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From: sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.med
Subject: Re: The Perils of Nutrasweet (actually, sugar)
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 10:44:34 EDT
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> In article <273@bbnccv.UUCP> sdyer@bbnccv.UUCP (Steve Dyer) writes:
> >Hoo, boy, more "science".  Like it or not, there is no evidence that
> >eating "sugar-filled junk" has any deleterious effects other than dental
> >caries (and in people who have a calorie excess, obesity.)
> >
> >Let's move this to net.religion, huh?
> 
> ... Just like there's no positive proof concerning the evils and causes of
> acid rain, lung cancer (cigarettes), mouth cancer (snuff), etc.

This is a silly debating tactic.  It is worth noting that the medical
profession has firmly supported the findings against tobacco for more
than 20 years.  The same is NOT true for sugar, and the reason is simple:
the extravagant claims made against sugar simply don't materialize when
subjected to scientific scrutiny.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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