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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Coca-Cola may swap out high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar, Trump says. Is that healthier? Not by a long shot. There may be some metabolic differences but in the end the answer is that sugar-added drinks are not health foods.

    July 21, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 21, 2025 Source:Coca-Cola may swap out high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar, Trump says. Is that healthier

  • Despite evidence that sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children, it is a difficult myth to dispel for parents. However, sugar-added foods/drinks consumption remains problematic for children from a health perspective.

    December 6, 2021

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 6, 2021 Source:The Sweet and Sticky Science of Sugar

  • Do you want some yogurt with your sugar?

    September 21, 2018

    Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2018 Source: Supermarket yogurts high in sugar, study finds Reference: Evaluation of the nutrient content of yogurts: a comprehensive survey of yogurt products in the major UK supermarkets

  • Wednesday House Call  December 13, 2017: Sugar is the new soma for kids. Big sugar and junk food industry takes page from tobacco marketing playbook.

    December 13, 2017

    Wednesday House Call  December 13, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Rob and I have a great debate about banning junk food advertising to children and Rob’s dislike for calorie-content displays on menus. Your calls about: Does broccoli contain cancer-fighting phytochemicals? Numbness in the…

  • Big Food marketing machine has convinced parents on the merits of their swill, now normalized and convenient for your children’s increasing consumption.

    December 8, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for December 8, 2017 Source: Canadians, especially kids, get half their daily calories from ultra-processed foods Reference: News release: Time to curb our appetite for ultra-processed food Commentary by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

  • Study offers further proof that Big Sugar is the new Big Tobacco using their marketing and lobbying tactics hiding research connecting sugar consumption to heart disease

    November 23, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for November 23, 2017 Source: Sugar industry misled public, hid connection to heart disease for decades: U.S. report Reference: Sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and cancer: An historical analysis of internal documents

  • Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality

    July 18, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2017 Source: Artificial sweeteners are tied to long-term weight gain, diabetes risk, Canadian docs say Reference: Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies   And now the real analysis of the study: No Need to Panic Over Bitter…

  • High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.

    July 7, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2017 Source: Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says Reference: Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes

  • Justifying drug choices; Survey shows skewed news influences risk perception incogruous with evidence

    April 18, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for April 18, 2017 Source: Canadians believe sugar, fat more harmful than marijuana: survey  

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