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richcollins | 4 years ago

There are hunter gatherers (hadza, ache, pygmies) that eat substantial amounts of honey without becoming overweight.

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ncmncm|4 years ago

The health threat is not from being overweight. Obese people can be healthy.

The health threat from fructose is liver damage, and all the knock-on results of a sick liver, what they call Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Disorder, or lately Processed Food Disease. It differs little from the cirrhosis alcoholics get.

d110af5ccf|4 years ago

> Obese people can be healthy.

No, they truly cannot be, at least relative to the equivalent non-obese state. (I assume, of course, a sane definition for the term "obese").

I realize this has somehow (bizarrely) become a controversial issue in the US of late but the mountain of scientific evidence is incredibly clear on this point.

basilgohar|4 years ago

If you don't get it, it's in their names – they spend their time hunting and gathering, not sitting around watching TV or on a computer. The extra nutrient absorption may benefit them in that case, as opposed to in a more sedentary/modern lifestyle.

crazygringo|4 years ago

That's not even remotely proven, so please don't present it as fact when it's not.

And your snark of "if you don't get it" is absolutely uncalled for here on HN. It's not appropriate.