If you found the previous post interesting then you should read the following articles from the L.A. Times. Sugar: The toxicity question and what to do about it cites the NY Times article on sugar and discusses the issue further. Also from the L.A. Times is Food technology has been bad for human health since long before the invention of high-fructose corn syrup. Bottom line, modern food technology and refinement aren’t doing the human race much good. If it ain’t pulled off of a tree our out of the ground, or if it wasn’t recently running or swimming free, then you should reconsider eating it.