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Are we what we eat?

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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The Effects of Sugar on Weight Gain

Sugar replaced fat as the demon nutrient in around 2000, says Brian Cox. Scientists spent 15 years trying to work out if one calorie of sugar is worse for us than a calorie fat. They say all have an equal capacity to allow you to gain weight. But complex carbohydrates may well satiate you more and you might eat fewer of them.

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