SUGAR TRIGGERS A TOXIC CHAIN OF REACTIONS IN THE BODY THAT PRODUCE HARMFUL FATS, HORMONES, AND OTHER METABOLIC BY-PRODUCTS.
At first blush, this antisugar advocacy may seem alarmist. But Lustig and his University of California colleagues argue that sugar is harmful in significant amounts – not necessarily because it's high in calories but rather because it triggers a toxic chain of reactions in the body that produce harmful fats, hormones, and other metabolic by-products.