I must say coming from a medical perspective (1/2 doctor),it's always interesting hearing peoples views about metabolism. Although the opinions are "valid", the

I must say coming from a medical perspective (1/2 doctor),it's always interesting hearing peoples views about metabolism. Although the opinions are "valid", the bottom line to this discussion is that we need to simply eat less sugar, with the whole fruit as a notable exception to this rule. Ideally, our diets should be low in sugar and high in fiber, consisting primarily of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. By paying attention to the sugar in prepackaged foods, adding less sugar to our tea or coffee, limiting desserts, and drinking water instead of sugary beverages, it’s easy to reduce our sugar consumption. A change that I would want to see in the food industry is traffic light labeling. This is popular in Europe and in limited use in the US. In this system, food and beverages are labeled by color, with green indicating the healthiest options, and yellow and red less healthy ones. In the UK, total sugar content is used to determine a beverage’s rating, placing juice on par with soda. These simple systems help consumers especially in the western world make better choices, even when they don’t have the time to peruse a nutrition facts label.