver, and the author of The Sugar Fix.

I realize there are several complex, technical sugar processes that occur within the body with the various forms of sugar we consume, but I do not have the space to go into all of them here; for now, a strong focus on fructose and HFCS is warranted as we see that neither obesity nor cardiovascular disease have declined over the years despite diets and drugs.

Dr. Lustig and his colleagues are adamant about the importance of their research. The video, which was not really made for the public but was simply a taped lecture, rivals the impact of the U.S. Surgeon General's report in 1964 that condemned the use of tobacco by saying it indeed causes cancer and heart disease. It is a free mini-course in nutrition 101, and you don't have to leave the house.
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R.I. couple's fight for gay marriage is personal
March 11, 2011 / Providence Journal / By Karen Lee Ziner

JOHNSTON -- Pat Baker has lung cancer and believes she has little time left. But twice this week, Baker dragged herself, her oxygen tank and a few extra pain pills to the State House, where she hoped to persuade lawmakers to vote for same-sex marriage.

On Thursday night, accompanied by her wife, Deborah Tevyaw, whom she married in Massachusetts, Baker testified at a Senate hearing.

"Every American is entitled to their civil rights under our Constitution. And it's Rhode Island's time to do the right thing," Baker said. "I don't feel any Rhode Islander wants to see another deprived of their civil rights. I hope I live to see this dream come true."

Baker, a 51-year-old correctional officer, was never a gay-rights activist. But after doctors diagnosed her with incurable lung cancer in December, she got an added jolt. The federal Defense of Marriage Act [currently under legal challenge] precludes Tevyaw from collecting the Social Security benefits Baker earned for a surviving spouse.

Legalizing same-s-x marriage in Rhode Island will not change that for now.

Nonetheless, the discovery stunned Baker, leading her to embark on what may well be her first and last act of bravery in the name of marriage equality.

"I worked for those benefits. And when I say worked, I worked hard. You name it, it's happened. I've found inmates hanging; I've found inmates dead from suicide. I've been traumatized mentally and physically, only to get to this point in my life when I'm terminally ill … and I find out my wife is being begrudged $1,861 a month," Baker said.

"I'm going to fight until my last breath," Baker said in an interview at home this week. "Give 'em hell." She added, "This kind of bigotry has to be rectified."

A week or so ago, Baker addressed fellow correctional officers at 7 a.m. roll calls at the Adult Correctional Institutions. First, Baker told them, "Smoking kills. I'm living proof." Then, noting that the issue is one of "fairness, equality and human rights," she asked them to sign petitions. She said, "Ninety-eight percent of them signed it."

Baker and Tevyaw said state Sen. Frank Lombardo III, and Rep. Deborah A. Fellella, whom they voted for, were less receptive, and raised religious issues when they spoke with them earlier this week at the State House.

Baker said politicians who cannot separate church and state "should find another career." She added, "He [Lombardo] didn't ask us if we were gay or straight when he was knocking on doors, looking for our vote."

A justice of the peace married the couple in Provincetown, Mass., on Aug. 4, 2005. It was Baker's first marriage. Tevyaw was previously married: this is her first marriage to a woman.

Married life drew Baker into a close-knit family that cherishes holidays and frequent get-togethers. Baker is also close with Tevyaw's two children and two grandchildren.

But in a chair a few feet from a picture of those grandchildren, Baker sits and writes letters, as small-cell lung cancer shoots pain through her chest and steals her breath.

Tevyaw said, "My problem is that I watch her struggle every day. She sleeps three or four hours a night, and she's on this computer, writing letters to senators and this one and that one, and she isn't getting to live any dream that she had, because she's fighting for what's hers. And there's not enough quality time for me and her to do things, go places … "

"I feel she's going to wind up dying behind that computer, and fighting and never getting to enjoy whatever she had. Other people out there, husbands and wives, I should say, they don't have to do any of this."

Karen Loewy, senior staff attorney with GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders), said Baker and Tevyaw are facing, at the worst possible moment, the fact that same-sex marriages obtained in other states are "inconsistently recognized" by public and private entities in Rhode Island. They are not entitled to the full scope of protections with regard to "end-of-life issues, disposition of remains, who is considered next of kin, who gets to make decisions of medical care, organ donations," and more.

Noting that the couple has spent "thousands of extra dollars" trying to put in place such protections, Loewy said, "I hope it's a reminder to the legislators that this is not an abstract. This is a really tragic illustration of how these vulnerable situations are made so much more difficult because these same-sex couples are not treated like everybody else."
"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
....Jake
 
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