>Unlike sugar, sugar substitutes have no nutritional value, said Francesco Branca, WHO director for nutrition and food safety. What an unhinged statement. Yes,

>Unlike sugar, sugar substitutes have no nutritional value, said Francesco Branca, WHO director for nutrition and food safety. What an unhinged statement. Yes, we all know that SOME sugar is needed to stay alive, but added sugar in a diet is completely useless. This statement misleads the reader into believing food with pure sugar has a 'nutritional value', which it doesn't. Really confused with the direction WHO is taking on this.