The Trouble with Sugar

This week we're tackling three big ideas about sugar: It causes hyperactivity in kids, it's as addictive as cocaine and it raises blood sugar in universal, predictably spiky ways. 

Thanks to David Johnston for helping us with sources for this week’s episode!

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Links!

• Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole Smith

• Sugar Rush: Science, Politics and the Demonisation of Fatness by Karen Throsby

• Is sugar really as addictive as cocaine? Scientists row over effect on body and brain

• Sugar Is Not the Enemy

• Dr. Benjamin F. Feingold, Controversial Pediatrician

• Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Sugar High’?

• Effects of Diets High in Sucrose or Aspartame on The Behavior and Cognitive Performance of Children

• Sugar and the Hyperactive Child

• Some popular diets are based on this carb-rating scale. Here’s why it could be misleading.

• Glycemic Index: History and Clinical Application

• Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load 

• Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity

• What is the glycaemic index

• Don't Play a Numbers Game, Experts Say, Just Eat Your Vegetables

• Sugar addiction: the state of the science

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