No big surprise for anyone here (except maybe the corn syrup aspect), but eating sugar is not closely correlated with obesity...
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Sugar Consumption - Marginal REVOLUTION
From Paul Kedrosky this graph which casts doubt on a sugar mono-causal theory of obesity. Yes, it includes corn syrup.: A longer series, also from Stephan Guyenet, shows that we are well above historical averages in sugar consumption even after the more recent decline. Obesity didn’t really...
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