I'm still boggled by how you can almost draw a parallel between sugar industry of the day and the tobacco industry of the 60's. According to the article, the Big Sugar has been trying to knock down reports that sugar is fattening since 1956! Check out the article for more, and would love your thoughts on this.

A good explanation of why it's easier to stay away from sugary foods altogether, compared to eating them in moderation. One paragraph that struck out, and I whole-heartedly agree with:

The minority position in this field — one that Dr. Ludwig holds, as do I after years of reporting — is that obesity is actually a hormonal regulatory disorder, and the hormone that dominates this process is insulin. It directly links what we eat to the accumulation of excess fat and that, in turn, is tied to the foods we crave and the hunger we experience. It’s been known since the 1960s that insulin signals fat cells to accumulate fat, while telling the other cells in our body to burn carbohydrates for fuel. By this thinking these carbohydrates are uniquely fattening.