CNN: You suggest that the food industry has altered the food we eat, knowing it can kill us. Really? Dr. Robert Lustig: Really. The food industry knows that

CNN: You suggest that the food industry has altered the food we eat, knowing it can kill us. Really? Dr. Robert Lustig: Really. The food industry knows that when they concentrate sugar, it becomes addictive. The more sugar you add to processed food, the more addictive it becomes. They also know that when they concentrate sugar, it causes liver fat, which leads to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and death. They do it anyway. CNN: Doesn't the quantity of sugar we eat play a role? Lustig: Yes, if you could modify the quantity. But you can't, not with addictive substances. That's why they are addictive. It's the same thing with all hedonic substances like cocaine, nicotine and heroin. When someone says, "I have a horrible sweet tooth," that is sugar addiction. Do you really think people can moderate their food intake when the food has been engineered to do the exact opposite? ... Like I said previously https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25571660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25571660 I'll concede that, sure, this is going to take some time but it'll surely going to happen once the addiction is kicked to the curb or if sugar is becoming unbearable to any country's NHS (or equivalent to those who don't have such privilege).