Not at all.
According to endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig, it's a toxin, and he has scientific evidence to back up his claim.
Table sugar has no nutritional value. None. However, it has a powerful effect on the pleasure center of the brain, lighting it up like a Christmas tree, almost like cocaine. That's why it's so addictive.
But it gets even better. Since table sugar is 50% fructose, and fructose can only be stored as fat in the liver until it's converted to glucose at a later date, the liver of someone on a high sugar diet ends up like this:
The liver of high sugar consumption is indistinguishable from the liver of an alcoholic. Fatty liver leads to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and eventually type 2 diabetes.
In addition, sugar is highly inflammatory and has been linked to heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's, to name just a few ailments.
The average American consumes 60 to 75 lbs of sugar per year, most of it coming from ultra-processed food.
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